Under the FLSA, all employees, regardless of citizenship status, are guaranteed certain rights. MJHollinshead/Getty Wage theft is when an employer withholds benefits, such as breaks or compensation, that an employee has already worked for. Wage theft often goes unreported either because employees are not aware of what they’re owed or because they fear retaliation. Employees…
Category Archives: Blog
Getty Images Lauren Schneider, who works in public relations, recently became a mother. Her priorities shifted because of it. Other employees explored their sexuality and gender, and they felt the same shift. Insider asked how they dealt with the changes — and helped their colleagues get used to them, too. During the seemingly endless months…
Jenna Phillips Jenna Phillips, 27, is sharing her “car-free” life with more than 16,000 TikTok followers. As vehicle expenses add up, living “car-lite” has a growing appeal for many millennials. A car-free life isn’t without challenges, and many Americans still need them to commute to work. As millions of Americans have faced high car and…
President Joe Biden; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House swung at McConnell for holding up a bipartisan bill to meant to challenge China. A White House spokesperson accused McConnell of siding with “big pharma.” Manchin, a pivotal vote, said on Monday that he wasn’t…
Doctors and nurses care for a patient at the University Hospital Greifswald in Germany. Jens Büttner/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Officials are encouraging Americans to get caught up on their COVID-19 booster shots as the Omicron BA.5 subvariant surges. Adults over 50 years old with only one booster are four times more likely to die from COVID-19…
NFTs have become increasingly popular and have sold for millions. They can come in the form of everything from memes to pet rocks. NFT; Alyssa Powell/Insider A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital asset that represents ownership of real-world items like art, video clips, music, and more. NFTs use the same blockchain technology that…
To many investors, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and its performance is synonymous with that of the stock market itself. hocus-focus/Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the world’s oldest stock market indexes, consisting of 30 of the most influential US companies. Despite some criticism, the Dow remains highly respected, a reliable…
Daniel Goldman, former staff lawyer for the House Democrats. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Dan Goldman spoke with Insider about why he’s running for Congress in New York. Goldman was the House Democrats’ staff lawyer during Trump’s first impeachment. Running in the newly drawn 10th district, Goldman is in a crowded field that includes Bill de Blasio….
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon It’s easy to associate Amazon Prime Day with things like smart home gadgets and robot vacuums — but there’s one product that always sells like hot cakes during the annual sale: the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter. Every year, these unique…
The star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, captured in infrared by JWST. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA released the first batch of images and data captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on Tuesday. An active star formation, an exoplanet, and the deepest image of the universe ever taken, were among the images….