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Employee Found in Freezer of Louisiana Fast Food Outlet; Police Calling It ‘Suspicious’

NEW IBERIA, La.—Police in Louisiana are investigating the death of a fast-food restaurant employee whose body was found in the restaurant’s freezer. Police in New Iberia told local news outlets the body was found around 6:30 p.m. Thursday at an Arby’s restaurant. A police sergeant said the death was considered “suspicious.” But authorities provided no…


Amazon Plans to Trim Employee Stock Awards Amid Tough Economy

Amazon.com Inc. said it would reduce employee stock awards, a part of its compensation plan, as the e-commerce giant navigates an uncertain economy. “We made the decision to reduce RSU [restricted stock units] awards in the final outlook year by a small amount [other years are not impacted],” an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed…


Amazon Asks Employees to Be in Office at Least 3 Days a Week

Amazon.com Inc. would require employees to be in office at least three days a week from May 1, the e-commerce giant said on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic had altered the workplace, with companies sending employees home to work remotely. Even as lockdowns eased around the world, a large population of employees remains remote or in…


States Pass Pay Transparency Laws—Will Productivity Diminish?

Washington and California passed laws requiring companies to post salary ranges on job listings. New York passed a similar last year. The goal is to help reduce wage gaps and make a more level playing field for employees. And with pay transparency laws becoming a hot topic in business, questions by both employers and employees…


Intel Slashes Employee, Exec Pay Amid PC Market Downturn

Intel Corp. said on Tuesday that it had made broad cuts to employee and executive pay, a week after the company issued a lower-than-expected sales forecast driven by a loss of market share to rivals and a PC market downturn. The reductions will range from 5 percent of base pay for mid-level employees to as…


Former Texas School District Employee Arrested Over Allegations of Multiple Sexual Encounters With Student

Texas deputies have arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters with a student at the school at which she was employed. Marisol Solis was arrested on Jan. 5 under charges of trafficking of persons. Hays County Sheriff’s Office said they received, in November last year, a report involving a Dripping Springs Independent…


Tech Firms Leading Job Cuts in Corporate America

Big Tech firms are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Persisting inflation leading to interest rate hikes, weak consumer demand, and an economic slowdown in China have forced firms from Amazon to Walt Disney and banks to trim their workforce….


Tech Firms Lead Job Cuts in Corporate America

Big Tech firms are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Persisting inflation leading to interest rate hikes, weak consumer demand, and an economic slowdown in China have forced firms from Amazon to Walt Disney and banks to trim their workforce….


Inside Information (1934)

Inside Information (1934) is a full-length crime drama movie starring Tarzan the wonder dog. A trusted employee is accused of stealing $20,000 from an investment company, but his dog has an intense dislike for a supposedly upstanding citizen. After some investigating leads him to the hangout of the crooks, Tarzan blows the whole thing wide…


Employee Faces Criticism From Someone Who Is Not His Direct Supervisor

By Kathleen Furore From Tribune Content Agency I recently spoke with someone who was irritated when a supervisor who had no authority to comment on his performance told him she had noticed him while observing one of her charges. She said she couldn’t see what he was accomplishing, then asked him to explain in detail…