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CareerOneStop Helps Americans Plan Career Changes
A refreshed mySkills myFuture website, www.myskillsmyfuture.org, from the U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop, aims to help laid-off workers and other job seekers identify their best career options. (Graphic: Business Wire) At MySkillsMyFuture.org, job seekers...
Federal Stimulus Bill Has Huge Tax Change For Gig Workers
Tucked inside the American Rescue Act is a tax change that has big implications for tax revenue and the gig economy. Starting for tax year 2022, many contractors with gig economy companies like Uber UBER -1.4%, DoorDash and...
The Future of Work is Here, Buy Fiverr to Take Advantage
Fiverr was a clear winner in 2020. The stock has had a massive run for investors lucky enough to invest last year. FVRR stock rose close to 10x from a May 2020 price of roughly $25 to a high of more than $300. Compare FVRR stock returns with the S&P 500...
How Self-Employed Workers Can Benefit from Tax Reform
In the past decade, a surge of workers flowing into the gig economy has created a realistic avenue for earning a living outside of just collecting a paycheck from an employer. Many who earn income from self-employment do so in a part-time capacity on top of another...
New Stimulus: $300 Unemployment Benefits and Tax Forgiveness
Democratic leaders are rushing to pass an economic aid package this week before $300 per week enhanced unemployment benefits expire on March 14. On Feb. 27, the Democratic-controlled House passed a stimulus package that would extend enhanced unemployment...
Promoting Workers with Disabilities
Across the state, Minnesotans will have the opportunity to voice their support for workers with disabilities and their caretakers during a virtual iteration of the Capitol Rally for Disability Services Day 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 9. The event is billed as an...
Flexible Hours, Sabbaticals, Bringing Retirees Back
Last May, Mike Ungar, 62, happily headed off to retirement. After 35 years working in management for tire manufacturer Michelin North America, Ungar, of Simpsonville, S.C., was looking forward to volunteer work and spending more time with his then 2-year-old grandson....
Cutting Through the Fear of AI Affecting Jobs
The workforce is no stranger to sweeping changes, from the industrial revolution to overseas outsourcing. AI and automation is another iteration of a workforce revolution. The culture of fear that surrounds AI spans decades -- from science fiction novels to pop...
