The new law prohibits employers from implementing quotas that prevent workers from taking meal and bathroom breaks.
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Ukraine is the latest country to legalize bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency slowly goes global
Unlike El Salvador’s move this week to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, Ukraine’s crypto law does not put bitcoin on an equal footing with the hryvnia, the country’s national currency.
United Airlines staff who are granted religious exemptions to vaccine mandate will be put on unpaid leave
If an employee’s request for a religious exemption is denied, they must be vaccinated within five weeks of the denial notice.
Fraud or flawed? Opening arguments in Elizabeth Holmes trial pit dueling personas.
“This is a case about fraud, about lying and cheating to get money,” prosecutors said in their opening arguments.
Job openings soar to 10.9 million as companies struggle to fill positions
The quits rate, seen as a barometer of worker confidence, was unchanged at 2.7 percent.
She promised to change the medical world. Now Elizabeth Holmes could face 20 years in prison.
At the heart of the matter are thousands of patients: a mother misled about her pregnancy, a patient told to stop taking heart medication, and people who received false HIV-positive results.
El Salvador hits snags as it adopts bitcoin as official currency, first country to do so
El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with Pres. Nayib Bukele saying it will save millions in commissions for remittances.
Pandemic and climate change mean rebuilding after Hurricane Ida will be tougher and more costly
Supply chain disruptions have made the cost of building materials about 30 percent higher than they were prior to the pandemic.
Workers are changing jobs more often and demanding better wages, Fed survey shows
The minimum wage consumers said they needed before they would even consider accepting a job offer is now $68,954.
Chinese prosecutors drop sexual assault case against Alibaba manager
The move drew widespread criticism online, with many lamenting the lack of protection for women in such cases.