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Unwanted clothes are reworked and donated by Dressability in Swindon instead of going to landfill. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Here’s what to expect when Disney reports earnings before the bell
Disney reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday as the market awaits further updates and changes under newly minted CEO Josh D'Amaro. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - GM, Chinese automaker extend joint venture for 20 years despite geopolitical ten...GM said the deal will focus on domestic sales of Buick and Cadillac models in China and exporting Chevrolet products built in China for non-U.S. markets. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
- OpenAI to pay $3.2 million to settle DOJ allegations it favored foreign workers ...
OpenAI and one of its subsidiaries will pay $3.2 million to settle allegations that they discriminated against U.S. workers by favoring foreign workers with temporary employment visas, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.The Justice Department said the settlement resolves allegations that OpenAI and its subsidiary, Statsig Inc., violated the Immigration and Nationality Act through the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process by discouraging qualified U.S. workers from applying for certain jobs.According to the Justice Department, OpenAI and Statsig, which develops product software, recruited foreign workers for some positions while taking steps that discouraged U.S. applicants.According to the DOJ, OpenAI did not advertise positions it sought to fill through the PERM program on its job website, even though its standard practice was to do so with other jobs.CHINA NARROWS AMERICA’S AI LEAD AS HUAWEI EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL TECH FOOTPRINT, FORMER US OFFICIAL WARNSFederal investigators alleged that OpenAI failed to advertise certain PERM positions on its careers website, required applicants to mail paper applications for those jobs while accepting electronic applications for other positions, and in some cases aired radio advertisements late at night, practices the Justice Department said discouraged U.S. workers from applying.The settlement includes $1.2 million in civil penalties and $2 million to compensate alleged victims of discrimination. OpenAI also agreed to revise its employment policies, conduct training and submit to Justice Department monitoring.OpenAI denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement agreement.FED DISSENTERS WARN INFLATION COULD BECOME ENTRENCHED WITHOUT MONETARY POLICY TIGHTENING NOW"It is illegal to discriminate against U.S. workers by preferring temporary visa holders for jobs," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in a statement."This substantial settlement ensures that OpenAI redresses harm and changes its recruitment practices so that U.S. workers receive a fair opportunity for highly sought-after technology positions," Dhillon added.President Donald Trump has previously argued that many companies abuse temporary employment visa programs and has sought to limit the hiring of foreign workers, including by proposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled workers. That proposal remains tied up in court.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREFOX Business has reached out to OpenAI for comment.Reuters contributed to this report. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - Buc-ee’s sues Ohio mini-mart over beaver logo branding, alleging trademark inf...Buc-ee’s has sued a small mini-mart in Ohio, alleging its cartoon beaver logo is too similar to the popular Texas-based chain's iconic logo, adding to the various lawsuits the company has filed against small stores with cartoon animal branding despite an HBO show daring it to challenge someone its own size.Beaver's Mini Mart in Beavercreek, Ohio, was sued by Buc-ee's late last month over alleged trademark infringement, according to WLWT. Buc-ee's claims the store used a smiling cartoon beaver logo and red coloring that closely mimics its famous branding.Buc-ee's said it has been using the cartoon beaver logo for more than four decades and has several federal trademark registrations, according to the outlet. The chain also argues that Beaver's Mini Mart started using the logo after Buc-ee's had established trademark rights.The logo could create "confusion among consumers" about whether the store is associated with Buc-ee's, the company argued in the complaint.BUC'EE'S SUES SMALLER GAS STATION CHAIN FOR COPYRIGHT, ARGUING CARTOON DOG IS TOO SIMILAR TO ITS BEAVERBuc-ee's opened its first location in Ohio earlier this year, but Beaver Mini Mart has no gas pumps, is miles from the nearest interstate and was operated before Buc-ee's expanded into the state.The mini-mart has been owned by Vik Boparai for more than a decade, years before Buc-ee's first expanded out of Texas in 2018 and long before it opened its first Ohio store near Dayton in April. Beavers are also popular characters across Beavercreek, as numerous businesses and the local high school feature the rodent as their mascots, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer."I don't know why they would sue a small business like mine," Boparai told the outlet. "I have two kids and this store is how I feed them."Beavercreek Councilman Zach Upton also told the outlet that the lawsuit appears to be overreach and customers are unlikely to confuse the two logos."Common sense is not prevailing," Upton said. "I can't imagine anyone would be confused by the mini mart and Buc-ee's. It's not even in the same ballpark."The lawsuit comes after comedian John Oliver noted how Buc-ee's has sued several small stores with cartoon logos, even when they bear very little or no resemblance to Buc-ee's grinning beaver logo, and dared the chain to take on someone its own size.On the July 26 episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver urged Buc-ee's to sue his show rather than small local stores with fewer… [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago
- Chipotle Removes Jalapeños Linked to Salmonella Outbreak From Its Restaurants
The Minnesota Department of Health said it had identified 110 salmonella cases in this outbreak, and the F.D.A. is also investigating. [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
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