NEW YORK (AP) — New York City must pay half of the $900 million it owes in back pay to city teachers by the end of the month and the rest next year, an arbitrator has ruled. The wages are owed as part of an agreement reached with the city […]
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Unless you’re paid in cash under the table, or are a contractor, you are likely receiving a paycheck or having your pay deposited directly into a bank account. But the paycheck only tells you how much money you’ve received. How can you compare it to what you were told you would […]
13 ways you can pay less taxes, too According to a New York Times bombshell, President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, and paid the IRS no income tax in 10 of the previous 15 years. “FAKE NEWS!” the president tweeted early […]
The Grand Palladium resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was a swank respite in March for Leigh Anne Belcher and her daughter until they got a call to stop by the front desk about a billing question. Their travel agency, swamped with coronavirus cancellations, had abruptly closed its doors and disconnected its […]
Good morning and happy Tuesday to you! A LABOR DAY PLEDGE A Central Valley Republican lawmaker hasn’t asked for the same pay cut California state workers are taking despite saying on social media that a request had been made on his behalf. Assemblyman Devon Mathis of Visalia made the claim […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – The chairman of cash-strapped HNA Group has been barred from taking flights and high-speed trains and going on vacations due to the Chinese conglomerate’s failure to pay a court-ordered $5,300 in a lawsuit, a court document showed. The once high-flying company, which owns Hainan Airlines <600221.SS>, is […]
Last updated: Sept. 1, 2020 1. Split Bulk Items With a Friend If you’re single or live in a small space, it’s probably hard to justify purchasing and storing a package of 30 rolls of toilet paper — even if it is only $19.50. However, that item can be seriously […]
As crew members started to make it safely off of Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Celebration ship in mid-April, stories about life on board surfaced on social media. Facebook and Instagram comments described how the company stopped paying working crew on board after it canceled passenger cruises on March 14 […]
Like everything else, the way you pay for anything, from a movie theater ticket to a new car, is changing. Google Pay completely takes your finances and makes them high-tech by allowing you to combine all your accounts in one secure place. The best part is it turns your phone […]
An Illinois truck driver in 1940. Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Today’s network of big-box retailers and online shopping likely wouldn’t exist without the deregulation of the trucking industry 40 years ago this month. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980, passed by President Jimmy Carter, slashed the cost of moving […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration instituted pay cuts across state government in a six-week bargaining sprint that ended July 1. All of the agreements, which the state Human Resources Department has posted online, use a personal leave program to accomplish the savings. The program institutes immediate savings but the leave time […]
Modern companies offer a lot of perks for employees: healthy breakfasts and fruits, medical insurance, massage right in the office, a gym with personal fitness coaches, and much more. Due to recent quarantine guidelines, most companies had to stop all office activities and move some of them online, such as […]
Mayoral candidate and City Comptroller Scott Stringer is proposing the city make day camps and other recreational activities free this summer through federal stimulus money that’s expected to flow here in the coming weeks. Stringer, who announced the proposal as part one of his “Summer in the City” plan Monday […]
Money aside, Hoda likened the decision to taking a great leap off of a cliff. “You know what’s going to happen if you stay safely. If you jump, you’re not sure. It may be amazing and it may be horrifying, but you don’t know,” she said. “When I was standing on […]
NEW YORK – A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of live Broadway excitement. Now he’s doing it with his bread. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own […]
Federal health officials have directed states to make all adults eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccination by May 1, White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response Andy Slavitt said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the directive days after President Joe Biden set the May 1 […]
OREM — Want to make money, go to college and see the country? A new program from Utah Valley University and Breeze Airways is offering Utahns the chance to do just that. The UVU “Flight-Study” program is now accepting applications for full-time, online students to become flight attendants for Breeze, […]
Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, April 16, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Companies such as Peloton are facing a costly logistical nightmare as record congestion at ports around the world cause […]
Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, April 16, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters A ship with 197 containers of Peloton bikes and merchandise circled at anchor just outside the Port of Los […]
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts The plan was […]
Bruce Springsteen headed to Zoom court on Wednesday after being charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and consuming alcohol in a closed area at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey last November. While The Boss did plead guilty to taking a drink offered to him by […]
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Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about how vacation pay can be counted regarding the earnings test, whether benefits for a disabled child are automatic or must be separately filed for and whether restricted application must be made in person or can be done online. Larry […]