By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a software engineer’s proposed class action claiming Meta Platforms refused to hire him because it preferred to give jobs to foreign workers who are paid lower wages. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling said that a Civil […]
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I Kept Working After Claiming Social Security. Will a Recent Raise Increase My Benefits?
Financial advisor and columnist Brandon Renfro I’m 69 and began to collect Social Security when I hit my full retirement age in April 2021, but I’m still working fulltime and making a good income. My salary is 2.5 times what I was making four years ago. Social Security has annually adjusted my monthly check every […]
Harris Calls Trump ‘Insulting’ For Claiming His Conviction Appeals To Black Voters
Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump for repeatedly claiming that he appeals to Black voters because of his felony conviction, saying the Republican candidate’s racist efforts to reach Black Americans are “insulting.” Harris, the first Black American, South Asian American, and woman to be vice president, made the remarks in an interview […]
Workers sue Disney claiming they were fraudulently induced to move to Florida from California
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in a new office campus only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In July 2021, the Disney Parks’ chief told […]
Workers sue Disney claiming they were fraudulently induced to move to Florida from California
Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in a new office campus only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In July 2021, the Disney Parks’ chief told workers in California that […]
Workers sue Disney claiming they were fraudulently induced to move to Florida
Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in a new office campus only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida governor Ron DeSantis. In July 2021, the Disney Parks’ chief told workers in California that […]
Workers sue Disney claiming they were fraudulently induced to move to Florida
Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in a new office campus only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida governor Ron DeSantis. In July 2021, the Disney Parks’ chief told workers in California that […]
Mercedes go to police over email claiming Lewis Hamilton’s car was ‘sabotaged’
Mercedes have reported an anonymous email which claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car has been “sabotaged” to the police. The letter, said to be written by a disgruntled Mercedes staff member, was sent to Formula One’s major players – including the Silver Arrows’ team principal Toto Wolff, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, […]
Tesla must face owners’ lawsuit claiming it monopolizes vehicle repairs and parts
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Tesla vehicle owners can pursue a proposed class action accusing billionaire Elon Musk‘s electric car company of monopolizing markets for repairs and parts, breathing new life into a lawsuit she dismissed last November. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Monday that owners […]
Intel fires back at AMD’s AI benchmarks, shares results claiming current-gen Xeon chips are faster at AI than AMD’s next-gen 128-core EPYC Turin
Intel is firing back at AMD’s recent AI benchmarks that it shared during its Computex keynote that claimed AMD’s Zen 5-based EPYC Turin is 5.4 times faster than Intel’s Xeon chips in AI workloads. Intel penned a blog today highlighting the performance of its current-gen Xeon processors in its own benchmarks, claiming that its fifth-gen […]
The Unfortunate Truth About Claiming Social Security at Age 70
Most personal finance experts recommend waiting as long as necessary to claim Social Security in order to qualify for the largest possible benefit. For most, that means applying for retirement benefits at age 70. While 70 is, statistically speaking, the optimal age to claim for the majority of retirees, it doesn’t mean there are no […]
Judge in Trump hush money trial flags Facebook post claiming juror spoke about case
The judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial in New York made the parties aware Friday of a post to the court system’s Facebook page. In the post, a user said, “My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!” Judge […]