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After Donald Trump’s second-term climate cuts scrapped billions in research grants and left thousands of federal workers jobless, Climate Reserve stepped in with new roles for 50 climate experts

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After Donald Trump’s second-term climate cuts scrapped billions in research grants and left thousands of federal workers jobless, Climate Reserve stepped in with new roles for 50 climate experts

Donald Trump’s climate cuts left thousands of federal workers jobless, prompting a new response. (Photo: Reuters) The United States’ climate science community faced a dramatic upheaval after President Donald Trump began his second term, with his administration cutting billions of dollars in research funding and firing thousands of federal employees across agencies including the Environmental … Read more

Trump government widens foreign labor fraud crackdown: What H-1B workers and employers should know

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US Labor Department widens foreign labor fraud crackdown. (REUTERS)

The US Department of Labor is stepping up its crackdown on suspected foreign labor fraud, with Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito warning that investigators are pursuing more cases involving visa fraud, worker exploitation and potential human trafficking. US Labor Department widens foreign labor fraud crackdown. (REUTERS) In a September 25 “Fraud Friday” video, D’Esposito … Read more

Vancouver workers opened a shipping container of T-shirts and found 14 duffle bags holding 329kg of cocaine worth C$5.8 million; police say it is the city’s largest-ever cocaine seizure

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Vancouver workers opened a shipping container of T-shirts and found 14 duffle bags holding 329kg of cocaine worth C$5.8 million; police say it is the city's largest-ever cocaine seizure

Vancouver workers expecting to find boxes of T-shirts inside a shipping container instead discovered 14 duffle bags containing 328.55 kg of cocaine worth an estimated C$5.8 million, according to police. The seizure is the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the Vancouver Police Department.The drugs were discovered by employees at a legitimate Vancouver-based company … Read more

JD Vance’s H-1B warning to corporate America: We are not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor

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JD Vance's H-1B warning to corporate America: We are not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor

JD Vance’s new H-1B warning to corporate America. Vice President JD Vance doubled down on White House’s recent action against H-1B visa abuse and put out a message to corporate America: “We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.” The message was linked to … Read more

DoorDash breaks silence as Mamdani announces $131M settlement for underpaid workers: ‘We screwed up…’

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the agreement with DoorDash as the largest labor enforcement action in the city’s history. (Stephanie Augello/Getty Images/AFP)

DoorDash has admitted it “screwed up” and has agreed to pay $131.5 million to settle a New York City investigation that found the company underpaid or delayed payments to more than 264,000 delivery workers. The settlement, announced Tuesday, includes nearly $115 million in worker relief, a $16.7 million civil penalty, and three years of city … Read more

In 2017, a 64-acre golf course built for workers at England’s Rugeley Power Station closed; nine years later, work is turning it into wetlands, meadows and ponds with a 1.5km public trail

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In 2017, a 64-acre golf course built for workers at England’s Rugeley Power Station closed; nine years later, work is turning it into wetlands, meadows and ponds with a 1.5km public trail

For years, the land beside the River Trent in Rugeley had a very different purpose. It formed part of the former Rugeley Power Station site and included a golf course used by the station’s staff. According to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the course closed in 2017, and the 64-acre site is now being transformed into a … Read more

If employers lay off Americans and choose H-1B workers what happens next? Trump’s new order puts US firms under scrutiny

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Trump order links US job cuts to H-1B scrutiny. (REUTERS)

Employers sponsoring H-1B workers will face closer scrutiny if they have recently laid off American workers or are planning job cuts that could affect similarly situated US employees under a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Trump order links US job cuts to H-1B scrutiny. (REUTERS) The order directs the Departments of Labor, … Read more

Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock; each gets $1,000 for every year they have worked there

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Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock; each gets $1,000 for every year they have worked there

Las Vegas company surprises nearly 10,000 workers with more than $70 million in stock (Image Credit: Red Rock Resorts) Nearly 10,000 employees of Las Vegas-based Station Casinos received an unexpected financial reward as the company marked its 50th anniversary. According to a September 9 announcement from Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos, … Read more

Trump admin paid $9.5 billion to federal workers to stay home in 2025: Report

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Trump admin paid $9.5 billion to federal workers to stay home in 2025: Report

Trump administration spent $9.5 billion paying federal workers to do absolutely nothing, watchdog report says. The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying federal employees who were on administrative leave in 2025, as it moved to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.About $6.7 … Read more

‘H-1B visas should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners’: JD Vance

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'H-1B visas should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners': JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s efforts to reform the H-1B visa programme, saying the system should “not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners.”Speaking on the business and technology show All-In Podcast, Vance said the administration pursued changes through executive and administrative measures because of the lack of political … Read more