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Friday’s jobs report: Don’t accept simple headlines, finance professor warns

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the previous month, and both nonfarm payrolls and private nonfarm payrolls were lower than anticipated. Total nonfarm payrolls came in way above expectations , at 303,000 jobs created, as did private nonfarm payrolls. What’s more, the data shows that zero manufacturing jobs were created in March.

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Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?

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Today, Gusto , a payroll and HR software platform for small businesses, rolled out a new AI “assistant” named “Gus” that promises to simplify compliance and save companies from crushing fines. She was the insurance biller, or she ran the payroll, and I observed her calculating the payroll taxes by hand,” he says.

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This crucial step is the precursor to success. Here’s how to leverage it

Work Life

Entrepreneurs aren’t voted into the hall of fame unless they have a story about mortgaging their house to make payroll or cleaning the first apartments rented on the platform. Sir James Dyson made 5,126 prototypes of his bagless vacuum cleaner, only to be rejected by every manufacturer in the U.K. payroll taxes).

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Mandatory Overtime 101

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In some industries such as healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing, mandatory overtime is common practice. They can file a complaint with their employer’s human resources department or with a government agency such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). What are the Alternatives to Mandatory Overtime?

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

Success

When I read it in 2015, I was working both a full-time government job and launching a side business that would eventually eat up 80 hours of my week. Not working with a manufacturer halfway around the globe to prototype and build brand new products. Titles can be misleading. No warehouse or dropshipping fees. Learn to delegate.

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5 compliance mistakes you may not know you’re making

Insperity

When it comes to compliance, small businesses are often subject to the same laws and regulations that govern large corporations. Just because someone works in an office, versus at a cash register or on a manufacturing line, doesn’t mean they are exempt from being paid overtime. Classifying employees incorrectly. Employee privacy laws.

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Branding Diseases—How Drug Companies Market Psychiatric Conditions: An Interview with Ray Moynihan

Mad in America

Because I was witnessing so much disease mongering—the creation and manufacturing of these broad new definitions of disease—and because I was talking to critics within the medical establishment as well, I started to write for the British Medical Journal. It’s run by the federal government in the U.S. What was that about?