Ventura-based Patagonia has told around 90 remote workers that if they want to keep their jobs, they’ll have to move to one of seven metropolitan areas, none of which are in California. The employees are customer service representatives who are scattered around the country and take customer calls, emails and chat messages from home or […]
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Two employees have left Adidas as a result of an ongoing investigation by the German sportswear brand into allegations of corruption in China. Adidas said last week that […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — When a 12-carat emerald disappeared off the wrist of a prominent Virginia Beach developer attending a swanky birthday party at the Cavalier Beach Club earlier this month, two employees jumped into action. One even leapt into a dumpster. Now, Cavalier employees Crystal Giradin and Addison Ott are being lauded for their integrity […]
New data reveals there was a decline last year in the frequency of working from home in Germany, but that remote and hybrid work practices have become firmly entrenched in sectors of Europe’s biggest economy more than four years on from the pandemic. The Federal Statistical Office said on Wednesday that 23.5% of all employed […]
An anonymous letter sent to Adidas on June 7, allegedly written by staff in China, laid out ‘potential leadership concerns’ and allegations of ‘compliance violations’ (Tobias SCHWARZ) Adidas said Wednesday two employees had left the company as the German sportswear giant investigates bribery allegations in China. The probe was sparked by an anonymous letter sent […]
COLDWATER — The city council approved new three-year labor contracts with police and fire unions on Monday night, giving employees a 9% pay hike on July 1. The increase will raise the competition between police agencies in the area for the hiring and retention of police officers to a new level. The contracts are with: […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Employees of a chain of beauty salons claim they’re owed thousands of dollars in back pay and said the business owner is nowhere to be found. The employees worked at “Fantastic Sams” in Henderson and Las Vegas. Jaymee Lawrence owned the five Fantastic Sams salons and closed them all. Two of […]
Union votes can go forward at an Iowa City Bruegger’s Bagels store, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. The workers claim their quest to organize Bruegger’s Workers United is the first unionization effort at a Bruegger’s anywhere in the country. Workers from both an Iowa City store and one in Coralville sought approval for […]
From Business Sale To Retirement Wealth: How Mark Cuban Turned 91% Of His Employees Into Millionaires Mark Cuban, a self-made billionaire widely known for his role on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” is no stranger to selling his companies or shares when it’s time to move on. But he also makes it a point to give out […]
A Massachusetts mother is suing her son’s former school district and several of its employees for allegedly “brutally and impermissibly” restraining the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, on numerous occasions – including with a “gym mat” – according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN. The boy, who is […]
Jun. 19—NORWICH — The City Council on Monday agreed to pay a public works employee $50,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit he filed after being passed over for a promotion. The council voted unanimously following a 30-minute executive session to settle the case filed by John Johnson, supervisor of buildings and grounds at City […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for a woman they say threatened Walgreens’ employees with a baseball bat and pistol Monday. Woman accused in deadly Memphis wreck arrested in Colorado At around 4:18 a.m., police say a woman attempted to steal items at the Walgreens on Summer Avenue but was unsuccessful. Reports say the […]