Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring The DOJ said that Apple’s hiring practices favored visa holders and left out US citizens and permanent residents. Pranav Dixit Fri, Nov 10, 2023 picture alliance via Getty Images Apple will pay $25 million in backpay and civil penalties to … Continue reading Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring
By Michael Shank June 12, 2023 Most cities that consider themselves environmental leaders have developed climate action plans that articulate how they’re reducing emissions, adapting to climate impacts, and promoting circularity and equity. That a city has a climate action plan is no longer novel. But a plan alone doesn’t move the needle on … Continue reading How San Francisco translated its 300-page climate plan into tangible actions for residents
Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit The social media giant agreed to settle a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. A. Khalid @askhalid May 18th, 2022 Dado Ruvic / reuters More than a million Illinois residents will receive a $397 settlement payment from Facebook this week, thanks to … Continue reading Facebook issues $397 checks to Illinois residents as part of class-action lawsuit
By Adele Peters April 12, 2022 Until recently, Vikas Gawali lived in a one-room shack with his wife, two daughters, his mother, his older brother and sister-in-law, their children, and another brother—12 people in a single room. [Photo: courtesy Community Design Agency] The shack was one of more than 200 in an informal settlement in … Continue reading How residents of a slum in India redesigned their neighborhood
Ray ManleyApril 15, 2015 The quaint hamlet of Scotia, nestled among Northern California’s tall redwoods, was the country’s last company town. Since 1863 the entire community was owned by the Pacific Lumber Company. After a 2008 bankruptcy, the town fell into the hands of a Manhattan hedge fund and residents weren’t pleased, but that’s another … Continue reading Build a Digital ‘Company Town’ and Start Selling to Its Residents
