The U.S. Department of Labor has set a new rule that will extend overtime pay to 1.3 million American workers starting on Jan. 1, 2020. It is the first such change in 15 years under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the new rule, workers who earn less than $35,568...
“Google’s brought on as this thing that wanted to serve information to the world,” says the co-founder of the British price comparison website GoCompare. “But actually what it’s doing is to show you information that people have paid it to show you.” That’s partly...
Maybe the most astonishing aspect of social media’s rise over the past decade is the prevalence of the advertising networks. For example, more than 6 million businesses now use Facebook ads to reach people, according to statistics. Social network ads are not just to...
Employees can be some of your company’s greatest assets. However, they can also be high-risk investments. In a high-tech setting, the knowledge an employee gains at your company could be used against you—unless you engage a non-compete agreement. Why you need a...