The share of Americans working beyond retirement age has almost doubled since the late 1980s and the wage gap between them and their younger colleagues is shrinking, according to a Pew Research Center report. The trends are reshaping the US workforce, as seniors’ participation in the labor market is expected to rise while the participation rates of most other age groups stall or decline. Read more here.

• And finally, some interesting facts about Sandra Day O'Connor, whose powerful impact goes without saying.
  • At sixteen, she was admitted to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Economics.
  • She was once a deputy county attorney in San Mateo, California.
  • She dated William Rehnquist in 1950. Rehnquist proposed marriage but Day did not accept the proposal.