By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board. The case stems from Starbucks’ firing of seven workers who were trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee. The labor board asked a court to intervene
After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’ case against the National Labor Relations […]
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Humza Yousaf cannot be forgiven for the damage he has done to families in Scotland, Scottish Conservative Douglas Ross has said.
By imposing restrictions on emissions from coal-fired plants, the government is signaling a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safeguarding public health and the environment.
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance's overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent. TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance's total revenues...
(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $156 million in federal taxpayer dollars toward developing solar power access in the state of Arizona. The grant is part of “Solar for All” program that the governor’s office said would equip 61 megawatts of solar to Arizonans, according to a news release. “Solar for All Arizonans is a critical program that will lower energy costs for thousands of Arizonans,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in a statement....
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa's latest budget. In a letter responding to the Liberals' budget, the premiers say they worry new federal programs are eventually going to be downloaded onto provinces and territories. They also say the housing crisis cannot be solved by the federal government working with municipalities alone. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
After identifying remnants of bird flu virus in grocery store milk, federal officials announced Wednesday that they "believe" the nation's milk supply is safe and that the virus is inactivated by pasteurization. "Heating milk to a specific temperature for a set period of time through pasteurization is done to limit the activity of pathogens to a level that does not pose a risk to consumer health," said Don Prater, acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety...
The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were not required to let the government know if cows tested positive – a factor the USDA admitted had hampered its ability to investigate the spread of the current outbreak in cattle. Since cases were confirmed...
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys opened the first day of a class-action lawsuit by defending the government’s response to the Red Hill water crisis while acknowledging some Navy liability in contaminating the water supply for tens of thousands of residents.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance's overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent. TikTok accounts for a small share of...