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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employer
Each year, employers file petitions by March for a lottery in April, with 65,000 visas available plus 20,000 for US master’s graduates.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
If an employer uses such a system to guide these decisions, the employer must incorporate human review and consider other forms of evidence, including personnel files, supervisory evaluations, and peer feedback.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Most large employers that provide their workers with health insurance benefits will continue to cover vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administratio, President and CEO of the ERISA Industry Committee James Gelfand told USA TODAY.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the past, applicants were required to provide their employer identification number and both a W-9 and EIN form, according to a video of Walmart's application uploaded in February 2022.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
If an employer uses such a system to guide these decisions, the employer must incorporate human review and consider other forms of evidence, including personnel files, supervisory evaluations, and peer feedback.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Most large employers that provide their workers with health insurance benefits will continue to cover vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administratio, President and CEO of the ERISA Industry Committee James Gelfand told USA TODAY.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the past, applicants were required to provide their employer identification number and both a W-9 and EIN form, according to a video of Walmart's application uploaded in February 2022.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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McCarthy also served in the Obama administration as EPA administrator and now leads the group America Is All In, a nonprofit that works to organize city, state and business leaders on climate goals.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Here’s how this all-wheel drive German executive express measures up at $62,700 to start.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lopez was there to meet with the event’s producers and some executives from American Express, which was funding the after-party.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Over in Grand Rapids, there’s sporadic pushback on fluoridation, said water system manager Wayne Jernberg.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Europe’s defense stocks have boomed this year , with some major players tripling in value — but one fund manager spotted the potential in sector darling Rheinmetall early, and won big as a result.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The film looks at a former Israeli general and his attempts to rescue his family during the October 7 attacks.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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That new capability could contribute materially to improving the board’s ability to serve as a steward of the firm’s capital and reputation.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, he has now been handed a reprimand by the stewards for failing to slow under a yellow flag that was triggered after his teammate Lando Norris hit the wall at Turn 4.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Recently, her boss asked the group who would be able to stay late to finish up a few reports.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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While Kimmie worked as a dancer at the club, Jules (who serves as both Bellaire’s head of security and the boss at Norman’s secret strip club) forced her to be Roy's prostitute.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Local sheriffs and county supervisors have demanded the right to kill or trap and remove wolves that have settled near ranches and feed almost entirely on cattle.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This process can reduce the negative impact of change while also encouraging the emergence of new hybrid roles, such as AI integrators, context curators or ethics supervisors.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Astorga, the artistic director and founder of DanzArts, said that people who were not Mexican could come to the celebration and see the culture and the dance styles of different regions of Mexico.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Currently Kering’s deputy CEO in charge of brand development, Bellettini was seated next to Cantino at a press briefing in March when Demna, the Georgian designer who had revved up Balenciaga, was revealed as Gucci’s next creative director, succeeding Sabato De Sarno.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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