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		<title>Meta Employees Say AI-Driven Layoff Picks Hit Workers on Medical And Parental Leave in Suit</title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. They are among the 8,000 employees, or about 10% of &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>xAI Accused of Illegally Firing Engineer Who Raised Safety Concerns</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/06/11/338123.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A former engineer at Elon Musk&#8217;s xAI in California who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Tesla Settles Some Worker Racism Claims as Bigger Trial Looms</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Tesla Inc. reached an agreement to settle several workers' claims alleging pervasive anti-Black racism at one of its California plants.]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Starbucks to Take AI Usage into Account in Tech Workers&#8217; Bonuses</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/06/02/337870.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Starbucks Corp. is tying most tech workers&#8217; bonuses to how much they&#8217;re using artificial intelligence as the coffee chain seeks to improve efficiency. A quarter of bonuses paid to tech employees will be pegged to department-wide goals that include AI &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Ex-Shield AI Worker Sues Over &#8216;Profane, Egregious&#8217; Acts by Senior Official</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/06/01/337889.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A new lawsuit accuses a senior official at Shield AI of &#8220;profane, egregious acts&#8221; of sexual harassment and alleges fraud and safety issues involving other workers at the defense tech startup. Jacob Miller said in his lawsuit that he was &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>US Labor Department Unveils Proposal on Contract, Franchise Worker Pay</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/04/23/337098.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration on Wednesday moved to make it more difficult to hold companies liable when their contractors or franchisees violate federal wage laws. The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposed rule that would narrow the circumstances in &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Judge Dismisses Suit Against Fox News in Sick Leave Dispute</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/04/06/336688.htm</link>
		
						<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News, which was sued by a fired journalist who had accused the network of violating sick leave law and also targeting him for political views. Jason Donner lost the sick leave claim &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Ex-Deutsche Bank Manager Sues Bank for at Least $624 Million</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/31/336609.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A former Deutsche Bank AG manager who says he was wrongfully blamed for the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA accounting scandal has sued the German lender in a London court for at least £473 million ($624 million) in &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Ex-Brookfield VP Claims Wrongful Firing Over Charlie Kirk Post</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/30/336578.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A former Brookfield Asset Management senior vice president sued the firm, claiming it wrongfully fired her over a social media post following the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Jennifer Kipley, who joined Brookfield&#8217;s global client group in 2022, &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>DOJ Sues SeaWorld&#8217;s Parent Company for Disability Discrimination</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/27/336535.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department is suing United Parks &#38; Resorts Inc., the parent company of Sea World, for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities at its theme parks with a policy banning wheeled walkers with seats. The government alleges the policy &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>McDonald&#8217;s Must Face Black Ex-Execs&#8217; Harassment, Retaliation Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/19/336376.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday said two former McDonald&#8217;s vice presidents can proceed with their lawsuit that they were criticized and subjected to racial slurs because they are Black women, and then forced out of the company for &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Starbucks May Be Neglecting Labor Dispute Risks, Shareholders Warn</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/16/336272.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Starbucks may be neglecting the financial and reputational risks that stem from labor disputes, two proxy advisory firms are warning shareholders. The warnings come more than a year after contract talks between the company and its U.S. union, formed by &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Bankers Gain a New Route to Huge Payouts From UK Tribunals</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/03/12/336196.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Finance-sector workers are about to become the unintended beneficiaries of the U.K.&#8217;s Employment Rights Act, a set of trade-union-backed policies primarily designed to strengthen protections for people in low-paying or insecure jobs. The Labour government will scrap the financial cap &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Walmart to Pay $100 Million to Settle FTC Case on Driver Wages</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/02/26/335932.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Walmart agreed to pay $100 million to settle a suit by the FTC and a group of states alleging the company withheld tips and misrepresented wages to order drivers.]]></description>
				
		
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		<title>Judge Rules Tesla Must Face Lawsuit Alleging Anti-American Bias in Hiring</title>
		<link>https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/02/24/335873.htm</link>
		
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						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Tesla of discriminating against American citizens in hiring so it can pay less to foreign workers, but said he was skeptical that the software engineer who sued would prevail. U.S. &#8230;]]></description>
				
		
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