NONGASIMO // Shutterstock Are most employers tracking diversity in hiring and recruitment? Diversity initiatives date back to the 1960s, but 2020 sparked a wave that led employers to make very vocal pledges to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion inside their organizations.
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Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Where's my paycheck? How pay periods break down by industry. Americans eagerly anticipate payday. For some, it is an opportunity for a little well-deserved self-indulgence through shopping, dates, and dinners after weeks of hard work. For others, it is a moment of financial respite for paying off overdue bills and making monthly debt and mortgage payments. And while payday is universally a good day, it doesn't come at the same time or same frequency for everyone.
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How has US wealth evolved since the 1980s? America's economy has exploded since 1989. Gross domestic product, which measures all of the goods and services produced in a year, grew from $9.9 trillion to $22.5 trillion from 1989 to 2023 (after accounting for inflation), according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This figure represents a massive increase in economic output. This increased productivity has fed into a similarly significant increase in wealth.
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Business email compromise attacks are on the rise. Here's how to avoid getting duped. Cases where criminals pose as a co-worker to steal money from companies have been on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. These cyberschemes—known as business email compromise, or BEC—are sinister because they involve lying and deceit, and they come from real humans looking to cash in on workers' negligence to verify information.
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