ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor is trying to connect 28 former employees of a Cordele home healthcare company with their share of $65,944 in back wages and liquidated damages recovered after an investigation found the employer denied them overtime wages they earned.The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined Adventist Homecare and Medical Services LLC paid a total of 96 employees straight-time rates for all hours worked, including hours over 40 in a workweek when the Fair Labor Standards Act required overtime wages be paid. After its investigation, the division recovered a total of $470,261 in back wages and liquidated damages for employees owed overtime…
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The new cabinet, according to reports, completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who was forced to step down earlier this year following pressure from criminal gangs that control large parts of the island nation. The new cabinet includes women ministers in key portfolios. Security needs Addressing journalists at the regular press briefing on Thursday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the “positive transitional governance milestone” should be accompanied by urgently needed security gains. “The Secretary-General therefore reiterates his call for the swift deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to…
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, today announced the launch of a new initiative to enhance support for migrant workers and their families participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The programme “Family-Centred Assistance to PALM Workers” will be a three-year regional pilot that addresses the opportunities and challenges associated with labour migration, helping migrant workers who are filling important labour shortages in Australia integrate into the country, and then improve their transition when they return home.…
The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism strategy, involving the use of so-called Vocational Educational and Training Centres (VETCs), or re-education camps. Detailed exchanges and dialogue In an update to reporters, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office have had detailed exchanges with the Government of China on critical issues. Topics included counter-terrorism laws and policies, criminal justice, and other policies of concern that impact the human rights…
BlackRock is back in Anti-ESG’s crosshairs. The Indiana Secretary of State issued a cease and desist letter last week to the firm alleging securities fraud. The Indiana letter is similar to one sent by the Mississippi Secretary of State back in March and alleges that BlackRock has misled investors about the benefits of considering ESG factors in investment decisions. The Indiana Capital Chronicle summarizes the allegations stating: “The Indiana Securities Division alleges BlackRock, ‘through its assertions relating to ESG products and offerings, has repeatedly made false and misleading statements to Hoosier investors,’ Morales said. The company is accused by Morales…
Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived in Ireland a month ago. Previous Next Image 1 of 6 Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived inIreland three weeks ago. Image 2 of 6 “I left America with nothing because I wanted knowledge. I didn’t know how the word worked without money so for the last 10 years I have discovering how difficult it is and I became invisible to the world.” Image 3 of 6 “Really, if I had my way and the money,…
Worker insurers dropped Florenza Marble & Granite for unsafe practices in 2022, 2024 CHICAGO ‒ Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis ‒ an incurable lung disease – and the U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger and an inspection by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found workers exposed to silica levels up to six times greater than permissible limits. When inspectors arrived in February 2024 to conduct air sampling at Florenza Marble & Granite Corp., they found employees…
His view is shared by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, who described the team as “one of the great stories of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Each of these athletes has overcome tremendous odds to get here and has a compelling message to share with the world”. Representing more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, the eight athletes and two guide runners form the largest Refugee Paralympic Team ever, after the team made its debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympics with just two athletes. The eight refugees are hosted in six countries and will compete across six…
By Julie Delebjak The Victorian government has introduced legislation into parliament that will override the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) (“Charter”). The State Civil Liability (Police Informants) Bill 2024 extinguishes civil actions arising out of the Lawyer X saga, in which criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo became an informant for Victoria Police. Gobbo informed on clients she was ostensibly representing, likely undermining her clients’ defence to criminal charges, for which they were ultimately convicted. The High Court of Australia described Gobbo’s actions as “fundamental and appalling breaches of [her] obligations”, considered Victoria Police’s conduct as “reprehensible” and constituting “atrocious breaches” of their duties,…
When we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to real farm income. This isn’t just by increasingly working as farmers themselves. Keeping a farm business going usually relies on women’s off-farm work as well, particularly in times of drought. Despite this, women often do not have ownership of farmland. And when it comes to who gets the family farm in succession planning, daughters, mothers and daughters-in-law are all likely to miss out. There are established legal protections that women can draw on to challenge this. But our recent research finds…