Lawsuits surge as overtime pay demands rise across firms
The overtime pay debate tightens as workers like Omar Belazi detail long hours and unpaid extra duties. California leads with large settlements, including RadioShack's 29.9 million and Starbucks 18 million, reflecting broad legal clashes over who qualifies for overtime and how professional titles are defined.
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NYC firms seek thoughtful Sept. 11 memorial plans
New York businesses and organizations struggle to mark the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. Leaders from Aon Corp., Cantor Fitzgerald and others consult families to decide content and format, aiming for sensitive tributes as employees await guidance.
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Ex-adviser to Castro’s brother defects to the United States
Alcibiades Hidalgo 56 a former Raul Castro chief of staff and ex Cuban UN ambassador defected to the United States in what may be the highest ranking Cuban official seeking asylum He told El Nuevo Herald socialism hasn’t worked and Cuba faces an unbearable subsistence life Hidalgo came to America on a raft that sank July 25 off Marquesas coast
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