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September Jobs Report Shows U.S. Added 336,000 to Payrolls
6Oct By adminNo Comments
World

September Jobs Report Shows U.S. Added 336,000 to Payrolls

Updated Oct. 6, 2023 8:36 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Friday’s jobs report showed that hiring accelerated sharply in September, as employers added 336,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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What Is a Noncompete Contract? | Explore Law Firms and Legal Advice
5Oct By adminNo Comments
Money

What Is a Noncompete Contract? | Explore Law Firms and Legal Advice

Within the U.S. workforce, researchers estimate that nearly 30 million workers are bound by noncompete contracts that prevent employees from holding jobs where they would compete against their former employers. Approximately 38% of Americans will have a “noncompete” (as they’re referred to in legal parlance) at some point in their careers. In May 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reviewed the impact of noncompetes, finding evidence that few employees negotiate or reject these contracts, and many workers don’t fully understand the provisions. Jurisdictions with more noncompete enforcement have lower job mobility, reduced wages and lower entrepreneurship.Concerned about the impact these agreements have on workers, dozens of states regulate these contracts in some way. Four sta...
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Between manufacturing and services, can AI show India a third way to grow?
2Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Between manufacturing and services, can AI show India a third way to grow?

By Andy Mukherjee Should India double down on software services, where it has proven prowess and strong outsourcing companies? Or must it follow the successful East Asian model and bet big on factory work to generate mass employment? Maybe there is a third way.  The manufacturing versus services debate has taken a fresh urgency. For the first time, some of the iPhones that customers bought on the launch date of the new model last month were made in the most-populous nation. To policymakers, it vindicates the $24 billion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is spending over five years to promote India as the next China. However, to critics, giving Foxconn Technology Group and other Apple suppliers generous subsidies to assemble phones is n...
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Tesla sued by EEOC for allegedly allowing a racist and hostile work environment
29Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Tesla sued by EEOC for allegedly allowing a racist and hostile work environment

White employees at Tesla have hurled racist slurs at Black co-workers inside the automaker's factory in Fremont, California, for at least eight years and the company has refused to stamp out the behavior, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.Lawyers with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also claim in the lawsuit that the still-present racial harassment has created a hostile work environment dating back as far as May 2015. Black employees regularly hear their colleagues say "monkey," "boy," or even use the N-word to address them, the lawsuit claims. The White co-workers involved in the behavior span from managers and supervisors to line leads and production associates, court documents allege. "Black employees also encountered displays of racist graffiti, includin...
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Defamation, Libel and Slander: What Do They Mean and How Do They Differ? | Explore Law Firms and Legal Advice
27Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Defamation, Libel and Slander: What Do They Mean and How Do They Differ? | Explore Law Firms and Legal Advice

The terms defamation, libel and slander may be used interchangeably in popular culture, but they are different in important ways. Some of these differences date back to medieval times, but they still have a real impact on how modern-day Americans can speak, write and broadcast. What Is Defamation?Defamation is the umbrella term that describes statements someone makes about another person, which hurt their ability to function in society, says David Partlett, Ada Griggs Candler Professor of Law Emeritus at Emory University.Whether it is true or false, a defamatory statement “impugns someone’s reputation,” says Ken Paulson, director of Middle Tennessee University’s Free Speech Center. “It’s the act of making someone’s reputation less pristine.”What Is Slander? What Is Libel?Slander is a fals...
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