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‘Doing the right thing’ earned this ex-Marine mom of three $40 million   

A U.S. Marine veteran has seen her former employer fork out more than $377 million after she took it to court, alleging the government contractor was misusing taxpayer funds to cover loss-making projects.

Booz Allen Hamilton has agreed to pay $377.45 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing international costs—such as contracts held in Saudi Arabia—to the American government, with which it holds contracts worth $6.5 billion a year.

The alarm was raised by mom of three Sarah Feinberg, who brought the case to prosecutors and, as a result, has taken home a $40 million chunk of the payout.

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7 Questions to Raise Immediately After You’re Laid Off   

With unemployment claims surging past the 3 million mark in one week — the highest in U.S. history and surpassing the number of jobless Americans during the Great Recession — it’s no surprise that anxiety about job loss looms large. Since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the U.S. in January, nearly one in five American workers has been laid off or has experienced hours reductions, according to a recent Marist poll. And the worst may be yet to come. According to Moody’s Analytics, nearly 80 million people in the U.S. are at a moderate or high risk of being laid off as a result of the pandemic — meaning more than half of the workforce could be facing job losses in the months ahead.

While some employers can consider more moderate options to laying staff off outright — such as furloughs, reduced schedules, or pay cuts — the fear and uncertainty behind when and if companies will be able to afford to re-employ their workers is resulting in many companies simply shedding employees.

With millions of people wondering what to do in the face of an actual or potential job loss, I polled several human resources experts and executive coaches about the questions they recommend workers ask their employers should they receive a layoff notification during the global pandemic. Here are their collective suggestions on what issues to raise with your boss or HR department while you’re still employed:

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Self-made millionaire: This is the 'hardest part' about pursuing early retirement   

When Adcock made the decision to pursue FIRE — short for "financial independence, retire early" — he knew he'd have to increase his savings rate as much as possible by cutting back on expenses. The cable package was one of the first things to go.

"I used to think I couldn't live without ESPN," he tells CNBC Make It. "But then we cut cable, and guess what? I'm still here. I'm still living and breathing without ESPN."

Adcock retired from his corporate gig in 2016 at age 35 with about $900,000. These days, his net worth is north of $1 million, and he offers financial advice to would-be early retirees in his newsletter, Millionaire Habits.

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