The University of Southern California is doing away with most of its indoor mask mandates as of Monday, according to a message circulated Friday from Provost and Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Charles Zukoski wrote in a community email.
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Activision Blizzard, after the company tried to argue against it.On February 15, judge Timothy Patrick Dillon ruled that temporary workers could be included in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard.The company had previously tried to have the suit dismissed – or its scope narrowed down – by saying that California had wrongly included this group of employees.“The Court finds that [Department of Fair Employment and Housing] did not expand the scope of this lawsuit by amending the complaint to add the phrase “contingent and temporary workers,” reads a court document shared by reporter Stephen Totilo.Activision scandal news: Yesterday, in a tentative ruling, a judge in California overruled Activision's argument that the state wrongly added temp workers to its big discrimination suit against the company.
Activision tried to get the suit dismissed or narrowed on those grounds pic.twitter.com/89gpPDEH25— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) February 16, 2022The judge explained that enough evidence was provided to prove that “the group of female contingent and temporary workers were Defendants “employees”” and so overruled Activision Blizzard’s argument.Speaking to Bloomberg, Samantha Gordon – senior vice president of advocacy and organising at Tech Equity Collaborative – said that the ruling will “send a very important signal” to the wider tech industry, “especially if DFEH can put penalties to Activision for this behaviour, and show there’s accountability for worker harm.”“Contracting, at least for tech companies writ large, seems to be one of the ways that certain groups are locked out of tech, including women, people of color, and non-binary folks,” added Gordon, who said this can
.The University of Southern California is doing away with most of its indoor mask mandates as of Monday, according to a message circulated Friday from Provost and Senior Vice President of Student Affairs Charles Zukoski wrote in a community email.
Video: Revealed: Thousands face decade-long criminal records for Covid rule breaches (Evening Standard)Boris Johnson accuses Putin of ‘barbaric’ targeting of Ukrainian civiliansLarge queues in Paddington as London Underground services suspendedFamily of catastrophically injured rights activist say she is a fighterMassive Russian air strike on the Kharkiv regional administration buildingFootage shows shelling in KharkivPatel rejects call for visa waiver for Ukrainians fleeing war zoneDozens killed in Russian rocket attack on city of Kharkiv, Ukraine saysMatt Hancock tells all on podcast: ‘Gina and I love each other deeply’TubesIncredible moment unarmed civilians block Russian tank from entering village in northern UkraineMan dressed as Batman performs stunt on London EyeUkrainian woman scolds Russian soldier who demands to see her passport while drivingBritish couple trapped in Ukraine after collecting surrogate twinsVladimir Putin needs to 'withdraw his war machine', says Boris JohnsonPutin orders deterrent forces onto high alertLiz Truss says she “absolutely” supports British citizens going to fight in UkraineIn addition, Manson, 53, claimed Wood and Gore had impersonated a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent by "forging and distributing a fictitious letter" to create the "false appearance that Warner's alleged 'victims' and their families were in danger". Representatives for Wood have not yet responded to the lawsuit.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Glee actress Naya Rivera’s former husband, Ryan Dorsey, on behalf of their son and her estate has been settled.
Glee actor died aged 33 while boating on Lake Piru, California, with her four-year-old son. Her body was found five days later, with her death ruled an accident.In November 2020, Ryan Dorsey filed a lawsuit for wrongful death and emotional distress against the county on behalf of their son, Josey, which claimed United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management failed to warn visitors of the danger of boating in the lake.An attorney for Rivera’s estate and her son has since confirmed the parties involved have reached a settlement, which is subject to approval on March 16.In a statement provided to NME, Amjad M.
drowning death of Naya Rivera has settled. In November 2020, the "Glee" star's ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their 6-year-old son, Josey, who was with his mother when she drowned in California's Lake Piru in July 2020. In the lawsuit against Ventura County's United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management, Ryan alleged that his ex's death was preventable and that her pontoon boat did not comply with US Coast Guard safety standards.Attorney Amjad M.
Some justice is finally being served.
Glee" star Naya Rivera's family reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit filed against various departments in California. An attorney for Rivera's estate confirmed the news to Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday.
With declining Covid numbers across the West, California, Oregon and Washington announced today that they are moving together to update their masking guidance. After 11:59 p.m. on March 11, all three states will adopt new indoor mask policies and move from mask requirements to mask recommendations in schools.
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard and its board of directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit that claims they are merely enrching themselves by selling the company to Microsoft.
The Centers for Disease Control is expected tomorrow to relax its masking guidance in most indoor spaces tomorrow, according to the Associated Press.
Google, which implemented a Covid vaccine mandate for employees last summer, has reversed course and decided to lift the requirement.
If there's one thing to know about Mark Wahlberg, it's that he's incredibly disciplined. The "Father Stu" actor, 50, opened up about what a typical day in his life is like while he was making moves in New York City this week. While rushing to his car, the movie star took some time to discuss how he balances his acting career and active lifestyle.
Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, has donated over $600,000 (£450,000) to causes that promote the election of Republican candidates.A report conducted by CNBC has found two private companies with links to Kotick which have made a number of large donations to Republican causes, with the aim to elect those candidates into office. The first company is Norgate LLC which made donations of $500,000 (£370,000) to the Senate Leadership Fund in 2020. The fund was aimed at supporting Republican candidate Mitch McConnell.Norgate LLC is linked to Kotick by the addresses it is registered under in California.
Paul McCartney will launch a 13-city U.S. tour in April – his first since 2019 – with a May 13 stop at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on the roster.