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Tips can’t go toward Seattle’s minimum wage after December. Restaurateurs, labor advocates clash over changes
Ruby de Luna August 06, 2024 / 5:00 pm Seattle’s practice of allowing businesses to apply customer tips toward employee wages and benefits will end in December. Small business owners say the new rules could lead to job loss and higher prices, while labor advocates argue the policy is a step in the right direction. The city’s…
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In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
By REBECCA SANTANA and MARIA VERZAUpdated 8:45 PM CDT, August 3, 2024Share MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico, officials said Saturday, potentially easing strains on the Mexican government and lessening dangers for people trying to…
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H-1B Spouse Work Permit Rule Survives D.C. Circuit Challenge (1)
Andrew Kreighbaum Aug. 2, 2024, 9:50 AM CDT; Updated: Aug. 2, 2024, 12:34 PM CDT A rule extending employment authorization to spouses of H-1B visa holders has withstood a federal appeals court challenge from a group representing US-born tech workers. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia had already interpreted relevant provisions of the Immigration and Nationality…
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Sonya Massey killing sparks renewed scrutiny of police hiring
For decades, applicant vetting has often been less rigorous in smaller departments, according to experts, and a national police shortage has exacerbated the problem. By Simone Weichselbaum, Andrew Blankstein, Janelle Griffith and Kenzi Abou-Sabe Aug. 1, 2024, 6:17 PM CDT / Updated Aug. 2, 2024, 12:42 AM CDT To watch video report, Click Here. In the nearly three weeks since an Illinois deputy…
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Lawsuit alleges Livingston County schools failed to address racial hostility towards students
Lawsuit says district officials ignored racism in school and failed to take steps to stop racial discrimination by Brandon Carr Published July 9, 2024 at 8:09 PM LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan Civil Rights firm MARKO LAW, PLLC, announced a federal lawsuit filed against Pinckney Community Schools, Superintendent Rick Todd, and principals Janet McDole and Lori…
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Detroit school board approves new teacher contract that includes pay raises, bonuses
By Micah Walker, BridgeDetroit | July 10, 2024, 5:21pm CDT The Detroit school board approved a new two-year contract for teachers Tuesday that includes pay increases for new and veteran educators as well as bonuses for special-education and mental health employees. The new agreement means that from 2017 to the second year of the contract, which lasts until…
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Donald Trump’s Women Problem Has Gotten Worse
Published Jul 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT Updated Jul 26, 2024 at 2:55 PM EDT By Martha McHardy Donald Trump’s problem with winning over women voters appears to have gotten worse now that Kamala Harris is likely to be the Democratic candidate for president, new polling suggests. The former president has previously struggled to gain the favor of female…
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Harris previews presidential campaign priorities, women’s rights focus in Indy speech
July 24, 2024 | Cate Charron Vice President Kamala Harris previewed her presidential campaign’s focus on women’s reproductive rights and social and economic equality during her remarks Wednesday afternoon at the Zeta Phi Beta Inc. Grand Boule conference in downtown Indianapolis. In a 15-minute speech to the historically black sorority, Harris largely referred to herself and her…
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Senate committee investigating abuse of pregnant women in prisons
By Stetson Miller Published: Jul. 31, 2024 at 8:13 PM CDT To watch video report, Click Here. WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights held a held a hearing Wednesday as part of an investigation it has launched into reports of abuse of pregnant women in jails across the nation. “The testimony and…
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