Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Wage theft occurs any time an employer fails to fully compensate a worker according to the terms outlined in either the employee’s contract, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or both. Wage theft occurs ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...

St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbeul created the engine immobilizer, an anti-theft system integrated into the engine control unit, in the early 1900s. A car immobilizer system is a common anti-theft ...

Look online, and you might notice more stories about retail theft — and particularly, a type of theft dubbed “smash and grab,” in which groups of people run through stores, taking as much merchandise ...

It’s not always evident when an identity thief steals your personal information. So, it’s wise to stay alert for potential red flags that could indicate your sensitive data has been compromised. One ...

THEFT. THE SIGNS OF TAX IDENTITY THEFT INCLUDE SOMEONE USING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO FILE AND CLAIM A TAX REFUND. AND ONE WAY YOU WILL KNOW THIS IS IF THE IRS REJECTS YOUR TAX RETURN AFTER YOU ...

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If you become the victim of identity theft, identity theft insurance can help restore your finances and get you back on firm footing as you work to reclaim and secure your data. In 2022, 13.5 million ...

Catherine Venis no longer drops letters in the mailbox near her home in Flushing, N.Y. Instead, she walks six blocks to a post office and deposits them there. She’s noticed mail like birthday cards ...

While an average of 15 million Americans a year become victims of identity theft, there's an offshoot branch of this type of white-collar crime that's less talked about: medical identity theft. While ...

Can certain infections, such as COVID, leave you more vulnerable to getting another illness? (Getty Images) Having a COVID-19 infection can shore up your immunity to the virus, but can it also leave ...