Elon Musk’s ban on remote work at X beats disability bias claim
A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Elon Musk forced the social media platform X to stop hiring people with disabilities after he took control of the platform and banned employees from working from home. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Holguin in San Francisco said Dmitry Volodaenko, a plaintiff in a […]
Exclusive | ‘Hypocritical’ NYC union wants to ban hotel outsourcing –
The city’s powerful labor unions, which are pushing legislation to ban New York hotels from outsourcing certain front-line jobs, have noted that records show they have routinely outsourced administrative work at their Manhattan headquarters, including to non-union companies. According to records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, over the past 10 years, the Hotel […]
Families of trans teens file lawsuit against New Hampshire officials over sports ban
The families of two transgender teenage girls in New Hampshire have filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. Parker Tyrrell, 15, and Iris Turmell, 14, have identified as girls since they were young and have both been diagnosed with gender […]
California’s Plastic Bag Ban Produced More Plastic Bag Waste
California’s ban on thin plastic shopping bags in 2014 has actually increased, rather than reduced, the amount of plastic bag waste. The Wall Street Journal. Breitbart News reported on the fight over plastic bag bans, which were first implemented in states across the U.S. in 2014, and noted that the bans were a regressive tax […]
Florida GOP lawmaker wants to ban smoking on streets, but supports legalizing weed
A Republican Florida senator who supports legalizing marijuana has introduced a bill that would ban smoking on the streets. State Sen. Joe Gruters announced the possibility of the bill during an online press conference Thursday, saying he wants to ban all types of smoking and vaping in public places to improve the environment and quality […]
Experts rip ‘triple crown of bad regs’ as Biden admin posts gas stove rule it denied was a ban
After repeatedly denying its intention to formally ban natural gas stoves, the Department of Energy Federal Register Final rule covers kitchen appliances. Critics from Congress to energy advocacy groups have slammed the new rules, which administration officials have long denied amounted to a ban. But Tom Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, said it […]
Kamala Harris to Announce Soviet-Style Price Controls on Food Under Guise of ‘Gouging Ban’
Soviet-style centrally controlled food and grocery price controls will be part of a federal economic proposal that US Vice President Kamala Harris will unveil when she finally outlines her 2024 policy on Friday. As Breitbart News reported, the speech will be Harris’ first policy-focused address since she was nominated as the Democratic candidate in July […]
Texas AG threatens to sue Dallas over gun ban at State Fair
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, on Tuesday threatened legal action against the city of Dallas if the Texas State Fair, the nonprofit that puts on the annual event, does not reverse a new policy banning open and concealed carry of firearms at next month’s state fair. Paxton argued that because the State Fair […]
Harris to call for federal ban on price-gouging in Friday speech
Vice President Harris is scheduled to outline a series of economic policy proposals on Friday as part of her presidential campaign, including calling for a federal ban on corporate price gouging. Harris is scheduled to speak in the battleground state of North Carolina in November, where her campaign says she will focus on her plans […]
New York county signs first mask ban into US law, sparking controversy | New York
Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday implemented a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public, a measure that has been criticized by state politicians and civil rights activists. The mask transparency law, signed into law by Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman, makes wearing a face covering to conceal one’s identity in public a misdemeanor. […]