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Minimum Wage Increase For Fast Food Workers In California

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In addition, the law created a “Fast Food Council” within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The Council was granted authority to impose binding minimum standards on wages, working hours, and other conditions related to the health, safety, and welfare of fast food restaurant workers. per hour beginning on April 1, 2024.

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UN tourism agency suspends Russia membership

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The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tuesday voted to suspend Russia from the organization. The move came during an emergency session convened at the request of 6 members and at the instruction of the UNWTO’s Executive Council.

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India declares Popular Front of India and its associated organizations ‘unlawful’

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The MHA also banned PFI’s associated organisations, including Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front , Junior Front and Empower India Foundation.

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A Model for Criminal Justice Reform: How New York City Lowered its Jail Population and Crime Rates

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These massive reductions in violent crime and murders were about twice the decline for the nation during the same time period. per 100,000) and the jail incarceration rate (66 per 100,000) are well below the national rates (6.5 NYC also has one of the lowest incarceration rates for Blacks in the nation.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in cases involving Renewable Fuel Standards Program and noncitizen re-entry

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The mandate allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to temporarily extend exemptions to small refineries under § 7545(o)(9)(A)(ii)(II) if compliance with the mandate would cause undue economic hardship. v Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. HollyFrontier petitioned the Supreme Court for review.

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Chile Adopts New Climate Change Framework Law: A Paradigm Shift

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In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). By decentralizing climate actions and distributing them across several governmental agencies, Chile’s Climate Act represents a paradigm shift in environmental policy. Chile’s new Act reverses this centralized approach.

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Ukraine dispatch: Zelensky-Xi call improves wartime relations with China, but path to peace with Russia still not clear

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This dispatch is from Yulii Kozub, a law student from Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. As China is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and a major economy, the conversation with the leader of China was extremely important for Ukraine. He files this from Vienna.

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