By Catarina Demony | MSN (Reuters) – Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people, with the United States backing a U.N. panel at the heart of the effort. A tribunal, modelled on other ad-hoc courts such as […]
Editorial credit: Nelson Antoine / Shutterstock.com By Vanessa Buschschlüter | MSN Tens of thousands of people have fled the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, to escape a surge in gang violence over the past weeks. United Nations figures suggest more than 53,000 left between 8-27 March. The UN is warning that the rural regions to which many […]
Editorial credit: Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock.com By Amir Khafagy | Documented The claim process for Uber and Lyft drivers to receive their portion of the back pay settlement began on March 7. Following the New York State Attorney General’s investigation on wage theft, on November 2, Uber and Lyft agreed to a $328 million settlement on wage […]
By Jake Pearson, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was originally published by ProPublica. As New York lawmakers hammer out a more than $200 billion budget this week, they may include $5 million to improve the state’s troubled […]
Editorial credit: arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com GENEVA — Amidst the rapidly deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued today new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it. Indiscriminate gang violence in Haiti has led to an alarming escalation of […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York, NY – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander today announced a settlement totaling almost $230,000 with a contracting agency and the Board of Managers of a New York City condominium building for failing to pay workers in the building the […]
Washington, DC, March 28, 2024 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today warned about the surge in dengue cases in the Americas. As of March 26, 2024, over 3.5 million cases and more than 1,000 deaths have been reported in the region. “This is cause for concern, as it represents three times more cases than those reported for […]
Originally published on 311bankruptcy.com Marriage is a partnership that extends beyond emotional support and companionship; it often involves shared responsibilities, including financial ones. Among the various concerns that arise in marriage, the issue of debt can be particularly complex and sensitive. Many individuals wonder about their liability for their spouse’s debts, and understanding the legal […]
Editorial credit: rafapress / Shutterstock.com By Kate Andrias | The Conversation Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several ongoing legal proceedings, is unconstitutional. SpaceX, for example, says that the NLRB is engaging in “an unlawful attempt … to subject […]
A Special Immigration News Report By Janet Howard Listen to the Special Immigration News Report here: This year, only about 3% of the people who have submitted green card applications will receive permanent status. Close to 35 million applications are pending, up from 10 million in 1996. The first backlogs started a century ago, when […]