AMERICAS

[US] Apple interrogation of NYC worker over union drive ruled illegal [US] Apple interrogation of NYC worker over union drive ruled illegal

This was the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) first decision involving the tech giant.
24 May 2024

[US] OpenAI pauses chatbot voice after objection from Scarlett Johannson [US] OpenAI pauses chatbot voice after objection from Scarlett Johannson

Ms Johansson made her comments in a May 20 note released hours after the AI company announced that it was...
21 May 2024

[Canada] Ottawa preparing to ditch disastrous Phoenix pay system [Canada] Ottawa preparing to ditch disastrous Phoenix pay system

The government's latest tally reportedly found that more than 300,000 of 425,000 Phoenix transactions had failed to meet service standards...
17 May 2024

[US] MTA’s payroll and overtime payments hit record highs [US] MTA’s payroll and overtime payments hit record highs

The research was conducted by the fiscal watchdog group Empire Center for Public Policy.
14 May 2024

[Canada] Binance fined $4.38 million for money laundering violations [Canada] Binance fined $4.38 million for money laundering violations

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said Binance had failed to register as a foreign money...
10 May 2024

[US] Final rule implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act issued [US] Final rule implementing Pregnant Workers Fairness Act issued

The final rule was published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024. It is expected to take effect on...
07 May 2024

[US] Four-month prison term for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao [US] Four-month prison term for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

The sentence is significantly shorter than the three-year term the Department of Justice originally sought. 
03 May 2024