McDonald's franchise settles dispute of letting staff use dog diaper as COVID-19 mask
Aug 13, 2021 23:26 pm UTC| Law Economy
A McDonalds franchise in Oakland, California has settled a dispute with workers who accused bosses of letting them use dog diapers as COVID-19 masks. The bosses also let the staff use masks made out of coffee...
India's top court rules in favor of Amazon in battle for country's retail market
Aug 07, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Law Economy
The Supreme Court of India ruled that an international court decision favoring Amazons effort to stop Reliance Industries from buying Future Retail, a local, cash-strapped retailer, for $3.4 billion was...
Aug 06, 2021 10:21 am UTC| Law
One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippis 15-week abortion ban. Mississippi made clear that it aims to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade...
Animal sentience bill is necessary for the UK to be a true world leader in animal welfare
Aug 06, 2021 09:43 am UTC| Law
The UK has a proud history as a leader in animal welfare, passing one of the worlds first animal protection laws in 1822, to prevent the cruel treatment of cattle. While such laws have continued to improve the Animal...
Japan's constitutional dilemma: only men allowed on the Chrysanthemum throne
Aug 06, 2021 09:39 am UTC| Law
The question of who will succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne the Japanese monarchy when there is a shortage of male heirs is in play again after the panel set up to look into the succession recently ruled out allowing a...
Crypto industry says broad scope of tax-reporting plan to penalize wrong parties
Aug 03, 2021 22:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law
The cryptocurrency industry complained about the broadness of the proposed reporting required in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that it could penalize participants for failing to provide the information they dont...
Animal welfare law expected to cut California's pork supply, increase its bacon prices
Jul 31, 2021 23:57 pm UTC| Law Economy
Only four percent of US hog producers say they can comply with an animal welfare law to be enforced by California in 2022 that requires more space for breeding pigs, potentially cutting off the states pork supply. If...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects