Tag: Labor issues
Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using race slur
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial...
Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using race slur
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial...
US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers
<p>The U.S. government will pay nearly $44 million to settle an age-discrimination case filed 16 years ago on behalf of hundreds of workers who...
US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers
The U.S. government will pay nearly $44 million to settle an age-discrimination case filed 16 years ago on behalf of hundreds of workers who...
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/minimum-wage">the minimum wage</a> to $15 an hour for federal...
Powerful Iowa companies got state testing help, records show
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — When Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration <a href="https://apnews.com/article/public-health-iowa-kim-reynolds-des-moines-coronavirus-pandemic-639cc1c485701ce6eef074a34577d8e2">arranged coronavirus testing</a> at the office of the governor’s biggest campaign donors, it was...
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors,...
Powerful Iowa companies got state testing help, records show
IOWA CITY, Iowa — When Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration arranged coronavirus testing at the office of the governor’s biggest campaign donors, it was the...
Settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich Montana club
BILLINGS, Mont. — Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have...
Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers
<p>BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime...