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US Wage Increases Show Signs of Peaking in Welcome Sign for Fed
US wage growth looks to be peaking, a heartening development for the Federal Reserve if not for American workers.
Louisiana Personal Injury Firm Sanctions Upheld in Conflict Row
A personal injury law firm in Louisiana convinced a state appeals court to affirm $7,500 in sanctions and attorneys’ fees in connection with a case in which the firm was accused of having a conflict of interest.
Senators Float Retirement Bill Lacking Auto-Enrollment Plan (1)
A bipartisan group of US senators is floating landmark retirement access legislation that lacks the requirement that new workers be automatically signed up for retirement savings—breaking with a House version of the bill passed earlier this year.
Texas Firefighters Lose Bid to Block Suspension Over Misconduct
Two firefighters suspended from the Port of Houston Authority lost an appeal to keep an injunction against their employer, after a Texas court of appeals said Thursday that there is no current dispute involving them, as it kept the injunction for four fired employees.
Google Contractors Clash With Management Over Remote Work Policy
Temps, vendors and contractors at Alphabet Inc. are subject to the company’s broader push to bring workers back to their offices after a long hiatus—and without much leverage to carve out exceptions. Last week, more than 120 Google Maps contract workers in a Seattle-area office signed onto a letter to the vendor, urging management to allow them to continue working from home.
Virgin America Rest Break Case Should Stay Out of High Court: US
A case over whether airlines must follow a California meal-and-rest-break law is not ripe for high court review at all, or at least should return to the lower court to reexamine issues related to when federal law controls, the US Solicitor General told the US Supreme Court.
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