Listen to this story In a bid to weather the economic fallout from COVID-19, some businesses have asked their employees to take a temporary pay cut as a means of keeping the business afloat and keeping people employed. But is this actually legal? And what recourse do employees have if their employer does the wrong…...
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Lawyer Barnabas Xulu had his bank accounts frozen by a court order.A settlement agreement is the subject of a dispute between Xulu and the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Department.The department secured an order that his bank accounts be frozen, and a house and Porsche secured until the matter is resolved.Some of well-known lawyer Barnabas Xulu's…...
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The Supreme Court said Friday it would give President Trump another chance to exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally from the 2020 census, in a case that targets the political power of California and other states with large immigrant populations. The justices agreed to hear a special argument Nov. 30 to decide for a second…...
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Two years after the federal Cannabis Act came into effect, an advocacy group is calling for changes when it’s up for review this coming year.A Medical Cannabis Patient Survey of about 1,000 patients using cannabis medicinally, by Medical Cannabis Canada, found that systemic barriers are preventing the majority of those patients from going through the…...
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The Trump campaign illegally coordinated with a pro-Trump Super PAC during the 2016 presidential race through its work with Cambridge Analytica, the Campaign Legal Center alleged in a legal document Friday. The watchdog group said newly published emails revealed Cambridge Analytica's work for the campaign overlapped with its work for Make America Number 1, a…...
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The US Justice Department on Thursday charged billionaire software tycoon Robert Brockman with tax evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and other offenses. Brockman, 72, of Houston, Texas, and Pitkin County, Colorado, is the CEO of auto-dealership software maker Reynolds & Reynolds. He is alleged to have participated in a two-decade-long scheme to hide $2bn in…...
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Hit by the fake TRP scam, TV ratings computing body Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) on Saturday said it believes channels are committed to maintaining a clean ecosystem and its efforts presently are focused on "individuals" responsible for infiltrating homes to influence the data. The body said it is also cooperating with the probe by…...
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Last Updated: 14th October, 2020 14:46 IST The Enforcement Directorate has sent a notice to tainted IAS officer and former Principal Secretary of Kerala M Shivashankar for questioning on Oct 14 The Enforcement Directorate has sent a notice to tainted IAS officer and former Principal Secretary of Kerala M Shivashankar for questioning on Wednesday. Shivashankar…...
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Earlier this week, Amazon Prime customers were treated to the 48 hour Prime Day event. Prices were slashed on thousands of products. Headphones, TVs, laptops and kitchen appliances were just some of the discounted items. Shoppers rushed to the site to bag some early Christmas presents. Police in the north east have now issued a…...
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An independent review by GeolocationThe present age of technology has enabled people to use visuals for presenting their idea in an attractive form. Regardless of the field you are in, if there is a need for conveying your point to a group of people, you will appreciate the effect visual medium can have on your…...
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