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Violence at work As business vaporizes, Europe focuses on avoiding layoffs
As both COVID-19 cases and unemployment rise across Europe, governments and the European Union are trying to cushion the violence of the economic shock with schemes to avoid layoffsApril 2, 2020, 3:51 PM5 min readBRUSSELS — As the new coronavirus spreads across Europe, ravaging economies and killing thousands, governments and the European Union are focusing…
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Violence at work Autopsy: Therapist’s wife, kids died from violence, Benadryl
The wife and three children of a Connecticut physical therapist charged with their deaths in Florida died from overdoses of Benadryl and “unspecified violence.”April 7, 2020, 9:53 PM1 min readKISSIMMEE, Fla. — The wife and three children of a physical therapist who has been charged with their deaths died from overdoses of Benadryl and “unspecified…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY 4 things workers need from their companies right now
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is the Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School and author of Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time (PublicAffairs). Follow her on Twitter @RosabethKanter. The opinions e…
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Sexual harassment Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
PAKPATTAN, Pakistan — Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He’s just 11 years old and was a good student who had dreams of being a doctor. School frightens him now. Earlier this year, a cleric at the religious school he faithfully attended in the…
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Violence at work How missing child case uncovered a serial killer, changed DNA forensics use forever
Former California homicide detective Roxane Gruenheid had helped put a murderer behind bars, and yet, there was something about the suspect that nagged at her — something in his murky past that told her this wasn’t the end of his story. It was 2003. The killer, who by then was known to authorities as “Curtis…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Companies are making their own safety rules as the federal government stands aside
New York (CNN Business)America’s grocery stores, retail chains and warehouses staying open during the coronavirus crisis can’t seem to agree on how exactly to keep their millions of workers safe at the height of a pandemic. Walmart(WMT) and Amazon(AMZN) anno…
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Employee rights What to know about severance pay, insurance and benefits if you’re laid off from your job
Over the past month, scores of businesses across the country have shut down in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus, resulting in millions of workers losing their jobs and wages. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an estimated 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March, nearly wiping out all the job…
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Sexual harassment 5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
Here are a few things to know about the day’s nonvirus news from The Associated PressApril 14, 2020, 9:39 AM2 min read Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MORE THAN 30 DEAD AS STORMS TEAR THROUGH SOUTHEAST: As the country hunkers down to…
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Violence at work Inmates charged with violent crimes poised for release due to COVID-19
Two men allegedly involved in a robbery where a New York City police detective was killed in friendly fire were among the violent offenders on the list of inmates slated to be released from the infamous Rikers Island jail complex due to the coronavirus pendemic, until prosecutors intervened, multiple sources told ABC News. Christopher Ransom,…
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Workplace discrimination US Chamber of Commerce president: This is how we reopen America
Suzanne P. Clark, Opinion contributor Published 3:15 a.m. ET April 16, 2020 | Updated 12:19 p.m. ET April 16, 2020CLOSE The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the global economy and raising fears of a recession. What causes a recession and what are the signs? USA TODAYA safe return to work will be complicated. If we don’t…