SpaceX Illegally Fired 8 Workers Who Criticized Elon Musk: Feds
The employees had alleged that the rocket company failed to address a culture of sexism and discrimination.
The employees had alleged that the rocket company failed to address a culture of sexism and discrimination.
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Millions of gig workers, janitors, home-care workers, construction workers and truckers could be considered employees rather than independent contractors under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Labor Department. The rule effectively expands the reach of federal labor laws that require employers to extend certain…
Season upon season, watermelons, carrots and corn have sprouted from Daniel Rudnick’s 255-acre farm along Interstate 5 in Buttonwillow, Calif. Now, the ground lies unplanted. In the next year, it will be cleared and graded to build a 4-million-square-foot warehouse complex. “Our plan all along was that we were going to leverage the value of…
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is launching a formal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX 9 after a cabin panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while in mid-air last week, forcing an emergency landing. The FAA has grounded 171 Boeing jets installed with the same panel after the landing, most of which are operated by carriers Alaska Airlines and United…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Congress may need to pass a temporary government funding bill before a looming deadline to prevent a partial shutdown — even though leaders announced a spending deal over the weekend meant to keep the government open. Funding for roughly 20 percent of the federal government…
Andy May, who has just got out of prison, wants to help other people with gambling addictions.
Big banks held up well in 2023, even though the Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates at a fast clip. Reports on fourth-quarter bank earnings, which start this week, should show how the banks’ customers fared in the harsher rate environment.  So far, households have continued to spend and borrow, despite higher borrowing costs,…