These are the most common mistakes companies make that land their workers fat settlements, according to employment lawyers

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Employment lawyers say companies repeat some of these same mistakes again and again, and it could lead to big payouts for their workers.

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I used resume spammers to apply for 120 jobs. Chaos ensued.

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Robots filling out stacks of resumes.

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Google is the new IBM

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The downstream consequences of Google's graying loom large: a talent exodus, stale products, and an overreliance on its advertising cash cow.

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The price of your favorite fast food is about to become a giant guessing game

Tech Insider : Economy
Wendy with quarters for eyes
Wendy's is going to start experimenting with surge pricing — and people are really mad about it.

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It's weird to think about walking into a fast-food restaurant without knowing how much your burger and fries combo will cost you. It may also be the future.

Gen Z is living with their parents to save money. But it's going to cost them, big time.

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A young woman standing in front of a house
Like millennials, Gen Z is living with their parents well into their 20s. But in the long run, it may not be a good idea.

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It's just a little wood and glass. So why is getting stuff framed so expensive?

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A $100 in frames
Getting stuff framed is a confounding and expensive endeavor. Does it really have to be like this?

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At the start of the year, I decided that I would become America's bravest woman. I would frame some art on my own.

An incredible new map could help bring down America's sky-high home prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Houses rising out of a map

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Sorry, parents: The American dream is only for DINKS

Tech Insider : Economy
A house and a pacifier icon cut out of a quarter
This year, homebuyers with children are likely to spend 66% of their income on mortgage and childcare expenses, Zillow found.

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Get used to it: America's winters will be a lot less snowy from now on

Tech Insider : Sports, Economy
Outside a window, a child tries to muster up enough snow for a snowman but can't quite. Inside, a photo frame with the same child next to a giant snowman in a snowy version of the same landscape.
Last December was the warmest on record for much of the Midwest. It's the beginning of a new normal.

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2 major employers said they stopped paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy after the drugmaker threatened to penalize them

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A wegovy pen in shadow

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