Heat Wave Tests Oregon Workplace Safety Rules
From today’s Oregon Public Radio: Skyler Fischer is forklift driver at a Fred Meyer distribution center in the town of Clackamas. He’s been working there for 12 years and works…
What Remote Work Debate? They’ve Been Back at the Office for a While
From today’s New York Times: The competition for parking space is getting steeper. Commutes are inching longer. Workplace lounges are filling up with commotion as junior associates play cornhole. What…
How Movement To Undermine Election Results Is Spreading In The U.S.
From today’s The Guardian: Volunteers in Tarrant county, Texas, are manually reviewing more than 300,000 ballots from the state’s 2020 Republican primary election, Votebeat reported last week. There’s no evidence of…
Thousands of North Carolina Felons Can Now Register and Vote
From today’s Associated Press Online: Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast…
Disabled Citizens in Wisconsin Sue After State’s High Court Rules Against Absentee Ballots
From today’s Washington Post: Four disabled people are asking a federal judge to ensure they can vote this fall after the Wisconsin Supreme Court limited how absentee ballots can be…
T-Mobile Reaches $500 Million Settlement in Huge 2021 Data Breach
From today’s New York Times: T-Mobile has agreed to a settlement totaling $500 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by customers after the company disclosed in August that sensitive data had been…
Tesla Under Scrutiny by Federal Agency Regarding Workplace Civil Rights Laws
From today’s CBNC News Online: A federal agency responsible for enforcing civil rights laws against workplace discrimination issued a cause finding against electric vehicle maker Tesla in June, according to…
Trump Recently Urged Wisconsin Assembly Speaker to Overturn His 2020 Defeat
From today’s New York Times: Donald J. Trump called a top Republican in the State Legislature in Wisconsin in recent days to lobby for a measure that would overturn his…
Bipartisan Senate Group Makes Deal To Reform Electoral Count Act
From today’s NPR News: After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday announced two proposals related to election administration, including one to reform the Electoral Count Act,…
Eight U.S. House Offices File for the Right to Unionize
From today’s New York Times: Aides to eight of the most progressive members of the House filed petitions on Monday to form unions in their offices, the first substantial action…