Ricky Gervais crushes leftist Hollywood elites, Slate says he’s ‘Just Plain Mean’
Golden Globe host Ricky Gervais took on Hollywood elitism is a shocking and hysterical manner on Sunday. Some media elites responded with “no body cares” or “he’s mean” — get More...
Human smuggling, trafficking ring from Mexico busted up in Maine by border patrol agents
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested eight Mexican nationals in the Mars Hill area on July 23. Agents were responding to a call for assistance from the Maine State Police. All eight subjects were criminally charged More...
Election 2020: Bernie Sanders cuts hours for staff to get, keep them at $15 per hour
Capitalism 1010 descended on the Bernie Sanders campaign. Sanders pushes for a $15 minimum wage and has announced this weekend he will cut staffers’ hours so that they can effectively be paid a $15-an-hour More...
Favoritism in the Workplace
There are many problems associated with workplace diversity. One of the most common ones is favoritism. This happens when the person in authority treats one employee in a more special way than another one regardless More...
Shasta County Couple, Nery and Maura Martinez Indicted for Forced Labor of Guatemalan Woman and Her Daughters
An indictment was unsealed today following the arrests of Nery Martinez, 50, and Maura Martinez, 50, of Shasta Lake. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy, forced labor, and alien harboring for More...
Human trafficking and guidelines to get an excellent human trafficking lawyer
What is human trafficking? Human trafficking, otherwise called dealing in people or cutting edge bondage, is wrongdoing that includes convincing or pressuring an individual to give work or benefits or to participate More...
Human Trafficking Attorney: Understand the Roles and Benefits
Human trafficking is a misunderstood concept. Nowadays, awareness of this concept is increasing among lawyers and ordinary people. A human traffiking attorney is responsible for representing the victim of human More...
Florida: Competitive Edge Landscaping order to pay back wages for overtime, cheating staff out of bonuses
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Competitive Edge Group Inc. – operating as Competitive Edge Landscaping and based in Longwood, Florida – will pay $44,280 More...
Stockton Couple Convicted of Human Trafficking Charges Related to Forced Labor
After an 11-day trial, a federal jury found Satish Kartan, 45, and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 40, guilty on March 14 of conspiracy to obtain forced labor and two counts of obtaining forced labor. In addition, Kartan More...
Does Your Boss Have the Right to Fire You Based on Your Political or Religious Beliefs?
While most know that their bosses cannot fire them based on their religious affiliation, cases of political discrimination are less clear-cut. Since 2016’s controversial elections, the debate hasn’t subsided, More...
Woman, Tracie Dickey convicted of Coercing Members of Church Ministry into Forced Labor
A federal jury in Chicago has convicted the self-appointed bishop of a Pennsylvania ministry of forcing church members to work certain jobs, pocketing their earnings, and directing them to defraud various hotels. TRACIE More...
New York: Ralph Colamussi pleads guilty to forced labor of Thatched Cottage employees
A Long Island man pleaded guilty Wednesday to forced labor of employees. This following the investigation and 2017 arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) More...
Labor Shortages in Quebec Lead to Economic Uncertainty
While tourism in Quebec City has reached record heights, with 2017 seeing the highest number of visitors in its history, it would seem that business in the area should be doing well. Yet, business owners, especially More...
Human trafficking data portal to pull information together to battle sex slavery around the world
A new initiative, the world’s first human trafficking data portal, the Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC), has been created by IOM, the UN Migration Agency and Polaris. photo/ Sammis Reachers “We More...
Fast Fashion is Killing the Planet: How You Can Help Make a Difference
The world is a global place, which is why each and every one of us needs to work on becoming global citizens. Global citizens aim for their actions to bring about a positive effect on the community, whether it’s More...
How will the 2018 minimum wage increases affect US businesses?
Many low-paid Americans will begin 2018 with a boost to their pay packets thanks to increases to the minimum wage – but will this spell bad news for businesses? From January there are 18 states and 20 cities that More...
Understanding the Requirements for Meal and Rest Break Labor Laws in California
Even though the state of California enacted the meal and break laws in 2000, many employers still struggle to comprehend them. Some of the nagging questions were answered during the Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior More...
5 Reasons Why Hiring Freelancers Makes Good Business Sense
With economic uncertainty, a small startup or entrepreneur may be very concerned about hiring the talent you need to get the business off the ground. The one popular choice is hiring freelancers. As the Freelancers’ More...
Workplace Injuries Worsen Economic Situations of Americans
Workplace injuries and illnesses have always been something the American worker has faced. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the incidence rate of nonfatal occupation injury and illness cases More...
Florida seeking help battling identity theft, fraud – like Rashia Wilson
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Jesse Panuccio sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez calling for additional action to combat identity theft and public-assistance More...
