Girls Gone Wild founder to return to Fla. Panhandle court where his legal woes beganNovember 12th, 2009 Girls Gone Wild founder due back in Fla. courtPANAMA CITY, Fla.
'Girls Gone Wild' founder sentenced to time served, probation for filing false tax returnsNovember 6th, 2009 Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founderLOS ANGELES — A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers. U.S. District Judge S.
26 child labourers rescued from Delhi toy factoryNovember 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Twenty six bonded child labourers have been rescued from a toy factory in north-east Delhi following a raid by the government's labour department and an NGO. The four buildings over which the factory was spread have been sealed and the owners fined Rs.20,000 per child rescued.
Stop discrimination against beggars from other states: courtOctober 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday objected to the discrimination against beggars from other states and said it should be stopped. Hearing a a public interest petition filed by social activist Harsh Mander, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S.Muralidhar said: "The beggars are facing discrimination like what other people are facing in Maharashtra."
"We should stop discriminating against beggars of other states and should see how we can improve their condition, the bench said, asking the additional solicitor general to inform the court, by Nov 9, of what action the government is proposing to curb begging.
15 bonded child labourers rescued in DelhiOctober 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Barely two weeks after a similar rescue mission, 15 child labourers from Bihar and West Bengal were rescued from zari sweatshops in the capital Friday by police and an NGO. The children, boys in the age group seven to 14, were rescued from Kotla Mubarakpur in south Delhi, police said.
As Obama weighs immigration overhaul, US and foreign workers agree: guest worker visas abusedOctober 21st, 2009 US workers, immigrants unite vs. work visa programNASHVILLE — A dozen U.S.
80,000 workers' strike hits work in GurgaonOctober 20th, 2009 GURGAON - About 80,000 workers from 60-odd companies in this industrial hub stayed away from work Tuesday to protest the death of a worker in an automobile firm here. Though the strike ended without violence in the evening, the protesters have warned of a bigger strike if their demands are not met.
Auto unions' strike affects work in Gurgaon factoriesOctober 20th, 2009 GURGAON - About 80,000 workers from 60-odd companies in this industrial hub stayed away from work Tuesday to protest the death of a worker in an automobile firm here. Work was affected in many companies in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt as workers did not turn up Tuesday morning.
35 bonded child labourers rescued in DelhiOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 35 bonded child labourers were rescued from zari sweatshops in the capital Thursday by police and an NGO. Trafficked from rural parts of Bihar and Jharkhand, the children - all boys in the age group of 10 to 14 - were brought to the city by middlemen almost a year back.
Unionization efforts lead to tensions among farmers in eastern Washington stateOctober 7th, 2009 Washington farm workers push for unionizationPASCO, Wash. — The nation's largest farm worker union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 10 eastern Washington dairy farmers who contend they've been fired for trying to unionize.
Bankrupt construction subcontractor to pay $475,000 in wage suit settlementOctober 6th, 2009 Bankrupt builder to pay $475,000 in wage suit dealLOS ANGELES — Construction subcontracting giant Building Materials Holding Corp. will pay nearly $475,000 to a group of construction workers from California, Arizona and Nevada under a legal settlement approved by a judge overseeing the company's Chapter 11 proceedings, the laborers' lawyer said Tuesday.
Farm workers, organizations hope suit will bring NM ag laborers under workers' comp coverageSeptember 25th, 2009 NM ag laborers sue for workers' comp coverageALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico dairy worker Joe Griego says the worst part of being attacked by a bull at work has been finding out his injuries aren't covered by state workers' compensation benefits.
Ariz. couple suing state, Walmart over sexual abuse allegations for their kids' bath picturesSeptember 17th, 2009 Arizona parents sue over kids' bath picturesPHOENIX — An Arizona couple accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart are suing the state and the retail giant. Lisa and Anthony "A.J." Demaree's three young daughters were taken away by Arizona Child Protective Services last fall when a Walmart employee found partially nude pictures of the girls on a camera memory stick taken to the store for processing, according to the suit.
Court satisfied with government's efforts to curb beggingSeptember 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing satisfaction with measures taken to curb begging in the capital, Delhi High Court Thursday said the Delhi government was working hard to fight this social challenge. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said: "The government has shown positive attitude in fighting this social challenge of begging.
Orissa orphanage trustee sent to jail on rape chargeSeptember 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The managing trustee of an orphanage, accused of raping a resident, was sent to jail in Orissa after a local court rejected his bail plea Sunday, police said. Byomakesh Tripathy was arrested Saturday from Chandrasekharpur area of state capital Bhubaneswar after one of the residents of Basanti Trust alleged that he was regularly exploiting her sexually.
