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[El Salvador] Call for fashion brands to address severance ‘wage theft’ [El Salvador] Call for fashion brands to address severance ‘wage theft’

A Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) review reportedly the factory’s failure to pay its 244 workers approximately $1.8 million in wages,...
08 Feb 2024

[US] Citibank sued by New York after failing to reimburse fraud victims [US] Citibank sued by New York after failing to reimburse fraud victims

Attorney General Letitia James alleged that Citi's lax security protocols let scammers gain easy access to users' accounts and steal...
31 Jan 2024

[US] 21 Pennsylvania Wendy’s locations fined for child labour law violations [US] 21 Pennsylvania Wendy’s locations fined for child labour law violations

GCWen Management - operator of the 21 Wendy's locations - faces 766 violations at restaurants in Bucks, Montgomery and Chester...
29 Jan 2024

[US] Novo Payroll for small businesses announced [US] Novo Payroll for small businesses announced

With this launch, Novo has a payroll solution that is fully integrated into its platform of small business banking, budgeting...
29 Jan 2024

[US] No delivery fees for Amazon Flex in Seattle despite peer rises [US] No delivery fees for Amazon Flex in Seattle despite peer rises

Earlier this month Amazon's delivery platform peers, Uber, Instacart and DoorDash announced that they were adding new delivery fees for Seattle customers.
22 Jan 2024

[US] Teachers must repay $280k to school district after bonus error [US] Teachers must repay $280k to school district after bonus error

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) district has issued an apology to the English teachers for the January 12 payroll error.
22 Jan 2024