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Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace
Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather than dive into discussions about metrics or revenue, they begin by simply talking. For the first 30 minutes of the two-hour meeting, these coworkers reveal hopes and anxieties — what...
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Q&A: Jessica Calarco on ‘how women became America’s safety net’
CHICAGO (AP) — Compared with its economic peers, the United States lacks social safety net programs like sick time, vacation time and health care. For decades, American women have filled the gaps, to the detriment of themselves and their families, according to sociologist Jessica Calarco. ...
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Union sues Philadelphia over requirement that city workers return to the office full time
A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees asked a judge Tuesday to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement that they return to their offices full time as of July 15. The lawsuit, filed by District Council 47 of the American Federation of State, County and...
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Louisville police chief resigns after mishandling sexual harassment claims
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's police chief, suspended earlier this month over mishandling a sexual harassment claim about an officer, has resigned, Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday. Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel became the third full-time Louisville police chief to resign or be...
Accenture, KB Home rise; Snap, Jabil fall, Thursday, 6/20/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Accenture Plc., up $20.81 to $306.16. The consulting company raised part of its revenue forecast for the year. Snap Inc., down 41 cents to $15.39. ...
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Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. The...
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Biden to nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero as FDIC chair after abrupt departure of predecessor
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The announcement from the White House on Thursday came after Gruenberg’s tenure became marred by allegations of workplace...
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Fired SpaceX employees sue the company for wrongfully terminating critics of CEO Elon Musk
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight former employees sued SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk, alleging that Musk ordered them fired after they challenged what they called rampant sexual harassment and a hostile “Animal House”-style work environment at the company. The employees, who filed suit in...
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WeWork has emerged from bankruptcy. What's next for the co-working office space provider?
NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has officially emerged from bankruptcy. And all eyes are on whether its new leadership can guide the long-embattled provider of co-working office space to success. Once a Wall Street darling promising to revolutionize the world of work, WeWork took a stunning...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Portland Press Herald. May 31, 2024. Editorial: Fearlessness of exactly the wrong kind from Sen. Susan Collins In attempting to undermine the judicial system and fanning the flames of anti-establishment rabble-rousing and worse, the senator has nailed her colors to...
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