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Supreme Court Rulings on Federal Employee/Military Vaccine Mandates
The Supreme Court wiped a series of rulings implicating the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates for federal employees and military service members, preventing the decisions from holding the weight of precedent in the future. With the mandates rescinded, the justices sided with the Biden administration Monday in agreeing to set aside the lower rulings after deeming […]
Court says company misunderstands e-signatures, affirms $7.2M award for fired workers
A recent court decision out of California highlights just how important it is for employers to fully grasp the tech tools they use at work. Case in point: A company’s CEO didn’t understand the ins and outs of e-signatures, which turned out to be an expensive seven-figure mistake. Agreements include profit-sharing bonuses Two C-suite employees […]
26 attorneys general: Give states the authority to enforce federal immigration law
A coalition of 26 state attorneys general is calling on the new U.S. Speaker of the House to pass a Florida-sponsored bill that would grant states the authority to enforce federal immigration law when the federal government refuses to do so. The AGs, led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, sent a letter to Speaker […]
Tacoma says it can’t enforce new ordinance aimed at protecting renters
The Landlord Fairness Code Initiative, passed in the November general election as Measure 1, requires landlords to set limits on rental fees, provide two notices before increasing rent, offer relocation assistance when the increase is 5% or greater and prevent evictions for certain groups as of Friday. The way it was written prohibits the city […]
California moving company Meathead Movers is sued for promoting its young, buff staff as Biden’s age-discrimination commissioners crack down on employers amid America’s ageing workforce
A California moving company that uses student athletes as movers is being sued for violating age-discrimination laws. Meathead Movers, a company that prides itself on using clean-cut youthful workers, is being pursued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Fresno based business is said to have failed to recruit and hire workers over 40 into positions […]
Texas Historical Group Removes Slavery Books At Ex-Slave Plantations: Report
The Texas Historical Commission has removed around two dozen race-related books from the gift shops of two former slave plantations because one person complained, according to Texas Monthly. The magazine reported this week that Michelle Haas, a white amateur historian, began emailing a commission board member after visiting the Varner-Hogg plantation last year. Titles reportedly removed […]
Starting January 1, 2024, Washington State will Have the Highest Minimum Wage
Washington State Labor and Industries (L&I) the minimum wage for Washington State will go up 3.4% from 2023 making minimum wage $16.28 an hour. That’s higher than anywhere else in the entire country. That’s more than California, more than New York, more than anywhere. If you work a full 8-hour shift, you’d be making 130.24. […]
Texas AG Paxton says Pfizer might have lied about efficacy of COVID vaccine, could be 1% effective
GOP Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that he believes that pharmaceutical company Pfizer may have lied about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and the effectiveness could be as low as one percent. “In this case, we’re pretty sure they were lying about the efficacy and the effectiveness of this drug, saying that this […]
Seattle Public Schools failed to efficiently check 12% of employees’ criminal backgrounds
An audit of Seattle Public Schools employee and contractor-perpetrated student safety incidents found glaring issues with its employee background check procedures. According to the audit provided to The Center Square, 12% of hired employees did not have criminal background screening and sexual misconduct release forms properly completed. More specifically, out of a sample of 52 […]