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Why This Oklahoma Group Keeps ‘Diversity’ In Its Name

Michael Korenblit looked around the room as the Respect Diversity Foundation's board of directors took a vote on whether to change the nonprofit's name. Would they decide to take the word "diversity" out of the foundation's name or leave it intact? Korenblit, a...

Study: Amazon, Gig Companies See Spike In Workers On SNAP & Medicaid

While the number of working adults who depend on food stamps and Medicaid has ticked up since the start of the pandemic, the number of recipients who work at Amazon and on gig economy platforms has exploded, according to a new report from the U.S. Government...

Paidwork Breach Exposes Bank Data of 23 Million Gig Workers

A database stolen from Paidwork in March 2026 surfaced on a cybercrime forum in April and became public on July 19, when Have I Been Pwned confirmed the breach hit more than 23 million accounts, according to Help Net Security and Malwarebytes. The 11GB file includes...

Global Auto Mobility Engineering Careers Tour – Featuring Western Michigan Sunseeker Solar Team

Global Auto Mobility is happy to announce another feature in our Astemo Engineering Careers Tour — featuring a group of engineering students we met at Western Michigan University. As technology pushes us toward innovative mobility products and services, who are the...
New Law Provides Stability For Gig Workers

These 1099 workers and “gig” workers — freelancers, consultants and contractors — comprise over 16% of Tennessee’s workforce. Technology, innovation and lifestyles have changed how we work, with many people finding work through the gig economy platforms. Whether they...

Filing Quarterly Taxes As A Gig Worker

If you are a gig worker, there's a good chance you'll need to make quarterly tax payments instead of one big payment in April. Here's what you need to know about making quarterly tax payments when you make a living as a gig worker. Many independent contractors are...

HBR: Speed Is A Leadership Decision

When Andy Jassy succeeded Jeff Bezos as CEO of Amazon, in 2021, he stepped into one of the most scrutinized leadership roles in business. Yet under Jassy’s leadership, Amazon has not only sustained its momentum but accelerated. According to the company, revenues have...

The CEO And Culture

There’s no doubt that the culture, writ large, both in the documented things like core values or key leadership principles and the unwritten rules of how we do things here — the rules of the game, so to speak — those are heavily influenced by the CEO, the top leader...

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