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Over 1,600 Co-op employees have taken action against the company over complaints that they are being paid less than their colleagues at Co-op’s distribution centres. The complaint is from mostly female shop-workers who argue that they should receive pay similar to their predominantly male colleagues in the company’s distribution centre, who receive up to £3 […]
A number of law firms that had scheduled widespread returns for late January and February, including Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Morrison & Foerster, have now confirmed they will further postpone their return to offices by an additional few weeks. In the United States, new coronavirus infections have decreased week-over-week in the regions […]
Thursday’s claim came in a lawsuit against app store fees and payment tools between the tech giant and game maker Epic Games. The US states, led by Utah and including Texas, Indiana, and Colorado, argued that “Apple's conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app-developers and millions of citizens.” "Meanwhile, Apple continues to monopolize app […]
US District Judge William Alsup said that he would tentatively approve the deal, which would see Pinterest commit $50 million to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives over a decade-long period. However, Alsup said he believes other shareholders should have the opportunity to decide whether it requires an enforcement mechanism. In 2020, a lawsuit, filed […]
On Wednesday, US District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan said convicted murderer Henry Franklin could pursue a proposed class action after he was turned down from a grocery delivery position at Cornucopia Logistics, which serves Amazon and Whole Foods. After a background check, Amazon determined that Franklin had lied on a 2019 job application by […]
“The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant,” said Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of College Readiness Assessments at the College Board. “We’re not simply putting the current SAT on a digital platform—we’re taking full advantage of what delivering an assessment digitally makes possible[...] With input from educators and students, […]
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin have asked a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell who was on the set when the actor fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, Baldwin’s attorneys said that the claim by Mitchell should be dismissed because there […]
In a statement, Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s office said, "Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access.” The statement went on to say that the tech giant “continues to systematically surveil customers […]
Back in November, the US Supreme Court rejected the car giant’s bid to avoid lawsuits filed by officials in three states including Ohio. Volkswagen’s US subsidiary argued that, under the Clean Air Act, emissions claims can only be pursued by the federal government. The car giant also said that it had already reached a more […]
Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has suspended its Covid-19 vaccine-or-test requirement for US employees. The move follows a ruling to block vaccine mandates for large businesses by the US Supreme Court earlier this month. Previously, Starbucks had said it would require its 220,000 US employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or take weekly Covid-19 tests. However, […]
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