The Senate has confirmed lawyer Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to serve as the next US labor secretary. The confirmation was on a 53-44 party-line vote, with Republicans touting his experience in labor law and Democrats saying he had fought against workers on behalf of his corporate clients.

California Assembly Bill 5, which constrains employers from classifying workers as independent contractors, will affect many freelance journalists, including writers, editors, photographers and cartoonists. The law allows these workers just 35 content submissions per year, which some publishers have found restrictive, causing them to end relationships with freelancers based in California.

Millennials are out-earning members of Generation X, with 10% of millennials reporting they earn $100,000 per year, compared with 9% of their Gen X peers in the same income bracket, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among those earning $500,000 per year, 3% are millennials and 1% are Gen Xers.

HR adds value to the business by developing an agile organizational model and encouraging employees to embrace new technologies, says Ravneet Bhanot, HR head for Novartis GDD India. "HR plays an important role in defining the talent strategy to support long-term strategic business objectives based on future organizational talent needs and the dynamics of the external talent market," she says.

A British Columbia woman captures footage of two grizzly bears fighting in the middle of a Canadian highway. The video cuts off abruptly when the bears begin running toward the car.