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[US] Amazon wants to overturn union win claiming tainted vote [US] Amazon wants to overturn union win claiming tainted vote

Amazon listed 25 objections in the filing. It is accusing organisers of the recently formed Amazon Labor Union of intimidating...
11 Apr 2022

[New York] City Council members move to postpone salary disclosure law [New York] City Council members move to postpone salary disclosure law

The measure was intended to advance pay equity, in part by giving job-seekers an advantage in wage negotiations, while encouraging...
08 Apr 2022

[US] Micromobility provider Helbiz blames missed payroll on software ‘update’ [US] Micromobility provider Helbiz blames missed payroll on software ‘update’

In an email to employees, the company’s CEO reportedly blamed “an error in our payroll system” and promised each employee...
07 Apr 2022

[US] Payroll tax credit to small businesses delayed by IRS backlog [US] Payroll tax credit to small businesses delayed by IRS backlog

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) found that the IRS had begun missing its statutory 90-day deadline for handling claims in September 2020.
07 Apr 2022

[US] Amazon’s employee chat app will filter out ‘bad’ words like union and living wage [US] Amazon’s employee chat app will filter out ‘bad’ words like union and living wage

Amazon executives met in November 2021 to discuss the creation of a social media platform specifically for employees.
06 Apr 2022

[US] Teamsters will step up pressure on Amazon after historic New York vote [US] Teamsters will step up pressure on Amazon after historic New York vote

On April 1, a final vote count showed that Amazon workers in Staten Island had voted to unionise, 2,654 for a...
04 Apr 2022

[US] California man convicted for $27million PPP fraud scheme [US] California man convicted for $27million PPP fraud scheme

Robert Benlevi (53) of Encino, California, submitted 27 PPP loan applications to four banks between April and June 2020.
01 Apr 2022