The Practical Employer Grubhub Takes the Cake in Groundbreaking Gig Economy Trial As the number of gig workers increases, what will our government do to protect their pay, their benefits, their safety and their civil rights? February 14, 2018 , Raef Lawson worked as a restaurant delivery driver for…

Match.com and OKCupid are the Amazon AMZN, +2.04% of courtship. And for single Americans who have signed up to dating sites, this is the busiest time of year. It’s the peak season for Match.com, the subscription-based dating site that’s a subsidiary of InterActiveCorp. IAC, +2.43% which spans from…

Working Well Social Advances in the LGBT Community Begets Retirement Progress Younger LBGT workers not only have larger numbers, but they’ve had more access to certain financial benefits. February 13, 2018 , Financial stability is impacted by many factors, including how good people are at saving,…

Does online dating break down barriers? In a paper released this month, Reuben J. Thomas, assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico, looked at data from 40,000 people in 2009 and 2017 to establish how they met their partner. He found that “couples who met online are more…

It seems like only yesterday that millennials were sharing their 401(k) accounts online, telling the world they were millionaires on paper . Well, it was. Or last week, to be exact. And what a week it has been. Some saw it coming. They said the stock market was long overdue a reality check , or two.…

AFP/Getty Images Despite the unpredictable nature of cryptocurrencies, some millennials find investing in the category less intimidating than putting money in the stock market or other traditional investments. Bitcoin has had a wild ride. And millennials have decided to go along for it. Bitcoin…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded by 1.4% on Friday, with all but four of 30 companies rising. The gains were led by Nike. The S&P 500 Index was up 1.5%, driven by Mattel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.38% closed at 24,190.90, producing a decline of 9.1% from its intraday record…

The Practical Employer Sexual Harassment is the Hiring Scarlet Letter If I’m advising my client, I’m telling them not to make the hire unless they are convinced the allegations are false. February 8, 2018 , Dear Jon, I resigned from my last job amid allegations of sexually inappropriate misconduct.…

Meanwhile, big banks provided the liquidity for such broad participation by allowing investors to use their credit cards to pay for cryptocurrency purchases – and help the cryptocurrency bubble grow bigger and bigger. How many investors have used their credit cards to buy Bitcoin? 18.15%. That’s…

The Practical Employer Happy 25th FMLA … and Happy #SuperSickMonday Congress and the White House must do more to protect the sanctity of the family by looking at reasonable expansions to the FMLA to offer greater protections to workers who need time off from work. February 5, 2018 , Last night, my…

5 Minutes of Management 5 Minutes of Management: Health Care Costs Rising health care costs are still plaguing workers who receive insurance through their employer. Plus, a lucrative career in fast food. February 2, 2018 Pricey prescription drugs, surgery, ER visits and other services drove a 4.6%…

Months before its hotly anticipated public stock offering, Spotify AB’s lead in music streaming is shrinking, at least in the U.S. Apple Inc.’s AAPL, -4.34% Apple Music is adding subscriber accounts in the U.S. at a higher rate than Spotify, and is on track to pass the No. 1 streaming service this…

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded more than 250 points near the low on Friday, as global government bond yields extended a recent ascent, with investors bracing for an important U.S. jobs update. Premarket gains for Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. provided a bright spot after those…

Dear Moneyist, I am a newly established, sole-practitioner of public relations who just gained his first client, and this is a pretty big contract. The person who hired me is a Facebook FB, -0.12% friend. Should I “unfriend” her on Facebook now that we are in a professional relationship? Would…

5 Minutes of Management 5 Minutes of Management: Big Company, Better Pay? Not Always New research shows that the buck doesn’t always stop first at the doors of a large company. Also, Walmart goes to the bonus round. January 31, 2018 Working for a large company almost always meant better pay. But…