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Apr 19, 2024
Legal experts largely agreed the Muldrow ruling lowered the bar in workplace bias claims, but views diverged on how that standard would play out in DEI cases.
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Apr 19, 2024
Always hold onto birth certificates and Social Security cards, but it's okay to cast off those old bank statements.
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Apr 18, 2024
Treasury announces new sanctions on Tehran but seeks to contain broader conflict.
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Apr 18, 2024
I'm excited and confident about a promotion, but someone from another department is pooh-poohing it. What's the deal?
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Apr 17, 2024
The justices unanimously ruled that employees do not need to prove harm to career prospects or a change in salary or rank to win a discrimination claim.
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Apr 17, 2024
United blamed its failure to turn a profit in the first quarter of 2024 on the temporary grounding of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft after the Alaska Airlines blowout.
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Apr 17, 2024
The electric-vehicle maker's board is asking shareholders to vote again for the same massive compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware court.
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Apr 17, 2024
It's a great time to purge paper and passwords, close old accounts, and rethink your hefty tax refunds.
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Apr 17, 2024
Virginia data centers that process nearly 70 percent of global digital traffic need more electricity. Coal-fired power plants in neighboring states are going to provide it.
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Apr 17, 2024
As November draws closer, President Biden is calling for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and protections for the U.S. industry.
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Apr 17, 2024
The airline is looking into concerns flagged by the union, including tools left in wheel wells and pressure to return planes to service to maintain on-time performance.
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Apr 16, 2024
Offsets are sold on a promise to help wipe out emissions. But studies show they often don't deliver. A project targeting Asian coal plants aims to change that.
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Apr 16, 2024
The administration faces challenges enacting new economic penalties that are not purely symbolic, experts say.
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Apr 16, 2024
After a Washington Post investigation, authorities charged ex-Army counselor Caz Craffy with siphoning millions of dollars from deceased soldiers' families.
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Apr 16, 2024
Critics — including performers, politicians and competitors — have argued that Live Nation wields far too much power in the live entertainment industry.
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Apr 16, 2024
Governors of six Southern states — Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas — said factory employees would risk jobs by joining United Auto Workers
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Apr 16, 2024
A string of discouraging inflation reports since the start of the year keeps pushing the timeline back for interest rate cuts.
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Apr 16, 2024
After a Washington Post investigation, authorities charged ex-Army counselor Caz Craffy with siphoning millions of dollars from deceased soldiers' families.
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Apr 16, 2024
The investment in Abu Dhabi-based G42, a regional technology giant, is expected to forge closer ties between U.S. and Middle Eastern technology interests.
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Apr 16, 2024
The administration faces challenges enacting new economic penalties that are not purely symbolic, experts say.
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Apr 16, 2024
The U.S. government may have lost $1.6 trillion as a result of fraud between 2018 and 2022, according to GAO.
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Apr 16, 2024
The downturn in hiring marks another setback in the boost Amazon had initially promised with its HQ2 in Northern Virginia amid a squeeze in the tech industry.
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Apr 16, 2024
The IMF's new forecast calls for global growth of 3.2 percent this year and next, virtually unchanged from its January assessment while warning of trouble ahead.
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Apr 16, 2024
The administration faces challenges enacting new economic penalties that are not purely symbolic, experts say.
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Apr 15, 2024
The agency said it met a goal of 100,000 users for the new Direct File site, which is limited to 12 states.
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Apr 15, 2024
The move by Elon Musk comes after the company reported a sharp decline in vehicle deliveries in the first quarter.
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Apr 15, 2024
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could choose to make their plant one of the first big auto factories in the South to unionize after an April 17 vote.
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Apr 15, 2024
As Washington readies the largest burst of broadband funding in U.S. history, AT&T, Verizon and their allies are lobbying against lower prices for consumers.
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Apr 15, 2024
Two years after Congress wiped more than $100 billion off the U.S. Postal Service's books, the mail service and its allies are quietly pressing for help again.
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Apr 15, 2024
The subsidy is the latest wave of funding in the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to bring advanced computer chip-making capacity back to the U.S.
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Apr 15, 2024
The subsidy is the latest wave of funding in the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to bring advanced computer chip-making capacity back to the U.S.
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Apr 13, 2024
There is a strange chasm between how voters perceive their own state vs. the nation. That could play out in how they cast ballots in November.
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Apr 13, 2024
Higher inflation could lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates — and mortgage rates — elevated until late in the year, eluding political gain for Biden.
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Apr 13, 2024
Higher inflation could lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates — and mortgage rates — elevated until late in the year, eluding political gain for Biden.
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Apr 12, 2024
The agency's leader says it has identified the problems with its algorithm that have led to a racial disparity in audits of Black taxpayers.
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Apr 12, 2024
Owning a house is how many Americans accumulate wealth, but affording one is a growing challenge. Should you buy a home right now? Take this quiz.
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Apr 11, 2024
The Washington Post is looking to talk with readers who have experienced challenges with the U.S. health-care system. Tell us through this form.
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Apr 11, 2024
Readers share stories of backlash they faced after alleging discrimination and harassment at work.
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Apr 11, 2024
Maryland may jump ahead of states that have waited a decade for emergency highway funding as the government swoops in with aid after the Baltimore bridge collapse.
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Apr 11, 2024
The improbable picture seems to guarantee that the Federal Reserve won't be ready to lower interest rates in the next few months.
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Apr 10, 2024
Federal Reserve officials are trying to figure out whether their fight to control prices is slowing.
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Apr 10, 2024
Policymakers are trying to answer whether their inflation fight is slowing, or if the start of 2024 simply brought predictable bumps in the road.
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Apr 10, 2024
In fiscal 2022, the IRS assessed nearly $23.8 billion in additional taxes for returns not filed on time.
Even if you cannot pay all of what you owe, at least file your return.
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Apr 10, 2024
The Baltimore bridge collapse could cost up to $4 billion in insured losses, which would make it the most expensive incident involving a ship collision for insurers in modern history.
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Apr 09, 2024
A Boeing engineer says he was retaliated against after alleging sections of the fuselage on the company's 787 Dreamliner aircraft are improperly fastened together.
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Apr 09, 2024
Some Americans could see federal subsidies for internet service cut in half, and others may not receive any benefit at all.
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Apr 09, 2024
The measure, which delivers on an earlier request from President Biden, is likely to face steep resistance from spending-wary Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Apr 09, 2024
Millions of people will file their taxes during the final week before the April 15 deadline.
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Apr 09, 2024
If you're experiencing persistent eye pain or blurriness of vision after watching the solar eclipse, you could be suffering from retinal damage, experts say.
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Apr 08, 2024
Are you better off now than you were four, eight, 30 years ago?
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Apr 08, 2024
Are you better off now than you were four, eight, 30 years ago?
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Apr 08, 2024
Do you qualify? Here's what to know about a $45 million settlement to a class action lawsuit alleging Walmart deceived customers into paying more for some foods.
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Apr 08, 2024
Amid concerns about a glut of artificially cheap clean tech exports, Beijing and Washington have agreed to talks to try to shore up improving relations.
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Apr 08, 2024
Deducting your kids or your car might not really be the path to riches.
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Apr 08, 2024
$6.6 billion will go to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which is already building two plants in the state and now will construct a third,
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Apr 07, 2024
The plane landed safely back in Denver after the engine cowling fell and struck the wing flap, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Apr 06, 2024
Republican opposition has bipartisan legislation hanging by a thread. But the bill's prospects could be growing rosier with the tax-filing deadline nearing.
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Apr 05, 2024
A federal appeals panel reversed a lower-court decision that the Justice Department was barred from restarting its investigation into the National Association of Realtors.
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Apr 05, 2024
Workers at a Mercedes factory are taking a big step toward unionization by asking federal authorities to organize a factory-wide vote on joining the UAW.
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Apr 05, 2024
The jobs market is charging ahead in 2024 after gradual cooling for much of past year in response to soaring interest rates.
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Apr 05, 2024
The breathless state media coverage of Janet Yellen's dining choices underlines how Beijing sees the U.S. treasury secretary as its best hope for improving trade ties with Washington.
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Apr 05, 2024
Sometimes beer is a write-off, though the treats you keep for your personal pet at the office are not.
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Apr 05, 2024
The March jobs report, to be released Friday, is expected to show a continuation of this trend, with economists forecasting 200,000 jobs created and the unemployment rate holding at 3.9 percent.
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Apr 05, 2024
This week, we use data to show that the contretemps to keep the Wizards and Capitals in D.C. was but the leading edge of a new wave of sports facility fights.
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Apr 05, 2024
Some high-end business owners say they have seen foot traffic return to pre-pandemic levels, while other owners adopt and maintain a strong online channel.
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Apr 05, 2024
The fast-food giant came under scrutiny after the franchise sparked global boycotts by donating meals to Israeli forces shortly after the start of the Gaza war.
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Apr 04, 2024
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said it would voluntarily remove its FDA-approved drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis from the market after a trial showed it doesn't work.
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Apr 04, 2024
Pepsi, Doritos, Cheetos, Lay's and Lipton Ice Tea are some PepsiCo snacks and drinks returning to Carrefour stores in France after a dispute over price increases.
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Apr 04, 2024
The 136-year-old brand known for its Passover offerings hopes its revamp will appeal to the culturally curious.
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Apr 04, 2024
A worker is noticing a change in co-workers' behavior and has been passed up for a project. Could it be retaliation for a complaint filed months ago?
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Apr 03, 2024
The Minority Business Development Agency now extends services to entrepreneurs of any race who identify as disadvantaged on a federal form.
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Apr 03, 2024
Researchers at S&P Global Market Intelligence see it as an "alarming turning point" for gender parity in corporate America.
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Apr 03, 2024
Prenosis, an artificial intelligence company, developed a tool to predict patients' risk of developing sepsis, which contributes to at least 350,000 U.S. deaths a year.
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Apr 03, 2024
See the difference in monthly costs between a typical mortgage signed today and one signed just a few months ago.
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Apr 03, 2024
To thwart government imposters, the IRS is working on a system that would allow taxpayers to check if the agency is trying to contact them.
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Apr 02, 2024
United Airlines is urging its pilots to take unpaid time off — another example of how Boeing's woes are impacting its customers.
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Apr 02, 2024
The rail industry immediately objected to the new mandate.
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Apr 01, 2024
The nation's largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.
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Apr 01, 2024
The nation's largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.
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Mar 31, 2024
States are leading the largest effort in years to change the patchwork of laws that regulate child labor, with major implications for the labor market.
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Mar 31, 2024
Businesses that depend on Baltimore's port are bracing for a lengthy interruption in port operations that could exact a steep financial toll.
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Mar 30, 2024
Four years after the pandemic hit, offices, downtowns and the banking system wait to see how long the consequences will linger.
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Mar 29, 2024
The move was hailed by tenant advocates and criticized by others in the housing industry.
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Mar 29, 2024
A pioneer of behavioral economics, he upended the idea that financial decisions are governed by logic. Here are six ways his insights can lead to better choices.
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Mar 29, 2024
Hidden deep within the latest Census of Agriculture lurks a shocking fact: The United States has more bee colonies than ever before. Is it true? What happened?
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Mar 29, 2024
The pandemic has changed the way Americans think about money. They're saving less but vacationing more, splurging on concerts and sporting events.
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Mar 28, 2024
Maryland will have federal money in a matter of days to pay for the Key Bridge recovery and rebuilding mission, but longer-term funding could take months.
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Mar 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul who co-founded FTX, also was ordered to repay more than $11 billion for his conviction on charges related to fraud and money laundering.
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Mar 28, 2024
A robust quarter for the tech and financial sectors boosted the S&P to its best quarter since 2019.
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Mar 28, 2024
Maryland will have federal money in a matter of days to pay for the Key Bridge recovery and rebuilding mission, but longer-term funding could take months.
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Mar 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul who co-founded FTX, also was ordered to repay more than $11 billion for his conviction on charges related to fraud and money laundering.
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Mar 28, 2024
When a stinky sitcom situation comes to life at the office, the question is not "What Would Jerry Do?" but "Where is HR?"
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Mar 27, 2024
Massive jackpots this week for Powerball and Mega Millions sent people rushing to buy a ticket for a chance at a lifetime of financial security.
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Mar 27, 2024
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino promised to make it clear that its undergraduate internship is open to all ethnicities.
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Mar 27, 2024
The suspension of vessel traffic to the Port of Baltimore will add another disruption to already stressed supply chains, experts say.
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Mar 27, 2024
Americans have fought over how much to tax the highest earners for decades. But Biden's budget includes some novel ideas for how to do it.
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Mar 27, 2024
The window to claim a refund owed you for the 2020 tax year closes on May 17.
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Mar 27, 2024
Americans emerged from the pandemic ready to shell out, especially for memorable experiences like April's eclipse, with the next one in the U.S. two decades away.
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Mar 27, 2024
The former treasury secretary's interest in buying the popular app from China-based ByteDance is raising ethical alarms as Congress considers a forced sale.
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Mar 27, 2024
Krispy Kreme shares soared on the news of the rollout, which starts this year and will expand across the United States by 2026.
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