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The ‘Best Jobs In America’ Pay Well Over $100,000 And Offer A Better Work Life
“In the last year, job openings soared and record levels of worker turnover shifted the balance of power to the worker, with a large swath of employees and job seekers fine-tuning a better work-life balance,” said job aggregator site Glassdoor. To give a sense of the marketplace, Glassdoor has released its annual 50 Best Jobs in America report for 2022. The methodology behind the research included identifying specific jobs with the highest overall Glassdoor job score determined by “weighing three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), overall job satisfaction rating and number of job openings. Results represent job titles that rate highly among all three categories.”
CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Resigns, Says He Failed To Disclose Office Relationship With Former Andrew Cuomo Aide
CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a high-ranking colleague who once served as communications director to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Zucker, 56, in a memo sent to staff said that he should have admitted to that relationship with CNN executive Allison Gollust when he was asked about it during a recent probe by the network of Chris Cuomo, who at the time was a host of a prime-time show there.
Former Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores Sues NFL, Three Teams Alleging Racist Hiring Practices
Former Miami head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL and three of its teams — the Broncos, Dolphins and Giants — alleging a pattern of racist hiring practices by the league and racial discrimination during the interview process with Denver and New York, as well as during his tenure with Miami. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court sought class-action status and unspecified damages from the league, the three teams and unidentified individuals.
Companies Unexpectedly Cut 301,000 Jobs In January As Omicron Slams Labor Market, ADP Says
Companies cut jobs in January for the first time in more than a year as the spread of the Covid omicron variant appeared to hit hiring, payroll processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Private payrolls fell by 301,000 for the month, well below the Dow Jones estimate for growth of 200,000 and a marked plunge from the downwardly revised 776,000 gain in December. It was the first time ADP reported negative job growth since December 2020.
Your Employer’s Legal Duty To Keep You Safe From Omicron At Work, Explained
Two years into the pandemic, Covid-19 still brings unprecedented problems of how to minimize and prevent its spread. The development of effective vaccines has been the biggest measure. The evidence is clear that vaccines help to significantly minimize the chances of contracting Covid-19 and, if a vaccinated person does become infected, lessen the chances of hospitalization and death.
HODLers Beware! New Malware Targets MetaMask And 40 Other Crypto Wallets
Security was never the strong suit of browser-based crypto wallets to store Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies. However, new malware makes the safety of online wallets even more complicated by directly targeting crypto wallets that work as browser extensions such as MetaMask, Binance Chain Wallet or Coinbase Wallet.
‘Headstrong’ Women And ‘Dependent’ Men May Get Paid Less, Research Finds
Women earned just 84% of what men made in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. And that difference — dubbed the gender wage gap — has stayed consistent for about 15 years. The discrepancy is often attributed to education, occupation and experience. However, research from economists at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University suggests that expectations for gender behavior that start in childhood could contribute to differences in earnings in early adulthood.
Black Americans’ Lack Of Participation In The Stock Market Likely To Widen Post-Pandemic Wealth Gap
Thanks to the historic stock market rebound from pandemic lows, affluent 401(k)-holders and savvy investors in the U.S. enjoyed double-digit returns from stocks over the past two years. But not for the majority of Black Americans. Only 34% of Black American households owned equity investments, as compared with 61% of white families, according to Federal Reserve Board’s most recent survey in 2019. The average value of stocks Black Americans owned amounted only to $14,400, nearly a quarter of what their white peers held, the data said.
How Thinking About ‘Future You’ Can Build A Happier Life
Take a moment to imagine yourself in 10 years. Depending on your age, you might have a few more grey hairs and wrinkles, and you might hope for some changes to your material circumstances, too. But does the person you imagine feel, fundamentally, very close to the person you are today? Or do they feel like a stranger?
Enterprises Expect Remote Work To Take Permanent Hold
According to a new report by Aryaka, two-thirds of the enterprises surveyed expect at least 25% of their employees to be permanently remote post-pandemic, and a quarter of enterprises expect up to 75% of their employees to be permanently remote post-pandemic.
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