[ad_1] SRINAGAR: J&K People’s Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today termed the practice of blacklisting contractors on the basis of reports from agencies as being discriminatory and inherently biased. He asserted that such a practice can have significant consequences for individuals who are already marginalized, particularly those who are tryingContinue Reading
[ad_1] But the ruling could still hand a significant victory to unions and worker advocates. It invalidated a provision of Prop 22 that sets a high bar for the Legislature to pass laws allowing workers to organize. “We are grateful that the California Court of Appeal has affirmed that companiesContinue Reading
[ad_1] San Francisco: Apple, the only Big Tech company that has avoided mass layoffs to date, has reportedly started laying off third-party contractors. The New York Post reported, citing people with direct knowledge, that the iPhone maker has started to cut ties with hundreds of contractors quietly. “Instead of waitingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Even though Turkey has, on paper, construction codes that meet current earthquake-engineering standards, they are too rarely enforced, explaining why thousands of buildings slumped onto their side or pancaked downward onto residents. Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Sunday that 134 people were being investigated for their alleged responsibilityContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Dozens of contractors were detained over the weekend in Turkey, as anger grows over the consequences of the devastating earthquakes and the government vows to take action against construction negligence and flaws. The country’s vice president, Fuat Oktay,Continue Reading
[ad_1] As a private citizen over the past year, Vindman watched the slow Russian buildup along Ukraine’s borders and, he said, became concerned about how Kyiv would support and sustain a long conflict. Vindman and his twin brother Yevgeny, also an Army officer, were born in Ukraine and immigrated toContinue Reading