Sofia Quintanar, who accused Ms. James’s former chief of staff of sexual harassment, said the office should have known that he had a “propensity to sexually harass” women. Source: New York Times
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Covid May Spread From Corpses, Scientists Report
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2022
Family members and health care workers should take precautions, experts said. Source: New York Times
Letitia James Accused of Protecting Top Aide From Harassment Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
Sofia Quintanar said that her sexual harassment allegations against the aide were handled differently than similar ones lodged against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General’s Top Aide Resigns After Sexual Harassment Claims
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Ibrahim Khan had been Letitia James’s chief of staff for close to a decade. Source: New York Times
As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
As offices, restaurants and schools fill up, people are adjusting expectations and habits in another moment of deep uncertainty. Source: New York Times
Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2022
The Atlantic City casinos are the last large refuge for smokers in the Northeast. Cigarettes were prohibited during the worst of the pandemic, and now there is a push to make the ban permanent. Source: New York Times
Employee Is Found Dead in Walk-in Freezer at a Brooklyn Bakery
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2022
The worker, a 33-year-old man at Beigel’s Bakery in Canarsie, got locked inside the freezer at the 50,000 square foot facility early Thursday, according to the police. Source: New York Times
Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2022
The loss raises questions about whether a national wave of unionization may be slowing. A union had won two previous votes at the grocery chain. Source: New York Times
State Police Superintendent Resigns Amid Investigation
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
Kevin P. Bruen, the police leader, stepped down after Gov. Kathy Hochul began investigating allegations into his handling of workplace complaints. Source: New York Times
Amazon Suspends Staten Island Workers After Protest Over Warehouse Fire
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns. Source: New York Times
Architects at a New York Firm Form the Industry’s Only Private-Sector Union
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2022
Workers at Bernheimer Architecture said they hoped to prompt changes to industrywide problems like long hours and low pay. Source: New York Times
UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
Chipotle Agrees to Pay Over $20 Million to Settle New York City Workplace Case
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
The city contended that the fast-food chain violated scheduling and sick-leave laws for more than four years, affecting 13,000 employees. Source: New York Times
Ex-Project Veritas Employees Offer Harsh Portrait of the Conservative Group
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2022
One former employee described the conservative group as having a “highly sexualized” atmosphere where drinking and drug use were commonplace. Source: New York Times
Medieval Times Employees Vote to Unionize in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
The horsemen, courtiers, stablehands and other performers at ye olde New Jersey tourist attraction formed a new kind of medieval guild when they voted to unionize. Source: New York Times