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Bosses Give Workers Bullshit ‘Manager’ Titles To Avoid Paying Overtime: Study
A new study shows that firms of all types are giving workers phony managerial titles in order to avoid paying them overtime
Judge drops charges against doctors who performed female genital mutilation on 9 girls
The ruling overturns the federal ban on FGM in the United States, which was passed in 1996.
How the Trump administration could make trans people invisible under the law
The document encourages federal agencies to adopt a rigid, outdated definition of “gender,” dictated “on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.”
Civil rights groups fight federal bill that would give hate crime protections to cops
Police groups backing the bill underscore what they say has become a new threat: ambush-style attacks.
CBD products are a rip-off for medical marijuana users, study finds
People trying to treat themselves with cannabidiol products likely aren’t getting the care they’re paying for.
This State Might Lower the Drinking Age to 18
It may finally be happening: That bastion of oppression and gross iniquity that is America’s legal drinking age of 21 might be meeting its maker. At least in one Midwestern state.
Texas Is Finally Allowing Drug Felons to Receive Food Stamps
In an uncharacteristic display of bipartisan prudence, the great state of Texas has just passed a new law allowing freed drug offenders to receive food stamps.
Australia's Antiquated Gender Reassignment Laws Make Life Worse for Trans People
Married people who transition to another gender can't change the gender on their birth certificate without first getting divorced, and this draconian policy is causing all sorts of difficulties for trans individuals.