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96% of online pharmacies are run illegally, according to a U.S. report

January 09, 2025 96% of online pharmacies are run illegally, according to a U.S. report The U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report revealed that many of the world’s online pharmacies are selling medicines without prescriptions and safety warnings. BY Associated Press Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use … Continue reading 96% of online pharmacies are run illegally, according to a U.S. report

NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use

  NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use The complaint stems from a 2021 case involving former Apple employee Janneke Parrish. igor bonifacic   Updated Fri, Oct 11, 2024   REUTERS / Reuters The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of infringing on its employees’ rights to advocate for … Continue reading NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use

Largest wireless carriers fined nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data

April 29, 2024 Largest wireless carriers fined nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data Carriers have allowed the use of location-data for programs like roadside assistance, logistics, medical emergency alert services, human trafficking alerts and fraud prevention. BY Reuters The Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for … Continue reading Largest wireless carriers fined nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data

US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet

US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet Software engineer Yao Yue told employees to let Musk fire them rather than resign over his new return-to-work policy. Cheyenne MacDonald   Sat, Oct 14, 2023 Clodagh Kilcoyne / reuters X’s firing of an employee who pushed back against a return-to-office … Continue reading US labor board says X illegally fired a worker in retaliation for critical tweet

Starbucks illegally denied pay and benefits to thousands of unionized workers, says NLRB

By Clint Rainey   August 25, 2022     The National Labor Relations Board has sided with workers who claim Starbucks broke labor law by withholding wages and benefits from unionized stores—the latest blow to its handling of baristas’ intensifying union drive. Over 230 locations have now joined Starbucks Workers United’s union, helping make the … Continue reading Starbucks illegally denied pay and benefits to thousands of unionized workers, says NLRB

Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges

Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges Iowa’s Affinity Credit Union, the plaintiff, is accusing Apple of anti-competitive behavior. A. Khalid @askhalid     Dado Ruvic / reuters A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of payment card issuers accuses Apple of illegally profiting from Apple Pay and breaking antitrust laws. … Continue reading Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges