17+ hour, 27+ min ago   (294+ words) Returning for its 32nd year, over a thousand corporate and philanthropic supporters will be in the room for an unforgettable evening. The gala aims to raise vital funds for essential programs that offer comfort and care to families navigating the challenges…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (339+ words) A new class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of discriminating against pregnant workers by denying them accommodations related to pregnancy and retaliating against them for taking medically necessary breaks. The four plaintiffs, all former Amazon warehouse employees, claim the company denied…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (410+ words) NEW YORK CITY — Amazon was hit with a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the company systematically discriminated against thousands of its pregnant employees by firing some who took too much time off. Four former warehouse employees filed the…...

4+ day, 33+ min ago   (431+ words) A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalizing some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (809+ words) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Amazon is facing a new proposed nationwide class action accusing the company of systematically discriminating against pregnant warehouse workers, as a separate New York state complaint against the company remains unresolved more than four years after it was filed....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (532+ words) NEW YORK - Amazon was sued Tuesday in a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit accusing the retailer of systematically discriminating against thousands of pregnant employees, including by firing workers it claimed took too much time off. The lawsuit, filed by four former…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (536+ words) WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN — A 43-year-old Hugo woman was sentenced Thursday to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to threatening a Minnesota House leader in a string of voicemails left earlier this year, according to the Washington County Attorney's…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (80+ words) (CNN)– Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit after being accused of discriminating against pregnant workers. The online retailer is accused of failing to make basic workplace accommodations for pregnant employees. Things like penalizing them for taking breaks to pump milk…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (432+ words) BYRON, N.Y. — Cleanup efforts continue after a chip seal treatment failed on State Route 262 between Byron and Bergen, causing tar and loose gravel to stick to multiple vehicles. RELATED: Part of State Route 262 reopens in Byron after chip seal treatment ‘failed…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (707+ words) Four former Amazon workers allege denied pregnancy accommodations. Here’s what the proposed case, reported EEOC action and Amazon’s response mean for workers. Four former Amazon workers have filed a proposed nationwide class action alleging that Amazon.com, Inc. denied or…...