Can creditors garnish your wages after the statute of limitations ends?

Wage garnishment can cause a portion of your paycheck to disappear, but there are limits to the timeline for this collection tactic. Huang Evan/Getty Images Given today’s numerous economic challenges, it’s hardly a surprise that borrowers are carrying a record amount of debt — about $18.8 trillion currently, with about $1.3 trillion in credit card … Read more

César Chavez and Dolores Huerta led a movement that won better wages and conditions for farmworkers

Dolores Huerta and the late César Chavez are both labor rights icons credited with leading a movement that pushed growers to negotiate for better wages and working conditions for farmworkers. Their legacies are getting new attention after allegations emerged that Chavez, who died in 1993, sexually abused Huerta and other women and girls. Several celebrations … Read more

Camouflage and crudites: Trump wages war and hosts parties at Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last weekend, President Donald Trump greeted guests at a children’s charity gala inside his private Mar-a-Lago club. “Have a good time, everybody,” Trump told the crowd, clad in gowns and tuxedos. “We gotta go work.” Then, beyond heavy, gold-plated doors and layers of security at the same estate, he watched … Read more