Pulling out of the North American Free Trade Agreement would cost the US 300,000 jobs and slow economic growth from a projected 2% in 2019 to 1.5%, according to a report by Oxford Economics. Growth in business investment would also slow down.

Boredom is the No. 1 reason people want to change jobs this year, according to a Korn Ferry survey of almost 5,000 professionals. Leaders can fix the problem by giving employees greater autonomy, frequent feedback and opportunities for advancement, writes Marcel Schwantes, founder of Leadership From the Core.

Amazon has instructed recruiters to stop asking job candidates about salary history, joining Facebook and Google. The retailer says the move is part of a "proactive stance" to end wage discrimination.

Chief learning officers plan to make significant investments in new learning technologies, surveys suggest. Systems that support electronic learning and workforce dashboards are the most popular choices, and many companies also plan to spend more on instructor-led training.

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned its policy that said some workplace rules, such as those dealing with confidentiality, civility and social media use, were unlawful if workers could perceive them as impeding the right to participate in protected concerted activity. The NLRB now will use a balancing test to determine whether a facially neutral policy is lawful.