Martin’s Appeal is Rejected, He is Sentenced to 75 to 150 Years
Martin’s Appeal is Rejected, He is Sentenced to 75 to 150 Years
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Denver Law Firm Agrees to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee
The Bendenelli Law Firm in Denver, Colorado recently agreed to pay a former legal assistant $30,000, ending a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC), the law firm hired the former legal assistant, Jennifer Rodriquez, back in January 2017. After only 10 days on the job, “she told the law firm she was pregnant and she was fired the next day.”
Trump Administration to Transfer Health Funds to Child Detention Centers
The Trump administration plans to reallocate more than a quarter-billion dollars in funds from government programs to child detention centers. The plan, outlined in a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, cuts refugee support programs by nearly $80 million. An additional $180 million, reports The Hill, will be taken out of healthcare
Trump Administration Proposes Keeping Green Cards from Legal Immigrants Who Might Use Welfare
The Trump administration has publicly posted a proposal that’d bar legal immigrants from receiving green cards or citizenship if they’ve recently received welfare or other government assistance. Under the new rule, which POLITICO reports was posted on Saturday, immigrants can be denied ‘lawful permanent residency’ if they’ve availed certain public benefits—or if the Department of
Beef Jerky Products Recalled Over Concerns of Foreign Matter Contamination
If you’re a fan of beef jerky, listen up. Earlier this week, Junior’s Smokehouse Processing Plant out of El Camp, Texas issued a recall for “approximately 690 pounds of ready-to-eat teriyaki beef jerky products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of hard metal.”
Hospitals Launch Nonprofit Drug Company
In a world of price gouging and shortages, hospitals look for solutions by starting a new nonprofit drug company to rein in costs and stabilize supply.
Spotify Named as Defendant in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed earlier this month against Spotify accuses the music company of partaking in “systemic gender discrimination, defamation, equal pay violation, and of firing a former employee to cover up ethical lapses by her superior.” The suit was filed in New York Supreme Court by a former female sales executive, Hong Perez.
Victim Funding in Some States May be Discriminatory
Victim Funding in Some States May be Discriminatory
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
Colorado DOC Will Spend $41 Million to Treat Hepatitis C
U.S. EEOC Slaps Walmart Inc. with Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Earlier today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Walmart Inc. over allegations that the company forced pregnant employees at a “Wisconsin warehouse to go on unpaid leave and denied their requests to take on easier duties.” The EEOC is an agency responsible for enforcing laws meant to protect employees in the workplace from discrimination, including pregnancy discrimination. According to reports from the agency, a Walmart “distribution center in Menomonie, Wisconsin, has discriminated against pregnant employees since 2014.” As a result, the EEOC claims the company violated federal laws that “requires employers to accommodate workers’ pregnancies in the same way as physical disabilities.”