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Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say

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Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon in Seattle that alleges the company “unlawfully disciplined and terminated an employee” after they assisted in organizing walkouts last May in protest of Amazon’s new return-to-work directives, issued early last year. In February 2023, …

The Verge 420 2024-06-22

Public Employee – How do I calculate my savings rate and retirement goal?

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Public Employee – How do I calculate my savings rate and retirement goal? 30 year old local municipal employee in NV. Have 5 years of service and ~70k in a PERS account (2.25xService Credit pension benefit). My employer contributes 29% of my gross income to PERS and my salary is not reduced. Max I could earn after 33 years of service credit is 75% of my highest income averaged over 36 months in retirement. I’ve built …

Reddit Personal Finance 873 2024-01-26

Employee benefits, good or just the norm?

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Employee benefits, good or just the norm? So, just started a new gig. And the benefits seem much better than previous jobs. For me and my son, it’s free. Not to mention, pretty good. 100 bucks for an er visit. 750 deductible. 10% Co insurance. and so on. My last few jobs had benefits, but they were expensive and not nearly as good. Did I find a job with good benefits, or did previous…

Reddit Personal Finance 629 2024-01-09

Why would an employer pay his/her employee in cash?

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Why would an employer pay his/her employee in cash? I recently got a job offer as I move into a different field, and was told the pay will be in cash. Meaning I won’t get taxed even though I can be. Why would they do that? Can someone explain it to me in his/her shoes? Thank you! submitted by /u/Ordinary_Pianist4514

Reddit Personal Finance 655 2024-01-06

Tipped employee question about 401k contributions and taxes

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Tipped employee question about 401k contributions and taxes The company I work for offers a matched 401k. The majority of income received by the restaurant worker is in the form of tips that are not paid out on the paycheck, but the gross amount is all accounted for on the paycheck with an IRS tip-agreement. I’m struggling to find a clear answer on 401k contributions for a tipped employee and tax ramific…

Reddit Personal Finance 942 2024-01-06

How to know if your undervalued as an Employee (compensation wise)?

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How to know if your undervalued as an Employee (compensation wise)? I work for a small B2B software company as the Director of Sales. I have been with the company for over 15 years and worked my way up the organization and am the #2 to the CEO/Founder. Currently I am making around $125k, living in a major city in North Carolina. I feel like I could make more money if I moved to a new company but I need some vali…

Reddit Personal Finance 794 2024-01-05

Can a job reclassify you as an employee after you’ve already signed a W9?

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Can a job reclassify you as an employee after you’ve already signed a W9? A bit of context, I’ve been working at this job as a delivery driver for the past 4 months. I’m a normal employee who has fixed hours and a fixed rate. My boss never deducted taxes whenever she paid me, and I thought nothing of it at the time. I recently just found out that I’m the only person classified as a 1099 even though I do the same work …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.2k 2024-01-04

Employee Health Insurance Changes – can’t afford!!

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Employee Health Insurance Changes – can’t afford!! There have been changes at my work and employees now have to cover more health insurance costs. For me, my spouse and 2 kids, it went from $480/ mo to $900 /mo. I am now spending $10,800 on health insurance. We are healthy 37 year olds and kids 5yo and 1 1/2yo. I don’t see how going out of pocket is not a better deal but I have not done the res…

Reddit Personal Finance 875 2023-11-12

I checked into my hotel with a remote front desk employee on a screen last week. Are these a thing now?

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I checked into my hotel with a remote front desk employee on a screen last week. Are these a thing now? There was no one working the front desk, that is no one at the desk at all during my entire 20 hours there, just a sign directing me to use the kiosk. I pressed the button and a guy in the Philippines (I asked him where he was, the hotel was in California) came on the screen and checked me in, having me scan my id on the kiosk that spit out my r…

Reddit Travel 1.0k 2023-10-31

LPT – if you see a fellow customer treating an employee unkindly, you can speak up for the worker as you have a lot more freedom in that situation

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LPT – if you see a fellow customer treating an employee unkindly, you can speak up for the worker as you have a lot more freedom in that situation To be clear – I’m not saying to yell at the other customer. But you can speak more freely since your job is NOT potentially on the line. submitted by /u/jxcb345

Life Pro Tips 1.0k 2023-10-31

Qualifying for a mortgage as a tipped wage employee in USA

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Qualifying for a mortgage as a tipped wage employee in USA I’m a server. Virtually All of my income is based on tips. Will this get me qualified to buy a house?? My base wage is $22k / year (tipped minimum wage based on full time) And my tipped income (claimed) so far this year is $71k. I’ll end up making Atleast $108k gross. I’ve been working on improving score. I had a bad time with things due to d…

Reddit Personal Finance 582 2023-10-29

How do you classify employee stock plans into your overall savings?

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How do you classify employee stock plans into your overall savings? I’m 25 and have been at my current job for about 2.5 years working in the pharmaceutical industry making ~$30/hr. As soon as I could (6 months in) I started post tax deductions into my company’s stock purchase plan that buys stocks on a 6 month interval at a 5% discount. I am currently contributing 10% of my pay check (max im allowed) but I have…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2023-10-21

Employee Merchandise Store

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Employee Merchandise Store Greetings – I am a small business owner (100 employees). There has been a trend for our employees making shirts and hats, etc. What is the most appropriate eCommerce store to create that would allow our employees to login to our custom url (store.macindustrialservices.net) and be able to pick out items to buy or to redeem discount codes we provi…

Reddit ecommerce 180 2023-10-03

You Might Be Able to Use Your Employee Benefits for Student Loan Payments

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You Might Be Able to Use Your Employee Benefits for Student Loan Payments Student loan payments are starting back up soon, and while some borrowers may get a break on their monthly bill, the burden on budgets will increase for many. If your workplace offers employee benefits, you may be able to claim more than $5,000 in tax-free assistance toward your student loans. Here’s how to tap your… Read more…

Lifehacker 123 2023-09-16

How do I help my employee’s kids without messing up their FAFSA applications???

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How do I help my employee’s kids without messing up their FAFSA applications??? I have a phenomenal employee at my small business who is the single mom of 3 kids. She works very hard to make sure they have opportunities she never had, but I know she does not have enough left to save for college. I would love to start a 529 plan for her kids that I can contribute to, but I don’t want it to affect their eligibility for aid th…

Reddit Personal Finance 94 2023-08-27

Tesla points to ‘insider wrongdoing’ as cause of massive employee data leak

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Tesla points to ‘insider wrongdoing’ as cause of massive employee data leak Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla has determined that two of its former workers are responsible for a massive data leak that includes personally identifiable information on over 75,000 employees, TechCrunch reports. According to a filing with the state of Maine’s attorney general office, Tesla’s data privacy officer, Steven Elentukh, …

The Verge 117 2023-08-22

Am I ineligible for an employer match in my 401K if I am a highly compensated employee?

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Am I ineligible for an employer match in my 401K if I am a highly compensated employee? My employer offers a 2% match in its 401k plan. I contributed the 2% and a few months later my employer contributed the matching amount. Shortly after that I see a deduction from my account as a ‘Forfeiture’. ​ When I inquired about it, I was advised, as a highly compensated employee (>$215,000) I don’t get the full match due to regulations on …

Reddit Personal Finance 150 2023-08-19