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Spain’s Bonmatí continues reign but Ballon d’Or contest is getting tougher
Barcelona star won again but teammates Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo will have run her close. Among the Parisian glitz and glamour, Aitana Bonmatí wrote herself into the headlines ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
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Workers could get right to strike for a year
A government document says the mandate to take industrial action could be extended.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Here’s Why Employers May Get More Involved in Workers’ Health Care
The Business Group on Health wants to help business owners address rising health coverage costs. That may require more attention to the treatments workers receive.Business - Inc. - October 15 -
Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Workers’ Dreams of Getting Hired
AI automated candidate screening is turning job searches into dead ends.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Starbucks Tells Workers to Return to the Office or Risk Getting Fired
The coffee chain has expected office employees to come in three days a week. Now it is tightening enforcement.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29 -
Older Workers to Get ‘Super’ 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions in 2025
Workers who are 60 to 63 will be able to put in up to $11,250 in extra contributions, if they can afford it.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state lawHealth - ABC News - October 16 -
California Health Care Workers Get Pay Bump Under New Wage Law
The new minimum wage of $18 an hour will gradually increase to $25 an hour under the new state law.Business - Inc. - October 17 -
Fluffy Feeling Ill? N.Y.C. Workers May Get Sick Leave to Care for Pets.
Councilman Shaun Abreu is introducing a bill that would require employers in New York City to let workers use their paid sick leave to take care of pets and service animals.Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
Transit workers who lost jobs when they didn't get Covid vaccines are awarded $1M
Six former employees for the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency who lost their jobs when they did not get Covid vaccines for religious reasons have been awarded more than $1 million each, according to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Boston pizzeria owner gets 8.5 years in prison for forced labor of undocumented workers
The owner of a Boston area pizza chain who forced undocumented victims to work for him in grueling conditions, and under violent physical abuse and threats of deportation, has been sentenced to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to ...Tech - Wired - October 30 -
Musk’s get-out-the-vote workers didn’t know they were canvassing for Trump – report
Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Less than 1 in 6 health care workers get COVID-19 booster shot: CDC
Fewer health care workers are getting the most recent COVID-19 booster. Findings from a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show 15.3 percent of the roughly 8 ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's medical records
A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died has been sentenced to two years in prisonHealth - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
Democrats confront a tougher downballot road in New York amid the Harris-Trump race
Former President Donald Trump’s promises that he’ll win New York are more empty bluster than evidence-based prediction.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Greece seeks tougher EU migration policies as it braces for impact of Mideast wars
Greece is seeking stricter European Union migration policies as it braces for a potential surge in migrants and refugees due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle EastWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Does Gen Z have it tougher than previous generations?
Young Britons are finding it harder than ever before to achieve financial independence — here’s whyWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
South Korea fights deepfake porn with tougher punishment and regulation
South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake pornWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
US trade partners brace for tougher tariffs in Trump’s second term
Steps taken in the Republican’s first few weeks in office are expected to be ‘lasting ones’World - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Tom Brady's job as Fox broadcaster got tougher as Raiders owner. Commitment to what excellence?
Tom Brady calls NFL games on Fox, but as part owner of the Raiders, he can't criticize other teams or game officials, or attend broadcast production meetings to prepare for games.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16 -
Who will USMNT play in Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals? Mexico dodge tougher opponents
The Americans return to the pitch next month with a tricky two-leg tieSports - CBS Sports - October 16 -
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow
Moscow sent close to 100 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials saidWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Harris huddles with Michigan workers
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Ve Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Harris courts workers in Michigan ahead of election Vice President Harris made ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Georgia poll worker accused of threatening to bomb election workers
A Georgia poll worker was arrested Monday for allegedly mailing a letter threatening other poll workers with rape, a "beatdown" and a bomb threat.Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Wait, Workers Want More Meetings?
Most employees think additional meetings would make them more productive, a new report says. But only if those meetings are done right.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Boeing Strike Extended After Union Workers Reject New Contract
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
The city workers who found fulfilment in the fields
These part-time farmers say they want the best of both worlds, splitting life between Paris and the country.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms
The chancellor was speaking at the government's International Investment Summit, where deals worth £63bn were hailed.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
Union leaders' outdated methods hurt workers and the economy
The International Longshoreman's Association is demanding outrageous wage increases and a ban on automation at American ports, threatening to disrupt the economy and cost jobs.Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Seattle Hotel Workers Join Hilton Strike
The planned weeklong work stoppage puts the total of West Coast hospitality workers on strike in Seattle, Honolulu, San Francisco, and San Diego past 4,300.Business - Inc. - October 14 -
Do not throw vapes in the bin, urge waste workers
Batteries, disposable vapes and discarded laptops put in the bin are putting refuse workers at risk.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
Paying Workers $10,000 to Move Helped Reverse Tulsa’s Brain Drain
Researchers found that when remote workers were paid to move to Tulsa, Okla., everyone came out ahead.Business - The New York Times - October 16 -
London Underground workers to strike over pay
Aslef and RMT unions announce series of walkouts in NovemberBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
FEMA workers threatened by armed group in Tennessee
"They were all armed, open carry not guns drawn, but they had surrounded them and there was a lady there that was yelling and threatening them."Politics - The Hill - October 16
