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The Tonight Show and Late Night staff were informed Wednesday that NBC, along with Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, will cover their pay for three weeks during the Writers Guild of America strike, which has shut down the programs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC intends on providing the first two weeks worth of pay, with Fallon and Meyers […]
Former employees of Salt Bae’s restaurant empire—which includes the Nusr-Et chain of steakhouses—have alleged his business has a culture of discrimination, tip theft, and misogyny. Per reporting and an investigation from Insider, the Turkish viral sensation, butcher, and chef is allegedly prone to playing favorites and discriminating against employees on the basis of their nationality. Nusret Gökçe, […]
One of two men involved in three bank robberies and an attempted robbery in Michigan has been identified by authorities after he left behind a demand note written on his own paycheck stub. According to a recently unsealed criminal complaint obtained by ClickOnDetroit, Collin Carl Love Jr., 23, entered the Community Choice Credit Union bank on Feb. 4 and […]
The meal kit company HelloFresh will no longer use coconut milk from Thailand amid allegations of forced monkey labor. In January, Target became the latest major retailer, joining Costco and Walmart, to specifically ban Chaokoh coconut milk in light of an investigation from PETA’s Asia division, which found that monkeys were being forced to work. HelloFresh took […]
A bill has been reintroduced into the House of Representatives that challenges the standardized five-day/40-hour workweek. California Representative Mark Takano’s bill proposes making a four-day workweek a federal law. The mandate would create “a significant change which will increase the happiness of humankind,” per CNBC. In June 2021, the UK ran a trial bringing the four-day workweek to the forefront. […]
“Abusive.” “Toxic.” “Chaotic clusterfuck.” Those were just some of the words used to describe the Yeezy work environment. An extensive new Rolling Stone report penned by Cheyenne Roundtree sheds more light on Kanye West’s fashion brand and the alleged mistreatment of its staffers and contractors. Numerous sources said they accepted positions believing they had landed a dream job; however, they […]
New York City job-seekers are about to get a big advantage. The city’s Wage Transparency Law will go into effect on Nov. 1, making it mandatory for NYC employers to disclose the minimum and maximum pay in all job listings. According to the CNBC, the law will apply to businesses with four or more workers, including owners and […]
Elon Musk reportedly plans on making drastic changes to Twitter’s workforce once he finalizes his acquisition of the platform. According to the Washington Post, Musk informed potential investors that he’s considering a layoff of nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s entire staff, decreasing the number of employees from 7,500 to just over 2,000. The Post reports Twitter had already been looking to slash its workforce by about […]
A Texas woman says she caught an STD after a janitor where she worked inserted his penis into her water bottle. Lucio Catarino Diaz, per a report from regional outlet KPRC, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the alleged incident, which is said to have taken place at […]
80% of Canadian remote workers would prefer to look for a new job rather than be forced to return to their offices full time, according to a survey conducted by financial website HardBacon. The survey asked Canadians who work from home or remotely how often they do so and how they would react if their […]
