Before we get started, let’s get some definitions in check. Net worth is all about the big picture, and it can help you understand your financial health at a particular moment in time.
Step 1: List out everything you own that has substantial value. While this does include some intangible assets like your investment accounts, it does not include your salary.
Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce settlement puts nearly $150 billion at stake. And per filings seen by @TMZ, the couple never signed a prenup but have a "separation contract" that stipulates how they will split their property.
A prenup is a legal agreement signed before marriage on what will happen with a couple's assets in the event of divorce or death.
A separation contract lists rights and obligations, such as child support and custody, and is signed outside of the court. businessinsider.com/prenup-myths-y…
In the divorce filings, the couple asked for their real property, personal property, and debts to be split according to their separation contract. Melinda did not ask for spousal support.
"They kicked us to the curb like we were a worn pair of shoes."
Workers in the battered hospitality industry know tourists are returning, but they're worried that the jobs they relied on aren't coming back. Thread. 👇
About 3.5 million leisure and hospitality jobs disappeared during the pandemic.
Insider spoke with six workers, including two who have returned to work. But others fear they won't be going back anytime soon, as competition for existing jobs is fierce. businessinsider.com/hotel-workers-…
Rosa Leon is a housekeeper at the Hilton Americas-Houston. Since returning from furlough, her workload has increased dramatically.
She said she does not drink water on the job because she rarely has the time to use the bathroom.
Bloom has led studies on the work from home life years before the working from home surge.
Post-pandemic life has major companies like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook reaching out to Bloom to help with solutions to their employee's questions. businessinsider.com/wfh-expert-eco…
From the beginning, Bloom has recommended that companies adopt a partial work from home policy: 1-3 days at home and the rest of the week in the office.
Amazon said it was glad its employees’ "collective voices were finally heard.” But Rebecca Givan, a Rutgers associate labor and employment professor, said the result actually “reflects the imbalance in current US labor law.”
In countries where union laws favor employees, some Amazon workers have successfully negotiated pay raises through their union. In Bessemer, workers had a much tougher road to travel.
Doris Quintanilla’s inbox has been flooded with requests from corporate and nonprofit leaders. They want change, and they want it fast. But at the same time, she felt many were not respecting her. businessinsider.com/dei-leaders-ri…
Business leaders have yelled at Quintanilla, sent her demeaning emails, and even questioned the existence of racism in corporate spaces, despite her expertise and her lived experience as a disabled Latina. businessinsider.com/dei-leaders-ri…