United States: Chipotle fined $1.3 million for 13,253 child labor law violations in Massachusetts
January 29th, 2020 Chipotle agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine for more than 13,000 child labor violations at several of its Massachusetts locations. The state's attorney general's office criticized the company in a statement for "routinely" violating child labor laws between 2015 and 2019 at more than 50 Chipotle locations. Teenagers under 18 years...
United States: Delta fined $50,000 by Transportation Department for discrimination against Muslims
January 29th, 2020 Delta Air Lines discriminated against three Muslim passengers in removing them from planes, a Transportation Department investigation has found. In both incidents, the passengers had been cleared by federal and corporate security. The agency fined the carrier $50,000 and mandated civil rights training for some employees, according to...
Thailand: Thai police under scrutiny as record number of trafficking cases dismissed
January 29th, 2020 Thai prosecutors turned down about a fifth of human-trafficking cases sent to them by police last year, a soon-to-be-released government report shows, raising concerns that police were on a drive to boost numbers to enhance Thailand's global image. The 79-page report - drafted to inform an annual US report ranking countries on their...
United States: Department of Public Works Director charged in FBI Corruption Probe
January 29th, 2020 Department of Public Works Director and longtime Willie Brown pal Mohammed Nuru was arrested by the FBI on Monday in a federal corruption probe that also involves local bar owner Nick Bovis, the owner two longtime SF businesses, Lefty O'Doul's and the Gold Dust Lounge. Both men were taken into custody on Monday, and a source inside...Anti-Corruption Compliance Solutions
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