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How Russia has avoided bankrupting itself after 2 years of waging war in Ukraine
Moscow looks poised to continue funding its war for a third year — and wars are expensive.
Huileng Tan
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Student-loan agencies illegally seized $37 million from borrowers' wages during the pandemic
The CARES Act put wage garnishment for student-loan borrowers on pause, but Education Dept. data fo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Companies withhold billions in wages annually through unpaid tips and overtime. Some lawmakers now demand stricter penalties.
In 2022, workers in low-paid sectors faced numerous wage theft cases, reclaiming millions in unpaid…
Juliana Kaplan
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The Education Dept. illegally garnished paychecks during the pandemic and can't find 11,000 people who deserve refunds
The CARES Act prohibited the Education Dept. from withholding wages for federal student loan borrow…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Noncompete clauses 'chill' worker rights and are usually illegal, NLRB lawyer says
The National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer said workers who lost out on other jobs should be f…
Charles R. Davis
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Companies are paying workers up to 20% less than they're worth because employers hold the power — and the Biden administration wants to change that
A new report from the Department of Treasury finds that things like employers misclassifying worker…
Juliana Kaplan
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The Education Department 'failed to protect some of the most vulnerable student-loan borrowers' who had their wages stripped from them illegally during the pandemic, Elizabeth Warren says of a new 'alarming report'
The Student Borrower Protection Center said many student-loan borrowers had "tens of thousands of d…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A workers' rights group says Boohoo's cut-price business model only turns a profit if workers are paid criminally low wages. Analysts disagree.
Campaigners say Boohoo can only turn a profit if factory workers are exploited — but analysts disag…
Mary Hanbury
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Some say 'deshopping' or returning already-worn clothes should be illegal. Others argue it's an invaluable marketing tool — so who's right?
Online-return policies are too lenient; shoppers who return worn clothes become loyal customers but…
Sara Davies
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NATO is seeing signs China might help Russia wage its war, but the US has threatened 'serious consequences' if it does
Top US officials have warned this week that it would be a "miscalculation" for China if it provides…
Chris Panella
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Truck drivers say employers pressured them to drive for longer than they were legally allowed to after changing their electronic log times
One trucker told 11Alive his employer would erase his e-log and give him another 11 hours to drive,…
Kate Duffy
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600 years ago a king tried to deny a post-pandemic labor shortage was real — and it ended up killing hundreds of people
The labor shortage after the Black Death gave workers power. A new book shows how the king tried to…
Jason Lalljee
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Chipotle gave huge payouts to its CEO and shareholders, then blamed workers for price increases - here's what's really going on
The food chain says the 4% increase to menu prices is to cover increasing employee wages to $15 an …
Paul Constant
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2 Florida restaurants kept staff tips to cover dine-and-dash customers and illegally charged workers for their uniforms, the DOL says
The DOL said the restaurants in St. Petersburg withheld tips to pay for customers who skipped out o…
Grace Dean
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Oklahoma passes law making nearly all abortions illegal
Under SB16, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $1…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Google workers say their contracts prevent them from reporting illegal activity, discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and wage theft
Adecco contractors working for Google claimed in lawsuit they couldn't even "reassure their parents…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Republicans see Democrats' $15 minimum-wage increase and counter with $10 instead
The proposal from Sens. Tom Cotton and Mitt Romney comes as Biden reportedly doubts whether $15 can…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Philadelphia diner has been ordered to hand $1.35 million to workers after it used tips to pay wages
Empire Diner made servers hand over up to 15% of their tips to pay the wages of bussers, a Departme…
Ryan Hogg
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Kroger closed grocery stores rather than give workers a $4 raise. Now it's padding shareholders' pockets with a $1 billion stock-buyback scheme.
Kroger might have referred to employees as heroes during the pandemic, but if you follow the money,…
Paul Constant
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Investigation reportedly finds that workers subcontracted to make clothes for Fashion Nova are paid illegally low wages
Fashion Nova has become one of the most talked-about brands on the internet thanks to its ultra-fas…