July 26, 2021 - Smlr_net

26 Jul 2021


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*July 26, 2021*
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*Title:*                    Gen X Workers May be Facing the Biggest
Unemployment Crisis, Study Finds
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Karen Gilchrist
*Date:*                   July 25, 2021
*Summary:*          Gen X workers aged 45 and older may be bearing the
brunt of a global unemployment crisis as the pandemic adds to existing
challenges for older workers, according to a new report.
*Link:*                    https://cnb.cx/3zBTgO1
*Title:*                    Frito-Lay Kansas Worker Strike Ends After 20
Days
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author:*               Sara O’Brien
*Date:*                   July 24, 2021
*Summary:          *After a nearly three-week strike, hundreds of Frito-Lay
employees in Topeka, Kansas have ratified a revised contract Saturday
addressing what union leaders had previously described as a diminished
quality of life stemming from work conditions, including long hours, forced
overtime, and stagnating wages.
*Link:*                    https://cnn.it/2VgRbbC
*Title:*                   McLaren Macomb Reaches Deal to Avoid Strike by
500 Nurses
*Source:*               Detroit Free Press
*Author:*               JC Reindl
*Date:*                   July 24, 2021
*Summary:*          McLaren Macomb hospital in Mount Clemens has reached an
agreement with a union that represents more than 500 nurses, avoiding a
strike that had been set to begin next week.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3y7p0KG
*Title:*                    Walmart Lost a Lawsuit Brought by Worker with
Down Syndrome
*Source:*               Richmond Times-Dispatch
*Author:*               Karen Michael
*Date:*                   July 24, 2021
*Summary:*          A Walmart employee with Down syndrome who was fired for
excessive absenteeism was awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and a
whopping $125 million in punitive damages following a four-day jury trial
in Green Bay, Wis.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/2TDvCS0
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