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Apple Faces Major Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

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The Allegations Jong and Salgado allege that Apple’s practice of determining starting salaries by asking for compensation history before 2018 perpetuated historical pay disparities between men and women. and Google resulted in average per-person payouts of $3,750 and $5,500 , respectively, despite the legal costs.

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The Ethical AI Debate Intensifies as Musk Takes OpenAI to Court

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In a legal move that spotlights the growing tensions over the overall direction of artificial intelligence development, Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The lawsuit claims that OpenAI has strayed from its original mission of advancing AI for the public good — prioritizing profit, and Microsoft, instead.

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How Will Labor Unions Reshape The Future Of Work In The Tech Industry?

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The rise of labor unions in the tech sector embodies a significant transition from the industry’s historic resistance to collective bargaining with workers asserting their power to ensure fair treatment in an increasingly gig-oriented and precarious labor market.

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Don’t overreach with arbitration agreements

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Uber doesn’t get a lift The facts aren’t difficult to follow: In 2018, Uber discovered one of its drivers had a 16-year-old criminal conviction and revoked his permission to work as driver. You can’t, for example, invoke arbitration only after you determine your legal defenses won’t convince a jury.

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The bizarre pancreas loophole that’s undermining America’s organ donation system

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I’ve long been fascinated by this trend, which OPO critics call the “pancreas loophole” and OPO defenders describe as a perfectly legal response to overly onerous regulations. In the years 2018 through 2021, OPOs collected around 500–600 pancreata for research each year. In 2022, that figure was 1,432, a three-fold increase.

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