Peter Knutson, Wharton Peter H. Knutson, an associate professor emeritus of accounting at the Wharton School and a Sloan Fellow of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, passed away at home in Edmonds, Washington from complications related to advanced prostate cancer on August 21. He was 86. Dr. Knutson grew up […]
Month: September 2021
Top digital and delivery firms guided on labor rights protection
HelloRF Companies summoned to receive guidance include Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent and Didi. China’s top digital firms and delivery service providers, including Meituan, Alibaba, Tencent and Didi, were summoned by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) to receive administrative guidance over labor rights protection under new forms of […]
The insurrection fits the definition of ‘domestic terrorism’
Richard M. Weintraub, Esq. After the January 6 insurrection, the U.S. still faces a growing threat from home-derived “domestic terrorism” which has no parallel nor precedence in American history. History will be the final judge of who/why/what caused the events of January 6, 2021. In the final analysis, the facts/reality of the unlawful storming of the U.S. Capitol by a “mob” that day failed to stop the ceremonial counting of the electoral college vote by the […]
California Senate passes warehouse workers bill, taking aim at Amazon
Enlarge / Modern warehouse work sometimes unfolds within million-square-foot buildings, which some labor organizers say can make bathroom breaks “logistically impossible.” Jane Barlow | Getty Images Warehouse workers in California are one step closer to being able to pee in peace. Yesterday, the state Senate voted 26-11 to pass AB […]
Debate Over Immigrants’ Gun Rights Ignites In 2nd Circ. Case
A debate on whether immigrants are included in the Second Amendment has raged on in the courts since a 2008 Supreme Court decision said the Constitution gives individuals a right to possess firearms in self-defense. This photo shows a gun store in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) As he […]
QOTSA Singer Josh Homme’s Kids’ Request Restraining Order, Judge Denies it
9:07 AM PT — Brody’s effort to get the restraining order on behalf of her kids is now twice denied. She initially filed it in downtown L.A., and after a judge shot it down … she tried to get it in a Santa Monica court. The judge there also denied […]
Biden Mandates Vaccination for Fed. Employees
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Friday, September 10, 2021 Administration to Mandate Vaccines for Federal and Private-Sector Employees. President Joe Biden this week dramatically ramped up his administration’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates across the country. On September 9, 2021, the president issued an executive order requiring all executive branch employees to […]
NLRB Encourages Significant Remedies for Labor Issues
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Thursday, September 9, 2021 In keeping with the momentum of her Office, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum yesterday to all Regional Offices advising them to request that the Board exercise its broad discretion in fashioning remedies for workers impacted by […]
EU, CAC collaborate to develop online application for financial accounts system
The European Union under its Agents For Citizen-Driven Transformation (ACT) programme has collaborated with the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) to develop a template for financial accounts online filing solution. The EU-ACT hosted a workshop on Tuesday to review and finalise the standard financial accounts reporting templates for the CAC Financial […]
Victims at the Heart of International Criminal Justice
This is the sixth in a series of articles on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Rome Statute creating the ICC entered into force on July 1, 2002 and the court is now in its 20th year. To mark the occasion, The Wire is publishing a series of articles evaluating its performance […]