Business

For Assistants in Prestige Fields, Overtime Rule May Alter Career Path By NOAM SCHEIBER A federal rule on overtime pay endangers a practice in fields like publishing and movies, where low wages are accepted for a kind of apprenticeship.

Verizon Strike to End as Both Sides Claim Victories on Key Points By NOAM SCHEIBER Verizon retreated on some major points and gained tools for paring down its work force in the tentative pact reached with unions representing nearly 40,000 striking workers.

MetLife Suit Raises Questions of Extent of Corporate Liability By VICTORIA FINKLE Victims of a Ponzi scheme have sued MetLife, claiming it failed to oversee brokers selling products connected to the insurance giant.

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