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U.S. Labor Agency Pushes For Reopening 23 Starbucks Stores Amid Unionization Dispute

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Of these locations, eight had already formed unions. stores vote to unionize since 2021, amidst over 100 complaints lodged against the company for purportedly engaging in illegal anti-union practices. This move underscores the growing influence of unions and the concern they are generating among large corporations.

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Tax Planning for Freelancers: 5 Strategic Moves To Make Now To Avoid Tax Pain Next Year

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If you work as a freelancer or engage in work similar to the 16% of Americans who earned money from an online gig platform in 2021 , then there are multiple avenues to explore when bracing for next tax season. There is no legal distinction between the owner and the business.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

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Currently, 36% of organizations do not provide any form of anti-harassment training, despite all the evidence that sexual harassment can seriously harm a company’s reputation (let alone the harm it causes to the victims). . As of 2021 , only 17 U.S. Sexual harassment at work can include bullying, coercion and unwanted physical contact.

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Local Women’s Shelters Wouldn’t Respond, So These Two Friends Decided to Build Their Own

Success

Even though this finally gave them a stable home, different forms of abuse persisted. She built a career in the legal profession, first as a stenographer and then as a paralegal. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2021 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. She moved in with him, only to experience domestic violence.

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A Noncompete Clause Ban Is on the Table—Here’s What Employees Should Know

Success

President Joe Biden issued an executive order in 2021 calling on the FTC to ban or limit noncompete agreements, and this January, the commission proposed a new rule to prevent employers from entering into new noncompete clauses and to rescind existing ones. But change could be on the horizon.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

Success

The recommended emergency fund amount to save for is three to five months of living expenses (think rent, utilities, phone bills, and so forth) in some form of cash. In 2021, that limit is $140,000 for individuals and $208,000 for married people who file their taxes jointly. You’re probably wondering how much to save for this purpose.

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Women far more likely to have disadvantageous flexible working arrangements

Workplace Insight

The TUC report suggests that flexible working can take lots of different forms, including working from home, job sharing, compressed hours, part-time and term-time working. But other forms of flexible work, like home working and compressed hours, mean workers can continue to work full-time and not lose hours and therefore pay.

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