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dol.gov
Free
Guide
Legal & Compliance

Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act — U.S. Department of Labor

Official U.S. guidance on federal minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping and youth employment standards, with links to regulations and worker tools. Coverage and exemptions matter; state or local laws may provide additional protections.

#worker-rights#wages#overtime
dol.govAdded Nov 13, 20260 opens
bls.gov
Free
Report
Career & Professional Optimization

Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2026

Published
2026-11-03

The November 3, 2026 BLS release reports September job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs. BLS lists 7.5 million job openings, 5.4 million hires, and 5.3 million total separations; these describe the labor market, not guaranteed job prospects.

#hiring-data#job-market#jolts
bls.govAdded Nov 4, 20260 opens
dol.gov
Free
Article
Community & Government Resources

US Department of Labor awards $95.5M in grants to support innovative programs for reskilling, reemploying dislocated workers

October 19, 2026 announcement of Rapid Reskill Dislocated Worker Grants supporting 20 projects across 17 states. Lists recipients and funding amounts for training and employment services for workers affected by layoffs; this is a funding announcement, not a direct individual grant application.

#dislocated workers#reskilling#workforce grants
dol.govAdded Oct 26, 20260 opens
govinfo.gov
Free
Government Resource
Technology & Ethics

Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

The official govinfo record of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, setting out five principles for automated systems: safe and effective systems, algorithmic discrimination protections, data privacy, notice and explanation, and human alternatives.

#policy#government#rights
govinfo.govAdded Oct 23, 20260 opens
legacy.sba.gov
Free
Webinar
Live Events & Competitions

SBA Webinar: SEO & Social Selling

Dec 9, 2026Mason SBDC

Free Mason SBDC live webinar on local SEO, website optimization, social selling, lead generation and evaluating paid-ad spending. Held online December 9; Zoom access is provided after registration. The official SBA page lists a $0.00 cost.

#SEO#marketing#small business
legacy.sba.govAdded Oct 19, 20260 opens
bls.gov
Free
Report
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Employment Projections and Occupational Outlook Handbook News Release

BLS release presenting 2025–35 U.S. employment projections, including a projected 5.9 million increase in jobs and new AI-exposure categories. Includes occupational and industry outlook data. These are projections under stated assumptions, not observed future outcomes.

#employment projections#AI exposure#occupations
bls.govAdded Oct 19, 20260 opens
legacy.sba.gov
Free
Webinar
Live Events & Competitions

SBA Webinar: Brain in a Box - Teach It, Train It, Trust It

Nov 12, 2026Southwest MN SBDC / Vivid Image

Free Southwest Minnesota SBDC and Vivid Image webinar on teaching AI about a small business and developing repeatable AI workflows. The November 12 session is part of a four-session series; official host registration is free for small businesses.

#AI#small business#webinar
legacy.sba.govAdded Oct 19, 20260 opens
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Research Paper
Research & Papers

Generative AI Use and Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults

An open-access research article investigating the relationship between the use of generative AI tools and self-reported depressive symptoms among adults in the United States, providing empirical data on the mental health implications of AI adoption.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAdded Oct 14, 20260 opens
engaged.ca.gov
Free
Report
AI Policy & Ethics

Humans in the Loop: Californians say how AI should be built, used, and governed

A public forum report detailing how AI is reshaping work and the economy in California. It emphasizes the importance of human oversight in AI policy, corporate development, and legal governance based on feedback from thousands of residents.

engaged.ca.govAdded Oct 14, 20260 opens
obernolte.house.gov
Free
Document
AI Policy & Ethics

The Frontier AI Act: Final Text

The final text of the Frontier AI Act, a piece of federal legislation addressing oversight of frontier artificial intelligence systems, as published by the office of Rep. Jay Obernolte.

#ai-policy#legislation#government
obernolte.house.govAdded Oct 12, 20260 opens
whitehouse.gov
Free
Report
Community & Government Resources

Science: A New Golden Age

July 2026 report to the President by Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on U.S. science policy (123 pages).

#science-policy#government
whitehouse.govAdded Oct 9, 20260 opens
nyc.gov
Free
Document
Technology & Ethics

Joint Statement on AI, Algorithmic Tools, and Automated Systems, and New Yorkers' Rights

Joint enforcement policy statement (September 2026) from New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Commission on Human Rights and Taxi and Limousine Commission. It states that existing city consumer, human-rights, worker and for-hire-vehicle laws apply when businesses use AI or automated systems for hiring, pay, scheduling, housing screening, pricing or customer service, and that entities stay legally responsible for what a chatbot, AI agent or algorithm does. It announces no new legal standards.

#ai-governance#ai-policy#ai-regulation
nyc.govAdded Oct 5, 20260 opens
cisa.gov
Free
Tool
Tools & Practice

CISA Cybersecurity Advisories

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's running feed of cybersecurity advisories and alerts: newly disclosed vulnerabilities, active exploits, and mitigation guidance for organizations and individuals.

#cybersecurity#CISA#advisories
cisa.govAdded Oct 4, 20260 opens
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Free
Research Paper
Research & Papers

Durably Reducing Conspiracy Beliefs Through Dialogues with AI

Authors
Thomas H. Costello, Gordon Pennycook, David G. Rand
Venue
Science (peer-reviewed; expression of concern issued 2026)
Published
2024-09-13
ID
DOI 10.1126/science.adq1814

Science study in which 2,190 conspiracy believers held personalized, evidence-based conversations with GPT-4 Turbo; belief fell about 20% and the effect lasted two months. Science published an expression of concern about the paper on June 11, 2026.

#persuasion#misinformation#llm
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAdded Oct 4, 20260 opens
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Free
Research Paper
Research & Papers

Dialogues with Large Language Models Reduce Conspiracy Beliefs Even When the AI Is Perceived as Human

Authors
Esther Boissin, Thomas H. Costello, Daniel Spinoza-Martín, David G. Rand, Gordon Pennycook
Venue
PNAS Nexus (peer-reviewed)
Published
2025-10-14
ID
DOI 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf325

Preregistered experiment (N = 955) in PNAS Nexus testing whether LLM debunking works because the messenger is an AI. Conversations reduced confidence in conspiracy and other unwarranted beliefs whether the model was framed as an AI tool or a human expert.

#persuasion#misinformation#llm
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAdded Oct 4, 20260 opens
federalregister.gov
Free
Document
Community & Government Resources

Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

Venue
Federal Register
Published
2026-10-02
ID
EO 14434; 91 FR 63129

An executive order signed September 29, 2026 and published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2026. It directs executive departments and agencies, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence, public communications, websites and reports.

#AI policy#executive order#US government
federalregister.govAdded Oct 4, 20260 opens
bls.gov
Free
Website
AI & Work

BLS Current Employment Statistics news releases

The Bureau of Labor Statistics page listing Current Employment Statistics news releases, including the monthly Employment Situation report on U.S. nonfarm payroll jobs, hours and earnings. (Described from the page title; the page blocks automated reading.)

#jobs-data#labor-market#bls
bls.govAdded Oct 2, 20260 opens
gov.ca.gov
Free
Article
Entrepreneurship

Governor Newsom Signs Law to Stop Big Business From Shutting Out Competition

California Governor's office announcement (Sept. 30, 2026) of new laws to crack down on monopolies, speed up commercial permitting, turn vacant storefronts into pop-up businesses, and protect small businesses from abusive financial practices.

#small-business#policy#california
gov.ca.govAdded Oct 2, 20260 opens
nist.gov
Free
Website
AI Policy & Ethics

NIST AI Consortium Members

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's alphabetical list of member organizations in its AI consortium, ranging from AI labs such as Anthropic and Cohere to universities, safety research groups, civil-society organizations and companies across industries.

#nist#government#ai safety
nist.govAdded Oct 1, 20260 opens
nist.gov
Free
Government Program
Community & Government Resources

NIST Cybersecurity and Privacy

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's hub for cybersecurity and privacy standards, guidelines and best practices, including the Cybersecurity Framework and AI risk work, for industry, agencies and the public.

#cybersecurity#privacy#government
nist.govAdded Oct 1, 20260 opens