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  2. Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 - Wikipedia

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  3. NorthPoint Communications - Wikipedia

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    Northpoint sued Verizon to force it to complete the transaction. The lawsuit was settled out of court in July 2002, with Verizon agreeing to pay $175 million to Northpoint. NorthPoint stated that "it would cut its workforce by 19%, or 248 jobs, to lower expenses after the collapse of its merger with Verizon." Bankruptcy

  4. Mortgage protection insurance: When you might need it - AOL

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    According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance calculator, for a mortgage with 10 years remaining, a $100,000 balance and $100,000 of coverage: a 25-year-old ...

  5. Do You Know What’s Being Deducted From Your Paycheck? - AOL

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    If you’re self-employed, you are both the employer and the employee. So, you pay the full amount — 12.4% for the Social Security portion and 2.9% for the Medicare portion.

  6. Paycheck Fairness Act - Wikipedia

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    Paycheck Fairness Act. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. The Paycheck Fairness Act ( H.R.7) is a proposed United States labor law that would add procedural protections to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ...

  7. Protection racket - Wikipedia

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    A protection racket is an operation where racketeers provide protection to persons and properties, settle disputes and enforce contracts in markets where the police and judicial system cannot be relied upon. Diego Gambetta 's The Sicilian Mafia (1996) [1] and Federico Varese's The Russian Mafia (2001) [2] define the mafia as a type of organized ...

  8. Employee compensation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Nominal wages. Adjusted for inflation wages. Employer compensation in the United States refers to the cash compensation and benefits that an employee receives in exchange for the service they perform for their employer. Approximately 93% of the working population in the United States are employees earning a salary or wage.

  9. Whistleblower protection in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 was enacted to protect federal employees who disclose "Government illegality, waste, and corruption" from adverse consequences related to their employment. [58] This act provides protection to whistleblowers who may receive demotions, pay cuts, or a replacement employee.