Reuters: on Jobs
Ketanji Brown Jackson:
Follows precedent in workplace racial discrimination cases
Reuters reviewed 25 cases in which Jackson issued substantive rulings as a U.S. district court judge in Washington from 2013 to 2021 involving plaintiffs who made claims of racial discrimination, most involving the workplace. Of the 25 cases, 22 were
pursued by Black plaintiffs. Jackson ruled against 19 of the Black plaintiffs.She ruled in favor of plaintiffs in only 3 of the cases. "Plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases lose a lot; they are notoriously hard to win," said an employment
law expert.
In one case, Jackson declined to certify racial discrimination claims brought by two Black workers against defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp as a class action that would have involved potentially more than 5,000 employees.
Jackson's rulings show that she followed Supreme Court precedent in analyzing cases brought under the federal law that prohibits employment discrimination, a claim that can be difficult to prove because plaintiffs rarely have direct evidence of bias.
Source: Reuters on 2022 SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
Mar 17, 2022
Lamar Alexander:
Expand use of corn-based ethanol to create jobs
"Nationally, ethanol production increases farm income by $4.5 billion annually and is responsible for nearly 200,000 jobs. Just one additional corn-processing plant with the capacity to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol would result in an estimated
1,100 new jobs and create an additional $35 million in personal income."
Source: Reuters
Mar 12, 1999
Lamar Alexander:
Substitute Ethanol for MBTE in gasoline
Alexander suggests that ethanol be used in place of a petroleum based gasoline additive - MTBE - which he said has been found to cause groundwater contamination. Alexander said the federal Clean Air Act requires gasoline to be oxygenated and many states,
including California, Maine and Massachusetts, have approved MTBE for that use. Ethanol, he said, "is a logical and safe substitute."
Source: Reuters
Mar 12, 1999
Terri Sewell:
Supports Amazon workers voting on whether to unionize
A congressional delegation will visit an Amazon.com Inc facility in Alabama to show their support for workers who will vote on whether to unionize. The delegation will include U.S. Representatives Andy Levin, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush,
Terri Sewell and Nikema Williams among others, said a spokeswoman for the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union, which is supporting the workers' effort to unionize.
Source: Reuters News Service on 2022 Alabama Senate race
Mar 1, 2021
Xavier Becerra:
Sued Amazon to comply with COVID subpoenas at warehouses
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc to comply with outstanding subpoenas over a state investigation into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The subpoenas seek information about Amazon's sick-leave policies, sanitation measures and data about the spread of the virus at the company's California warehouses, the petition said.
Source: Reuters news service on Biden Cabinet
Dec 14, 2020
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