Courtney Vinopal
New York Observer
Washington, DC, United States
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Scaffolding Deaths Are Claiming New York’s Immigrant Workers in an Industry Lacking Accountability
Scaffolding-related deaths make construction one of New York City's deadliest occupations. A bill waiting for Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature could help change that, bt it faces fierce opposition from he construction and real estate lobbies. → Read More
Wells Fargo Fined $3.7 Billion For Mishandling Millions of Customer Accounts
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $2 billion to customers it harmed, as well as an additional $1.7 billion civil penalty, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said. → Read More
The New York State May Soon Have the Highest-Paid Lawmakers in the US
The New York State Legislature may vote to raise pay for its lawmakers to $130,000 a year from $110,000, making them the highest-paid in the U.S. → Read More
Twitter Is Sued by a Former German Employee as European Firings Draw Scrutiny
The former head of Twitter's communications team in Germany is suing the company for unfair dismissal, the latest in a series of challenges to Elon Musk's restructuring decisions in Europe. → Read More
Twitter Is Auctioning Off Office Furniture From Its San Francisco Headquarters
Twitter is auctioning off more than 200 items from its San Francisco headquarters, according to a new listing from Heritage Global Partners, an auction and liquidation firm. → Read More
Bonuses for Goldman Partners Are Set to Shrink by up to 50% as Wall Street Banks Pull Back on Pay
Goldman Sachs is expected to cut its 2022 bonus pool for senior employees by as much as 50 percent. The news comes as Wall Street firms are looking to trim executive compensation following a record-breaking 2021. → Read More
Twitter’s Workplace Practices Draw Fire as Janitors Picket and Musk Defends Bedrooms
Elon Musk appeared to acknowledge Twitter set up bedrooms for employees in its San Francisco headquarters after the city said it opened an investigation into the reports. → Read More
Twitter Has Reportedly Installed Beds For Employees Working Around the Clock
Twitter has reportedly converted a number of rooms in its San Francisco headquarters to sleeping areas, as CEO Elon Musk pushes remaining workers to adapt to his "extremely hardcore" vision for the company. → Read More
Goldman Sachs Traders May Receive Smaller Bonuses Even as the Bank’s Revenue Rises
Goldman Sachs traders could see their year-end bonuses reduced "by a low double-digit percentage," despite being on track to post the biggest annual revenue in a decade. → Read More
US Stocks Drop After a Better-Than-Anticipated Jobs Report Suggests Inflation Isn’t Yet Tamed
The U.S. added 263,000 jobs in November, and average hourly wages were up 0.6 percent, better than analysts had expected and an indication inflation isn't yet tamed. → Read More
Meta Is Reportedly Downsizing Its Hudson Yards Office Space Following Layoffs
Meta is shedding office space in New York City as it cuts back on spending and headcount. → Read More
Amazon Labor Union Members Protest CEO Andy Jassy as It Scores Regulatory Victories
Members of the Amazon Labor Union are protesting outside of the New York Times’s DealBook summit this morning as the company’s CEO, Andy Jassy, takes the stage. → Read More
Employees Who Stayed on for Musk’s ‘Extremely Hardcore’ Twitter Were Still Laid off
Sales employees at Twitter who elected to stay on for Musk’s “hardcore” vision of the company were still laid off. → Read More
Boomerang CEOs Are Bad for Business. Will Disney’s Bob Iger Be an Exception?
Bob Iger is returning to lead Disney less than two years since he left the post. Boomerang CEOs tend to drag down a company’s performance, but will this one be an exception? → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes, Founder of Theranos, Was Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison
A federal judge in Silicon Valley has sentenced former Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison. A jury found her guilty on four counts of defrauding investors in January. → Read More
Workers at More than 100 Starbucks Stores Are Striking On “Red Cup Day,” a Major Holiday Sale
While Starbucks celebrates "Red Cup Day," thousands of unionized workers are on strike to protest alleged anti-union tactics by the coffee chain. → Read More
Amazon Is Reportedly Planning to Lay off 10,000 Employees as Growth Slows
Amazon is reportedly planning to lay off 10,000 corporate workers, the latest tech company to cut jobs following a period of rapid growth. → Read More
Maxwell Frost, the First Member of Gen Z Elected to Congress, Explains How Unions Became Cool
“I mean, it’s like, the cool thing, right?” Maxwell Frost, the first Gen Z elect to Congress, spoke to the Observer about young Americans’ role in the labor movement. → Read More
The NFL and Washington Commanders Are Sued by DC’s Attorney General Over Their Toxic Workplace Investigation
D.C. attorney general Karl Racine alleges the defendants misled the public about Commander owner Dan Snyder's knowledge of sexual harassment in his workplace, and a subsequent investigation into the claims. → Read More
Elon Musk Calls Twitter Workers Back Into the Office for at Least 40 Hours a Week
Staff at Twitter, one of the first companies to allow employees to work from home indefinitely, are being ordered back into the office by their new owner. → Read More