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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday ... Read More

4.3 million more workers will soon get OT pay. Here's who qualifies.

Expanded federal overtime rule could result in employers paying workers an additional $1.5 billion, according to one estimate. Read More

World News

By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ... Read More

Most delivery gig work workers won't be impacted by the new fed rule — yet

If you make deliveries as a gig worker, don't expect any changes from a new federal ... traditional employees, including workers' compensation if they get injured on the job or paid time off ... Read More

Workers of the world

In an increasingly interconnected world, the struggles ... range of protections for workers in the name of attracting foreign investment. Trade unions say they won’t abide it. Read More

Why can't these advisors get paid?

There also was bad news on deferred compensation: No one would get ... company paid by Credit Suisse. Ex-employees say this gave the firm an unfair advantage. Lerner and Winderbaum won $6.7 ... Read More

Health News

and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that country’s government contributed ... Read More

You Won’t Believe The 4 Surprising Sacrifices Workers Will Make For Flexibility

author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. “Don’t get used to working remotely ... and recruit top talent and loyal employees. To combat stress and burnout ... Read More

The World Won’t Get To Net Zero Emissions Without Nuclear Power

That was certainly the case following my previous article, Nuclear Power Could Cut The World’s Carbon Emissions ... that as fast as solar grows, it won’t be fast enough. There is a hole ... Read More

World News

U.S. News // 2 days ago House passes $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan April 20 (UPI) -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday passed a long ... Read More

WORLD NEWS

A young man from South Korea has been handed a 14-month prison sentence for the brutal killing of 76 cats, marking a disturbing case of animal cruelty in the nation. The individual, in his 20s ... Read More