Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
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Slaughterhouses Settle 3 Child Labor Cases With Feds
Agribusiness giants Purdue Farms and JBS Foods, along with a slaughterhouse cleaning company, paid about $8.4 millions in fines for having underaged workers in dangerous jobs.Inc. - 4h -
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.The New York Times - 1d -
Falling Child Vaccinations
U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases are falling.The New York Times - 4d -
Labor Market Ends 2024 With a Bang
Surprisingly, employers added 256,000 jobs in December 2024, and unemployment ticked down.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
Warriors' Kuminga (ankle) out at least 3 weeks
Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga will be re-evaluated in three weeks after suffering a significant right ankle sprain, the team said Sunday.ESPN - Jan. 5 -
NFL Week 18 contract incentives: Mike Evans earns $3 million bonus on final play of season
Mike Evans, Von Miller, Geno Smith and and Baker Mayfield padded their wallets in Week 18.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
New Orleans attack puts spotlight on inauguration security
The attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 people has put a fresh spotlight on security plans around what is set to be an active month of events in the nation’s capital, culminating with ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Wild's Spurgeon to miss 2-3 weeks after slew-foot
Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was expected to sit out two to three weeks because of an apparent right leg injury.ESPN - Jan. 3 -
Here’s who snapped up Robert Redford’s charming coastal California cottage in just 3 weeks for $4.65 million
Robert Redford sold the Tiburon home for a half-million above his asking price.MarketWatch - Jan. 1
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