Nov 24, 2024
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Calling an Employee “Slow” Can Be Age Discrimination

A FedEx manager who called an employee “slow” could have committed age discrimination according to a new ruling by a California Court of Appeal. The case, Michael Freem v. Superior Court of Orange County, partially reversed Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Y. Lee’s grant of summary judgment in favor... Read More »

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Colorado Springs Shooter Sentenced to 55 Life Terms

Anderson Lee Aldrich, the shooter responsible for the horrific attack at an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs, was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday. Aldrich's attack, which killed five people and injured 19 others, was prosecuted as a federal hate crime, highlighting the severity and motivation behind... Read More »

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Apple Underpaid Female Workers in California, Argues New Lawsuit

A proposed class action lawsuit is accusing Apple of underpaying over 12,000 female workers. The lawsuit was filed in state court in San Francisco by two women who worked at the company for over a decade. The women say that female workers in engineering, marketing, and AppleCare divisions were systematically... Read More »

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Supreme Court Overturns Federal Ban on Bump Stocks

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The ruling was decided by a 6-3 majority, with conservative justices prevailing. A bump stock is a device that attaches to a semi-automatic rifle,... Read More »