No worker should be afraid of reporting their employer for violating labor laws out of fear of being prosecuted for their immigration status, bill sponsor Sen. Teresa Ruiz said. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor) Immigrant workers are more reluctant to speak out about injustice in the workplace, report injuries, or cooperate in investigations out […]
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A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several proposals pushed through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Abortion opponents in Kansas pursued the measure against abortion “coercion,” increased […]
Man used Snapchat to sexually abuse 11-year-old and coerce her into his home, feds say
A man is accused of traveling with an 11-year-old from New Jersey to his home in Bear, Delaware, to sexually abuse the victim he met and coerced online. Using Roblox, TikTok, Snapchat and Discord, 27-year-old Darius Matylewich persuaded the 11-year-old to send sexually explicit content that he recorded and saved to a “hidden” Apple Photos […]