The US House Committee responsible for investigating Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes issued their preliminary report on Friday, identifying failures on the part of Boeing and the Federal Aviation administration (FAA). The investigation was prompted by the two fatal crashes within five months of each other, an event the House recognized as “unprecedented in modern times.” [...]

On Friday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet suggested that international authorities put human rights “front and centre” while combating the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. As the virus spreads, Bachelet called attention to the negative impact that containment efforts may have on peoples’ lives, noting that “people who are already barely surviving economically, [...]

A county judge in San Diego ruled on Tuesday last week that the grocery delivery service Instacart has unlawfully misclassified its employees as independent contractors since 2012. This classification has given Instacart an unfair competitive advantage by permitting the company to avoid paying its employees a lawful wage and defer their job-related expenses. By avoiding [...]