Less than six months ago, the US and the EU agreed a deal that was supposed to stabilise transatlantic trade and provide certainty to businesses and consumers. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came away from President Trump's golf course in Scotland with tariffs of 15% on everything the EU sells to the US - far better than the 30% America had threatened. Along the way, Brussels also prepared a package of tariffs that would come into force if it was unable to reach an agreement with the US.
"This is not a case about whether AAP or HHS is right or even has the better position on vaccinations and gender-affirming care for children, or any other public health policy," Howell wrote in her decision. "This is a case about whether the federal government has exercised power in a manner designed to chill public health policy debate by retaliating against a leading and generally trusted pediatrician member professional organization focused on improving the health of children," the judge continued.
A new union representing Portland City Council aides and operations staff filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint against the city for alleged anti-union conduct from Councilor Loretta Smith's office. The complaint, filed January 13, alleges Smith retaliated against and fired a former aide due to his role in organizing the Council staff union. The aide, Adam Murray, worked as a policy staffer in Smith's office for about nine months until he was fired last week.
In a new lawsuit, Danielle Beauchemin also accuses her former supervisor of hiding cameras in the ceiling above her office to spy on her. A Maine woman who appeared on the reality TV show "Naked and Afraid" is suing Kennebec County, alleging her former boss at the county's Emergency Management Agency stalked her and downloaded dozens of nude photos and videos from her personal Google account.
A former Saks Fifth Avenue personal shopper accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a long-running scheme is now suing Saks, alleging the luxury retailer waged a "calculated campaign" to destroy his reputation. Once hailed as a "stylist to Boston's most fabulous socialites," 43-year-old Suhail Kwatra now faces a criminal charge as authorities allege he made fraudulent refunds, mismanaged "promo cards," gave unpaid merchandise to clients, and abused a corporate card.
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs. The tariffs will range from 21.9% to 42.7% although most companies will pay about 30% and target products such as milk and cheeses including protected origin brands such as French Roquefort and Italian Gorgonzola.
Detectives arrested 32-year-old Paul Ohore and 29-year-old Alagie Jatta in the Bronx on Dec. 16. The pair had been wanted for the Nov. 24 deadly stabbing of 23-year-old Daevon Silva of Rhode Island in a crime that shocked the city. Authorities allege that Ohore, Jatta, and a third still unapprehended individual argued with Silva just after 1 a.m. on West 49th Street and 7 Avenue in the heart of the Big Apple. During the dispute, Silva was beaten and stabbed multiple times in the back and right thigh.
A jury has awarded $8.4 million to a former White police officer who alleged he faced discrimination and retaliation by Korean-American command staff at the La Palma Police Department. Ross Byer joined the department in May 2022 and completed his training that August with positive performance evaluations, according to court records. His performance remained satisfactory until he was reassigned that year to a different sergeant.
A demolition company has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that it repeatedly flouted New York's workers' compensation laws, retaliated against injured workers and failed to address reports of sexual harassment. Alba Services, a nonunion demolition subcontractor, must pay $1.4 million to nearly 700 current and former employees, as well as $100,000 to a settlement administrator who will coordinate those payments to employees, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
After a messy press tour for the It Ends With Us adaptation and damage to her reputation and brands, Blake Lively filed a complaint against Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, his crisis PR team The Agency Group, Melissa Nathan, and others for sexual harassment, retaliation, and more. On December 21, the New York Times detailed the claims in the document that alleged Baldoni hired the crisis PR company to "bury" Lively after she complained about Baldoni's behavior on set to the studio, threatening his "feminist" reputation.
A former employee of Golden State Cider has filed a lawsuit alleging the Healdsburg company retaliated against him for taking time off to care for his premature baby, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms). Emilio Arellano, a cellar supervisor who worked at the popular Bay Area cider company for nearly eight years, filed the suit in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein, who is overseeing the case, ruled this month that parts of Stonelake's suit had merit, and the case will move forward. "I hope this ruling encourages others who have experienced discrimination and toxic workplace cultures to consider the courts as one way to push for justice and accountability," Stonelake said in a statement given to TechCrunch.
Finn Doering, a high-end male model, recorded the police arresting Tarasi Watkins in a Manhattan subway station and was subsequently arrested himself by police officers. His attorney claims this action was retaliatory.
Collins' alleged harassment extended to other female employees, preventing them from conducting required security work and leading them into non-compliance situations.
