this guidance from OSHA is helpful as employers attempt to “identify risks of being exposed to and of contracting COVID-19 in workplace settings and to determine any appropriate control measures to implement.” One development of note is the recommendation that “face coverings be made of at least two layers of a tightly woven breathable fabric, such as cotton, and should not have exhalation valves or vents.” And it appears there was some kind of coordination to get the word out, as medical professionals have been
making the rounds on the news circuits, explaining why two masks > one.
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Federal judge signals SpaceX could face tough time blocking DOJ hiring probe subpoena CNBC 2/1/2021 Michael Sheetz
A federal judge on Monday hinted SpaceX could find it difficult to block a subpoena for hiring documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Judge Michael Wilner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a scheduling order for a videoconference meeting with Justice Department and SpaceX lawyers.
He also pointed to a recent decision he made in an analogous subpoena enforcement action a case which does not bode well for SpaceX s odds of blocking the DOJ s subpoena.
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Kicking off a short series on the state of Black representation in the tech sector, an update on how some firms are trying to address long-standing inequalities and encourage change.
Today marks the start of Black History Month in the US, an occasion that Apple has chosen to mark with the launch of a limited edition Black Unity watch, so that anyone with $399 to spare can show their solidarity.
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Black History Month, or African American History Month, is celebrated each year during February to highlight the contributions and achievements of African-American individuals and communities, as well as the struggles for freedom and equality in the United States.
Posted By Ken Storey on Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:32 AM click to enlarge Photo courtesy Norwegian Cruise Lines/Facebook Hope that cruising will begin again any time soon has now been all but crushed as it becomes clear the pandemic will be here for months to come. As the first vaccines started being approved in November and December, there was an expectation that cruising would restart in some capacity within the first quarter of this year. Norwegian Cruise Line began restaffing their ships, bringing back more than 2,000 employees. But after the CDC laid out its strict requirements for sailings out of the U.S. to relaunch cruising and the outgoing Trump administration failed to meet its own vaccination goals, the cruise industry quickly sobered up to the reality that
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Hotel Operator Strikes Deal To End EEOC Pay Gap Suit
Law360 (February 1, 2021, 1:35 PM EST) Hotel operator Aimbridge Hospitality agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the company underpaid 25 female guest services representatives at a Courtyard by Marriott in Louisiana.
The EEOC and Aimbridge asked U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty on Friday to approve a consent decree calling for Aimbridge to make the payment to compensate a class of workers led by charging party Q juanisha Benson. Benson had alleged she made $11 per hour while a male employee she supervised made $15.25.