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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

Allwork

The workers allege that the company failed to address widespread racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont factory, according to a report published by Reuters. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 and is being led by former assembly line worker Marcus Vaughn.

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Forecasts: 2017 the Year Corporations Embrace the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

Based on the 2017 trends forecasts we've been reading, corporations are going to actively expand their use of contingent labor in 2017. The researchers predicted that by 2017, the share of "nontraditional" workers would grow to 25% contingent, 34% gray area, and 41% traditional workers.

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The Demographics of Nonemployer Business Owners

Small Business Labs

The new data provides information by owner demographics such as sex, race, ethnicity and veteran status, geography, industry, receipt size class, and legal form of organization. The Census chart below (click to enlarge) illustrates some of the demographics of nonemployers for 2017

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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

Success

Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. In 2017, after years of lawyers, hearings and paperwork, Morales received her green card. So, I did.”.

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5 Important Marketing Trends for Legal Professionals

Small Business CEO

Legal professionals that stay on top of marketing trends and effectively use the latest strategies can get a leg up on all of the competition. Judging by the current climate and trends through the first half of 2017, there are some pretty clear themes to the changes in legal marketing.

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6 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions to Maximize Your Return

Success

Business income Gerry Poirier, founder and CEO of AngeLink, an AI-powered crowdfunding platform powered by women in Miami, says the Qualified Business Income Deduction is a commonly overlooked tax deduction that comes with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. “It When I first got introduced to it, I thought that it was too good to come true.

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Manchester Airport City plan reinvented as £ 1 billion science and tech hub

Workplace Insight

Willmott Dixon also announced recently that it has won the job to build the £60m Greenheys development at Manchester Science Park for Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund. However, the northern section, encompassing MIX Manchester, encountered difficulties.

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