KAREN MICHAEL Special Correspondent Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it had received a consent decree requiring Philadelphia-based Aging with Care Inc. and its owner, Amber Haag, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA is a federal wage law from 1938 that requires employers to pay non-exempt employees one …
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Question: Incredibly, there’s a business in Bloomington-Normal that’s celebrating a birthday today and is almost as old as Bloomington itself. Can you name it? Answer: You are reading it. This paper celebrates another birthday today — No. 187 — established January 14, 1837. It is the oldest business in McLean County. Bloomington itself is only …
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Once upon a time, NASCAR was run by a gang of larger-than-life ruffians. From Dale Earnhardt and Buck Baker to Curtis Turner and Junior Johnson, these men were fearless and earned their legendary status the hard way. Cale Yarborough, who died last week at age 84 from a genetic disease, was a leader in that …
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Around this time last year, when people were considering New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, The Free Lance–Star shared one woman’s determination to stay in shape—and fulfill her dream of opening an exercise studio—despite the obstacles in her way. The bad news is that adversity keeps coming in 2023 for Ashley McCallum. Since April, …
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Stephen T. Watson, Matt Glynn Name the car thief Amherst’s recently approved 2024 city budget includes money to hire 17 police officers. Public safety remains a priority for residents, City Councilman Michael Sukala said, as he learned at a house he visited while campaigning door-to-door one evening in October. “They mistook me for a car …
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Thomas Elias writes the syndicated column California Focus, which appears twice weekly in 93 California newspapers, with a circulation of more than 2.2 million. Until a consumer advocacy group used the Public Records Act to reveal previously secret records, it was unclear exactly what the insurance industry gained when it extorted millions of Californians last …
[1/5]Hawaiian Airlines planes sit empty on the runway at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport due to the drop in business caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States, April 28, 2020. The photo was taken on April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Garcia/File Photo License Rights Acquired CHICAGO, Dec 6 (Reuters) – A …
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Visitors return to downtown Madison and spend money there. The number of pedestrians on State Street last year was almost up to 3.27 million in 2019 before COVID-19 shut everything down. And visitor spending rose from $178 million in 2021 to $278 million last year. “Madison is an attraction destination,” said Rob Gard, director of …
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AI (artificial intelligence) letters and a thumbnail of a robot hand in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights The judge found flaws in some of the artists’ arguments in the proposed class action Amended complaint adds new artist plaintiffs, allegations Nov 30 (Reuters) – A group of visual artists …
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Ever since the collapse of cryptocurrencies last year, lawsuits have been flying. But a series of class-action lawsuits are piling up in federal court in Miami targeting high-profile guarantors of crypto exchanges like FTX and Binance, all filed by the same group of South Florida lawyers. The latest lawsuit names global soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo …
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