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Took Early Social Security During COVID and Regret It? You Could Get a Do-Over
Social Security offers the choice to take the benefit as early as age 62 —an option that may appeal to more older Americans given high rates of unemployment in the pandemic. But some people may regret that decision if they resume working as the economy improves....
Freelancing: A Viable Career Choice
It’s time to give freelance workers the credit they deserve. Often looked at as not a “real” occupation, freelance work can seem abstract for some people, when it’s actually a very viable career choice. Freelancers are proving their working model is one that is only...
How to Save for Retirement as a Freelancer
Running a business or being self-employed means a great deal of freedom, but with that freedom comes responsibility. And one of the most important responsibilities is to make sure that you are properly saving for retirement. You cannot just count on your employer to...
Haircare Company Launches Initiative To Support Black-Owned Businesses
Actress and entrepreneur Gabrielle Union is on a mission to ensure that Black-owned businesses and organizations have the support and resources needed to make it through the pandemic. Union recently unveiled a new initiative through her Flawless by...
States Deploy AI to Stop Unemployment Fraud
States are using artificial intelligence and other high-tech tools to identify and deny billions of dollars in fraudulent claims as they deal with a surge in Covid-19-related unemployment. “These benefit programs are clearly very outmanned and outgunned,”...
How Remote Work Can Transform Smaller Cities
In the post-pandemic era, big tech companies are mothballing or downsizing their corporate campuses and shifting to remote work. Amazon is letting corporate employees work from home until at least January; Google's team will be telecommuting until next July; and...
How to Build and Maintain an Office Culture Without an Office
From the moment you start a new job, you’re indoctrinated in the culture of your employer. You pick up on the formality of the workplace by whether people are wearing suits or T-shirts and by whether desks are neat stacks of paper or jumbles of Nerf guns and...
Computer/IT Remote Work Increased More Than 50% Since March 1
A COVID-19-imposed work-from-home life may have revealed a preferable working situation for many, as there's been a significant increase in people looking for remote and flexible jobs since the beginning of the pandemic. There's also been...
