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32% of American workers have medical debt—and over half have defaulted on it

Almost a third of working Americans currently have some kind of outstanding medical debt, with about 28% owing $10,000 or more on their bills, according to a new survey from Salary Finance......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 14th, 2020

Why Jacksonville"s small businesses are betting on today

According to the Small Business Economic Impact Study from American Express, two-thirds of every dollar spent at a small business stays in the local community. And more than half of Florida's accommodation and food service workers are employed by s.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 24th, 2018

Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China

In some of his harshest comments ever made about China, Biden called the country "xenophobic" and said it had more retirees than workers. President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United St.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2024

New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion

Workers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions — along with pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stil.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 15th, 2024

What does increasing national economic debt mean for the U.S. and the world?

An apocryphal World War II-era quote credited to a German Tiger I tank commander says, “I could always take out 10 American tanks, but they had 11.” It meant that no matter the commander’s success, America’s superior number of tanks wo.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 15th, 2024

$700M+ Medical Marijuana Ponzi Scheme With Over Half-Million Duped Investors Busted In Europe

A massive medical cannabis Ponzi scheme was dismantled in Europe on Thursday. A joint investigation by European law enforcement.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 12th, 2024

Portland State University proposes full-scale arts complex for downtown Portland

The pandemic changed everything for American cities, including Portland. The days of massive downtown offices for hundreds of workers aren't coming back. Futurists believe tomorrow’s most successful cities will be vibrant hubs for the arts, for .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 12th, 2024

These Federal Agencies Are Wasting the Most Taxpayer Money

The U.S. national debt has long been a point of contention in American politics, and recently, it has taken on a rene.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 10th, 2024

Seattle is home to more than a half-million remote workers

Remote workers make up more than a quarter of the labor force in the Seattle metro area, far outpacing the national trend......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2024

In One Chart: American cities and states have issued $72 billion of pension bonds. Here’s what that means

State and local governments often think that issuing debt to pay down their unfunded pension liabilities, but there are lots of reasons to be wary of the practice......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 25th, 2021

Heard of ‘contagious unemployment’? It’s one theory why companies have difficulty hiring workers

‘Unemployed workers send over 10 times as many job applications in a month as their employed peers, but are less than half as likely per application to make a move.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 25th, 2021

Noncompetes and no-poach agreements have destroyed opportunities for tens of millions of American workers. Here"s how one state attorney general fought back..

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says noncompetes .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 22nd, 2021

Almost half of parents say they’ll take on credit-card debt to pay for child care — others avoid daycare due to COVID

‘Monthly child care costs can feel like an extra mortgage payment.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 19th, 2021

State-of-the-art pitching lab designed to reduce baseball injuries

With baseball season back underway, thousands of young athletes seek medical treatment every year for elbow and shoulder injuries, with many occurring among baseball pitchers, according to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 15th, 2021

American Medical Association Embraces Critical Race Theory, Rejects Meritocracy

American Medical Association Embraces Critical Race Theory, Rejects Meritocracy Authored by GQ Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours) Doctors and nurses confer in a hospital in .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 15th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Walmart drops mask requirement for vaccinated workers and customers

American companies began to rethink their requirements for face masks after federal health regulators relaxed their guidelines this week, and on Friday Walmart Inc. made the first big move to bend to the new view......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 14th, 2021

Delta Air Lines will require all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Delta will require new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but won't impose the same requirement on current workers. American, United, Southwest and Alaska airlines do not plan to require vaccination for cu.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 14th, 2021

Financial executives want to head back to the office. But many employees hate to give up working from home.

An Accenture survey of 400 North American financial-services executives found that almost 80% prefer for workers to spend four to five days a week in the office when the pandemic is over. But many employees want to maintain thei.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 4th, 2021

Column: Biden"s American Families Plan would make the social safety net a reality

America's safety net, whittled down for half a century, would be revived under Biden's plan.America's safety net, whittled down for half a century, would be revived under Biden's plan......»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 4th, 2021

Counties With the Most Medical Debt in Collections

The United States is grappling with growing income inequality, but the widening chasm between these two Americas isn’t always easy to see. Even at the state level, the wealthiest can live in posh........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMay 3rd, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow futures rise to kick off May

U.S. stocks on Monday are seen trading higher to start the week and new month as evidence mounts that American corporations are rebounding from the deadly COVID pandemic, portending a strong bounce for the overall economy in the second half of 2021......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 3rd, 2021