Anders Melin

President Donald Trump's campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski, center, speaks outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted , Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election. At left is former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Trump loyalists hit with new wave of coronavirus after attending election night party at the White House

November 12, 2020 at 9:50 p.m.

A new wave of people in Donald Trump's orbit — including longtime adviser Corey Lewandowski and Republican lobbyist Jeff Miller — have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending an...

Construction workers labor at the construction site off South Dixie Highway and SW 37th Avenue in Coral Gables, Fla., on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Bosses stretch the definition of who is ‘essential’ — and workers take the risk

April 10, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

"The bearer of this letter," the document says, "is providing life-sustaining and essential services." That depends, of course, on how you define essential, a word some businesses are trying to...

Bosses snap up surveillance software to spy on remote workers

April 2, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

The email came from the boss. We're watching you, it told Axos Financial Inc. employees working from home. We're capturing your keystrokes. We're logging the websites you visit. Every 10...

Tarnished Nike executive is slated to receive $525,000 payout

December 14, 2018 at 10:38 p.m.

The Nike executive who resigned last week amid a companywide internal review of inappropriate behavior is poised to leave with a $525,000 payout. Trevor Edwards, 55, the former president of...

Oprah Winfrey has been well compensated for her board position with Weight Watchers, but regulatory filings show she rarely attends board meetings.

Oprah is Weight Watchers’ best paid, most absentee board member

June 5, 2018 at 1:50 p.m.

Oprah Winfrey collected the biggest compensation among the directors of Weight Watchers International Inc. last year, despite skipping several board gatherings and not attending the company's annual meeting. Winfrey, who...

Donnie Smith, president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods, speaks at a panel discussion sponsored by the Executives Club of Chicago in Naperville on June 6, 2013.

Tyson CEO to exit with $24 million golden parachute, $5,800-an-hour advisory job

June 9, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.

Tyson Foods Chief Executive Officer Donnie Smith will collect a golden parachute worth at least $24 million when he steps down on Dec. 31, including a three-year consulting agreement that...

Senate Minority Leader-elect Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Incoming Senate Minority Leader says he can block Trump’s efforts to repeal Dodd-Frank

August 22, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., drawing a line in the sand for the next administration, said he has the votes to stop President-elect Donald Trump from repealing the...

Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc Sundar Pichai addresses a meeting at SciencesPo university in Paris on February 24,2016.

Google CEO Pichai was paid $100.5 million for first year at helm

June 12, 2018 at 8:10 a.m.

Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai received a $100.5 million pay package in 2015, according to a filing from parent company Alphabet Tuesday. Pichai received $99.8 million in restricted stock...

Lake Forest-based Horizon Pharma raises CEO Walbert’s pay 10-fold to $93.4 million

June 9, 2018 at 5:06 a.m.

Horizon Pharma gave Chief Executive Officer Timothy Walbert a $93.4 million pay package for 2015, a 10-fold increase from the previous year as the company came under scrutiny for its...

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