Match Group Partners With Garbo To Make Groundbreaking Background Check Technology Accessible To Users, Starting With Tinder
Company Will Make a Significant Contribution To Female-Founded Non-Profit To Accelerate Growth & Adoption Across Tech Industry
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DALLAS and NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) announced today that it has made a significant contribution to Garbo a female-founded, first-of-its-kind, non-profit background check platform. Garbo provides historical information about violence and abuse to empower people to make more informed decisions and choices about their safety. In an industry-first, Match Group will make Garbo s platform accessible to its users in the U.S., integrating on Tinder later this year. The investment will also be used to accelerate Garbo s scale and adoption across technology platforms, seeking to supplement a flawed justice system that has adversely impa
Rokita s second job in the crosshairs
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Todd Rokita has a second job that he says is approved by state ethics officials – but he won t let anyone see the informal advisory opinion supporting his claim.
Rokita took over as the state s top lawyer in January but continues to work at Apex Benefits – a benefits firm where he is strategic policy advisor and has an ownership interest. He previously was General Counsel and VP of external affairs.
Rokita makes $107,000 as Attorney General.
His office said he received an advisory opinion from the Inspector General s office “indicating that his interests and outside employment are all squarely within the boundaries of the law and do not conflict with his official duties.”
02/17/21
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“While Amazon and its CEO made billions during this crisis, hardworking employees were forced to endure unsafe conditions and were retaliated against for rightfully voicing these concerns,” said Attorney General James. “Since the pandemic began, it is clear that Amazon has valued profit over people and has failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers. The workers who have powered this country and kept it going during the pandemic are the very workers who continue to be treated the worst. As we seek to hold Amazon accountable for its actions, my office remains dedicated to protecting New York workers from exploitation and unfair treatment in all forms.”
and Many Nursing Homes Failed to Comply with Critical Infection Control Policies
AG Conducting Ongoing Investigations into More Than 20 Facilities
Attorney General Letitia James today released a report on her office’s ongoing investigations into nursing homes’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, Attorney General James has been investigating nursing homes throughout New York state based on allegations of patient neglect and other concerning conduct that may have jeopardized the health and safety of residents and employees.
Among those findings were that a larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) published nursing home data reflected and may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent. The investigations also revealed that nursing homes’ lack of compliance with infection control protocols put residents at increased risk of harm, and facilities that had lower pre-pandemic staffing ratings