Higher Court Will Decide Whether to Dismiss Student Suicide Case
Higher Court Will Decide Whether to Dismiss Student Suicide Case
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Restaurant Industry Bracing for Sexual Harassment Allegations Amid Harvey Weinstein Debacle
For weeks we’ve been reading and hearing about reports of sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood big-wigs, most notably, Harvey Weinstein. It would seem, however, that those allegations aren’t only limited to Hollywood. Even the restaurant industry is beginning to see an uptick in sexual misconduct and harassment allegations.
Settlements Reached in Ceres Lawsuit Claiming Police Officers Secretly Filmed Female Co-Workers
Two settlements have been reached regarding a lawsuit against Ceres that claimed “several police officers secretly video recorded two female civilian co-workers, and in one instance allegedly took video of one employee’s upper thigh and underpants while she was wearing a dress.” The two settlements total $400,000, and at the end of the day the city “admitted no liability in the settlements.”
Efforts to Lower Michigan’s Astronomical Auto Insurance Rates Stymied By Democrats
A bill designed to bring down Michigan’s astronomical auto insurance rates was defeated in the state legislature. After hours of debate, the Republican-controlled House rejected the measure with a 45-63 vote. “Everybody in the state of Michigan knows car insurance is too high and something has to be done about. But there’s something about once
Prisoners for Profit: Not a Free Market
Accused addicts working for free and healthy people locked up for insurance payments are only some of the prisoners for profit in the capitalist system.
Trump Repeals CFPB Rule on Forced Arbitration, Says He Wishes He Could Fire Cordray
True to a longstanding dislike for the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau, President Donald Trump collaborated with bankers to undo a rule governing forced arbitration. The move brought the commander-in-chief praise from corporate executives, who’d derided the CFPB regulation as unfair and costly. The CFPB measure was intended to stop banks from barring their customers from
Sessions and Trump Say NYC Terror Suspect Saipov Deserves Guantanamo
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that terrorists should expect to be tried in either civilian courts or military tribunals. The comment seems to lend some credence to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a suspect in last week’s attack in New York could be sent to Guantanamo Bay. Speaking in a roomful of attorneys and law
Trump Plans to Boot Honduran and Nicaraguan Immigrants Fleeing Disaster
The Trump administration announced that it will end a special immigration program that protects some 5,000 Nicaraguan immigrants in the United States from deportation. According to officials in Washington, the program has run its course and is no longer necessary for Nicaraguans residing on American soil. The Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,
Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University Set to Continue
A lawsuit against Yale University is expected to proceed, even after a U.S. district court judge tossed “out one of the seven counts leveled by a former employee who claimed racial discrimination and harassment by his supervisor.” U.S. District Judge Janet Hall decided to dismiss Leon McCalla’s “claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress” because
Office Plant Placement Leads to Racial Discrimination Case
Office Plant Placement Leads to Racial Discrimination Case