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Belgian labor law for sex workers: what and how? […] If a sex worker invokes any of these rights, the sex worker is protected from dismissal or other adverse action by the employer. If a sex worker exercises the right to refuse more than ten times in a six-month period, the sex worker or the …
Deborah Birx says we must test every cow in America (on a weekly basis) for bird flu. "We should be testing every cow, weekly," Birx says adding, "we could be pool testing every dairy worker." There are around 40 million cows in the United States. Trust the science! pic.twitter.com/0xnCAE0T9e — Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) June 5, …
An employee who was taking off from work between June 10 and June 13 shared his shock and confusion in a viral TikTok upon learning he would need to put in for four days off … despite there only being a three day difference between the 10th and 13th. Ryan Roose ( @ryan_roose ) however, …
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Cue Health has reached the end of the road. The San Diego-based medical tech company announced Monday that it’s laying off its entire staff. The company once had 1,500 workers, thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic with sales of its test devices to Google, the NBA and the Department of Defense. But with far less demand …
A 68-year-old American on Social Security shares their struggle with skyrocketing property taxes, which have risen from $895 to nearly $8,000 annually. Working tirelessly to cover these taxes, they express frustration at being unable to afford the home they’ve owned since 1995, highlighting the plight of many unable to afford to live in the places …
Reporter: “What’s your message to Joe Biden?” Union Worker: “Fuck You.” pic.twitter.com/wzeT8qiA15 — Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) April 25, 2024
The H-1B visa lottery system does indeed allocate visas randomly among applicants, regardless of skill level or salary.Additionally, while employers are generally required to attest that they have sought to hire US workers first, they are not always required to provide proof of such efforts during the initial application process. What’s hilarious about this tweet …
(They are stealing equipment from his truck in the upper right corner of the video) HOUSTON — Robbery suspects in northwest Harris County messed with the wrong guy who used his weed trimmer to fight back. Video shows the victim trimming a lawn Saturday afternoon (when) he spotted some men stealing equipment from his truck …
A 33-year-old postal worker was in his mail van when he was fatally shot in a “targeted attack,” according to Ohio police. Jonte Davis was shot Saturday afternoon by a gunman who fired from another car, said police in Warren, about 60 miles southeast of Cleveland. Police said they believe Davis and the suspect knew …
by confoundedinterest17 Americans are addicted to gov. And government is addicted to spending (and creating more debt). Let’s look at wage growth for government apparatchiks relative to private sector workers. While wage growth overall was modest, it is government wage growth that is driving it – now at a record high! Source: Bloomberg And on the back …
New York county to enforce travel bans for weather and other ‘catastrophes,’ announcing portal for ‘essential worker’ movement passes There has yet to be a reckoning for all of the government tyranny we witnessed since 2020, leaving power hungry politicians under the impression that they can go back to the Covid era rights restricting toolbox …
MASSAPEQUA – Police in Nassau County, Long Island said a 21-year-old dog daycare employee in Massapequa was seen on video swinging multiple dogs above his head, using their leash, and then letting them fall to the ground. Andrew Laurendi was arrested Sunday night and charged with animal cruelty and torturing or injuring an animal/failure to …
"The average worker should feel as if he has been ripped off — and he has," says GMO's Co-founder Jeremy Grantham on wage stagnation in the US. pic.twitter.com/l6IQD64Nuh — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 4, 2023
European Natural gas prices just spiked 40% today ALONE. This is the biggest daily increase since March 2022. A long-lasting worker strike is likely to limit supply, Citigroup estimates EU natural gas prices could double. The never-ending fight against inflation continues. pic.twitter.com/RqTHNCE203 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 9, 2023
A Lowe’s worker has been fired from a Georgia store for intervening in a shoplifting heist that left her with a black eye. Donna Hansbrough, 68, attempted to stop a gang of shoplifters making off with more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from her store in Rincon, Georgia last month. The thieves refused to go …
House Republicans have slipped a massive foreign worker expansion into their Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill, a blow to the GOP’s promise to protect the nation’s working class from powerful special interests. After markups and hearings, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee approved the DHS spending bill which would blow the lid off …
via washingtonexaminer: Up until two years ago, it would only take 12 hours for coal mined deep in a labyrinth operation 60 miles from here to go from that underground mine, through a high-tech cleaning procedure, and be loaded on a barge or rail car and brought to the Cheswick Generating Station, a coal-fired power …
