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[US] Georgia woman receives prison sentence for COVID relief fraud [US] Georgia woman receives prison sentence for COVID relief fraud

Federal prosecutors say Hunter VanPelt (49) of Roswell submitted six false loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program from April...
12 Jan 2022

[Canada] Legislative changes for January 2022 [Canada] Legislative changes for January 2022

From January 1, 2022, employees in British Columbia have access to five paid sick days per year.
07 Jan 2022

[US] McDonald’s workers win back jobs in COVID layoff case [US] McDonald’s workers win back jobs in COVID layoff case

The workers had participated in a public union campaign prior to the pandemic.
07 Jan 2022

[US] Workers reveal their true salaries [US] Workers reveal their true salaries

"I’m a mailman for the inner city. I make $70,100 and with overtime, I took home $150,000."
04 Jan 2022

[Texas] Four more charged in $35m CARES Act fraud scheme [Texas] Four more charged in $35m CARES Act fraud scheme

The loans are guaranteed by the Small Business Administration as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...
21 Dec 2021

[Kentucky] Tax filing and payment deadlines extended [Kentucky] Tax filing and payment deadlines extended

The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred from December 10.
17 Dec 2021

[US] Kronos ransomware attack could lead to ‘several weeks’ outage [US] Kronos ransomware attack could lead to ‘several weeks’ outage

This private cloud houses data for UKG Workforce Central, UKG TeleStaff, Healthcare Extensions and Banking Scheduling Solutions.
15 Dec 2021