Lawmakers are calling on Microsoft to ban private arbitration in all cases related to discrimination. Last week, company officials announced they’d no longer use private arbitration to settle claims of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. But for some politicians, the move to reform isn’t enough. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to Microsoft, asking
An investigation into Verizon and other companies has raised strange questions about age discrimination in the digital age. Spearheaded by ProPublica and The New York Times, reporters uncovered an odd trend in online advertisements. Job recruiters from Verizon and other companies were found marketing open positions to Facebook users. But rather than distributing the advertisements
Manhattan Physician Charged with Over-prescribing Opioids to Addicts
A family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Glendale YMCA after their 23-year-old son fell from the roof of the YMCA building to his death back in 2016. According to the lawsuit, which was filed by Abel Montes Jr.’s parents earlier this week, “employee negligence and a drug-laced brownie” contributed to his death. Now his parents, Abel Montes Sr. and Angela Reisner, “are seeking unspecified damages from the organization.” But what happened, exactly?
Woman Makes Child Guard Parking Space Late at Night
A Thursday night apartment fire in the Bronx killed at least 12 people, including a child. The building, writes The New York Times, contained some 29 flats and was built about 100 years ago. While the cause of the conflagration is still under investigation, New York City officials are lamenting the loss of life. Mayor
Lawsuit Alleges Insys Unlawfully Pushed Highly Addictive Subsys Spray
So-called sanctuary churches are pushing back against the Trump administration’s drive to round-up and deport illegal immigrants. An al-Jazeera special recounts the tale of 40-year old Alirio Gomez, who fled El Salvador after receiving a slew of death threats from criminal gangs. Arriving in the United States, Gomez joined a circuit of immigrants increasingly taking
Infamous New York City landlord Steven Croman has agreed to pay $8 million in a settlement, which alleged he’d “bullied” tenants out of rent-controlled apartments. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced less than two week ago that he’d reached an agreement with the landlord. On top of $8 million toward the settlement’s restitution fund, the
The U.S. State Department has told refugee resettlement agencies to cut down their operations on American soil, as Donald Trump prepares to limit immigration in the year ahead. Advocates across the country have said the decision is likely to lead to the closure of dozens of resettlement offices. According to Reuters, such a move could