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A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying reasonable accommodations and forcing them to take unpaid leave, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.Amazon has more than 39,000 workers across New York in nearly two dozen worksites, which employ in-house consultants who evaluate accommodation requests, according to a statement from the governor's office. But the New York State Division of Human…

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics 'Anyone promoting racism has no place in our party and should lose their membership' said Pierre Poilievre in response to the email Author of the article: Conservative member of Parliament Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The Canadian Press Article content OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada is investigating a complaint lodged by…

Article content OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada is investigating a complaint lodged by Patrick Brown’s leadership campaign about a racist email it says it received from a member. Article content Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who is helping Brown in the race, shared a screenshot on Twitter of an email that she says the campaign received from an active member of the party. The Canadian Press has not been provided with a copy of the email in question. The text that Rempel Garner shared expresses support…

Starbucks workers react as they speak to the media after union vote in Buffalo, New York, December 9, 2021.Lindsay DeDario | ReutersThe regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Buffalo, N.Y., issued a complaint Friday accusing Starbucks of 29 unfair labor practice charges that included over 200 violations of the National Labor Relations Act.The complaint stems from claims made by Starbucks Workers United against the company in Buffalo, where the union organizing effort began in August.In the complaint,…

The career-networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million (roughly Rs. 13 crore) in back wages to hundreds of female workers to settle a pay discrimination complaint brought by US labour investigators.The US Labor Department announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement agreement with LinkedIn to resolve allegations of “systemic, gender-based pay discrimination" in which women were paid less than men in comparable job roles.The settlement affects nearly 700 women who worked in engineering, product or…