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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2024
Maine employers face heftier fines for labor law violations
The state Department of Labor hopes a new rule that went into effect Thursday will end a pattern of small fines and few collections of penalties.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2024
Maine home of Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, seeks national monument designation
An architect of New Deal measures like Social Security and the 40-hour work week, Perkins returned throughout her life to a home in Newcastle that had been in her family since the 1750s.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2024
Former employee sues Bath Iron Works alleging ADA violations, racial discrimination
James Breaux, a Black resident of Morgan City, Louisiana, says that BIW violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and terminated him because of his race after creating a 'racially hostile work environment.'
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PublishedJuly 3, 2024
Microsoft to pay $14.4 million settlement over alleged parental, disability leave discrimination
Although Microsoft is headquartered in Washington state, it has significant operations in California, where the case was brought.
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