The office of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has launched a criminal investigation into the hiring practices of Wells Fargo, sources say, following a New York Times report last month that alleged the bank conducted phony job interviews with people of color and female candidates for positions that already were offered to other people. The investigation is reportedly being handled by a civil rights unit within the US Attorney's office.

Research by MagnifyMoney indicates many Americans ages 65 and older are integrating back into the workforce, with the percentage of employed individuals in that age group rising from 19.5% in late April to May 2020 to 21.9% in April and May 2022. The report outlines 15 states with the biggest increases in the percentages of working people in the age group.

A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found high levels of optimism were associated with longer life and greater odds of living beyond age 90. The study of nearly 160,000 US women found that diet quality, physical activity and other lifestyle factors accounted for less than 25% of the connection between optimism and life span, and lead study author Hayami Koga said the benefits of optimism appeared consistent across racial and ethnic groups.

Many employers have been reviewing their health benefits to help stem the tide of the Great Resignation, and some businesses have found a way to offer no-cost health insurance for employees. Almost half of the 475 companies on the Inc. Best Workplaces list for 2022 said they now have health insurance coverage that is entirely employer-paid.

The pandemic has spurred many to change jobs, switch locations and enable some to work from home, and all of this upheaval has forced a rethink of how to make the best use of time, in both personal and work lives. Workers talk about how they're now putting in place boundaries to have more time for themselves.