About Us

People Desk covers the decisions that shape workplaces. We follow the monthly labor data, the employment laws that change every year, and the hiring and retention problems facing manufacturers, contractors, senior living operators, health systems and public safety agencies. Our readers are business owners, HR leaders and hiring managers who need to know what changed and what to do about it.

Who publishes us

People Desk is published by Incipio Workforce Solutions, a Louisville workforce firm founded in 2015 that provides applicant recruiting, workforce alignment, employer branding and HR services. The company is led by chief executive Molley Ricketts, who also presented the business anthology She Knows Best, a collection of lessons from women who built and led companies.

Our newsroom operates separately from Incipio's client work. We do not write about Incipio clients as news subjects without disclosing the relationship, and sponsorship or client status never decides what we cover or what we conclude. Our full policies are on our editorial standards page.

How we report

We build stories from primary sources first. That means government data releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and state labor agencies, statutes and agency guidance, court records, and original research from organizations such as SHRM, Gallup and industry associations. Every article ends with a list of the sources behind it so readers can check our work.

What we cover

Labor Market

Jobs reports, layoffs, quits and wages

Recruiting

Hiring practice, tools and the laws around them

Compliance

Leave, I-9, pay transparency and HR obligations

Workforce Strategy

Management, engagement and structure

Employer Branding

Reputation and its effect on hiring

Industries

Manufacturing, construction, senior living, health care and public safety

Kentucky

Louisville and statewide workforce news

Reach us

Story ideas, data tips and corrections are welcome through our contact page.