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Author: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY

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‘Desperate for workers’: Can this minimum wage increase help stem the US worker shortage?

December 23, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Desperate for workers’: Can this minimum wage increase help stem the US worker shortage?

Minimum wage will go up on Jan. 1 in 21 states and 35 cities, with some states hitting the $15-an-hour mark. Will it be enough to lure workers back?

Life

Happier returns? Retailers in race to solve holidays’ environmental, logistics nightmare

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Happier returns? Retailers in race to solve holidays’ environmental, logistics nightmare

Rejected merchandise accounts for 5.8 billion pounds of waste and 16 million tons of CO2, leading retailers to explore some creative solutions.

Money

‘Critical vulnerability’: Smaller firms may find it harder to stop hackers from exploiting Log4j flaw

December 16, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Critical vulnerability’: Smaller firms may find it harder to stop hackers from exploiting Log4j flaw

Small- and medium-size companies lack the big IT staffs of large ones, a problem when it comes to stopping hackers when flaws like Log4j emerge.

Tech

What role did cell phones play for warehouse workers in last week’s deadly tornadoes?

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on What role did cell phones play for warehouse workers in last week’s deadly tornadoes?

Mobile phones are one way a company could warn its workforce of a tornado or gunman. But experts say protocols already in place may be more effective.

Money

Profit during inflation? These 5 tips could help investors beat rising prices

December 10, 2021February 10, 2022Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on Profit during inflation? These 5 tips could help investors beat rising prices

With Thursday’s CPI report, more investors could be looking for a hedge against inflation in the stock market and beyond. Here are some tips.

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As millions of jobs go unfilled, employers look to familiar faces in ‘boomerang employees’

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on As millions of jobs go unfilled, employers look to familiar faces in ‘boomerang employees’

With about 11 million jobs available amid the Great Resignation, boomerang employees have some leverage as companies look to fill vacancies.

Money

He put 1.1 million miles on a Porsche. These 10 cars and trucks could get you to at least 200,000

December 8, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on He put 1.1 million miles on a Porsche. These 10 cars and trucks could get you to at least 200,000

With new (and used) cars hard to come by, you might be looking for longevity in your next purchase. Here are the most durable cars, trucks and SUVs.

Money

‘You can’t devolve into paranoia’: What experts are saying as string of follow-home robberies jar LA

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘You can’t devolve into paranoia’: What experts are saying as string of follow-home robberies jar LA

Robbers follow home victims and rob them in their driveways, often at gunpoint. It’s happened more than 150 times in Los Angeles this year.

Money

‘Just be a good witness’: Amid spike in organized theft, retailers reassess loss prevention

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Just be a good witness’: Amid spike in organized theft, retailers reassess loss prevention

Retailers are trying myriad tactics to quell mobs of thieves who smash their ways into stores, grab merchandise and flee before police arrive.

News

These four states have been hit hard by COVID-19 yet balked at strict mask mandates. What is it like to live there?

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYComments Off on These four states have been hit hard by COVID-19 yet balked at strict mask mandates. What is it like to live there?

Here is a snapshot of life in Texas, Wyoming, Florida and South Dakota, all states with skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and lax restrictions.

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