In January, the Department of Labor filed a lawsuit after Google failed to comply with an audit that was requested in September, 2015. However, based on information released to the DoL based on said lawsuit, the agency now claims that “systemic compensation disparities against women [are] pretty much across the entire workforce.” Government … [Read more...]
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Leaked Memo Offers Insight Into Proposed EPA Budget Cuts
In late March that a newly uncovered document reveals serious cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including 25 percent of the workforce and 56 programs. The leaked document, obtained by the Washington Post, contains the most detailed budget plan to date and entails slashing programs such as water runoff control, pesticide safety and … [Read more...]
Bill to be Proposed for Mexican Repatriation Investigation
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard of California announced her plans to introduce a bill in January that will investigate the history of the “Mexican Repatriation” of the 1930s. What Was the Mexican Repatriation? Unfortunately, many states do not have the Mexican Repatriation as a part of their US History courses. In case you are … [Read more...]
Justice Department to Set Aside $40 Million for Victims of Meningitis Outbreak
According to published reports, the Justice Department will sequester up to $40 million for victims of a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak which resulted from steroid injections that had been contaminated with the fungus. The announcement follows the resolution of a dispute about whether or not the victims qualified for assistance from the … [Read more...]
Abortion Rights Advocates Prepare to Go on the Offensive
Ever since the historic abortion rights ruling in the case of Roe vs. Wade in 1973, the topic of abortion has been a hot button issue both in political and social circles. Over the years, many states have attempted to block, or at least reduce, abortion access, with varying degrees of success. But after a 2013 Texas law, which subjected abortion … [Read more...]
Department of Veteran Affairs Ordered to Reveal Settlement Data
In response to an investigation by the New York Daily News, Florida Rep. Jeff Miller is calling for reform of the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The investigation revealed that the expenditures on settlements has tripled in the past five years. In 2015, the VA spent $338 million in settlements compared with $98 million in 2011. The records, … [Read more...]
Labor Department Will Publicize Worker Safety Data
The Labor Department recently released new guidelines for employers that operate in industries which are considered dangerous: they will soon be required to hand over workplace injury data to the government, which will then make the information public. Advocates for the change believe that the new guidelines will make such … [Read more...]
Justice Department Withdraws Legal Action Against Apple
Yesterday the FBI announced that they have successfully managed to hack into the iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California by using a cryptic technique without the help of tech giant Apple Inc. The battle between Apple and the Obama administration, which drew national attention and brought to light growing friction between the … [Read more...]
Telemarketing Company Sued by Department of Justice for Making Robocalls
A California telemarketing company that called over a million consumers on the “Do Not Call” list is now facing a lawsuit filed yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice. The company used prerecorded messages, or “robocalls”, in an attempt to sell energy customers’ information to a solar panel manufacturer. KFJ Marketing is named in the … [Read more...]
Apple vs. Department of Justice
On Monday, a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, went against the Federal Justice Department and denied the government’s application to force Apple to grant investigators access to data from a locked iPhone that was seized during a drug investigation. The ruling may influence the outcome of the San Bernardino terrorism case in which Apple has … [Read more...]
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