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Home Daily News EEOC reverses course on transgender workers’… Federal Government EEOC reverses course on transgender workers’ right to choose restrooms By Amanda Robert February 27, 2026, 10:20 am CST In a 2-1 ruling this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows federal agencies “to maintain single-sex bathrooms and similar intimate spaces” and “to exclude employees, including trans-identifying employees, from opposite-sex facilities.” (Image from Shutterstock) In a 2-1 ruling this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows federal…
It’s been a busy one in the UAE, whether you’re in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or further afieldIf you’ve been working hard and missed the updates this week, we’ve rounded up the noteworthy UAE news and popped it all here.The Big Bad Wolf Sale is back in DubaiNews for UAE book lovers. The world’s biggest book sale has returned to Sound Stages in Dubai Studio City, running until Sunday, March 8, 2026 and you can get books for as little as Dhs2. Here are our top tips to bagging bargains.Rain has been predicted for the UAE next weekNext week, for two…
You know what we do here at ProPublica: investigative reporting that sparks change and holds power to account. As we near the end of February, we wanted to share five examples of how our investigations have already done that this year. From Colorado to Massachusetts to Texas, ProPublica investigations, many of them published in collaboration with local partners, led to proposed changes to laws and practices. And while we report on the details of how these changes happen, we aim to never lose sight of how these changes could affect actual people. This may mean, for example, people under New…
Bombings by Pakistan are the most significant development in tensions between the two neighbours – though the physical impact remains unclear. Source link
India wants to buy any energy product it can from Canada and its officials are urging the federal government to streamline approvals for various projects so it can tap into new supplies to feed a rapidly growing country with relatively few natural resources of its own.That’s the message India’s high commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, relayed in an interview with CBC News before Prime Minister Mark Carney left for a five-day visit to the country. It’s a trip that will be laser-focused on cutting new business deals and getting negotiations for a free trade agreement underway as part of a…
The opinion yesterday in The GEO Group v. Menocal rejects the efforts of a contractor for ICE to get an immediate appeal from a district court judgment. The case involves claims by ICE detainees challenging the conditions of their confinement by a contractor operating an ICE detention facility – specifically, the detainees contended that the contractor’s operation of the facility involved forced, unpaid labor, violating various federal and state laws. The contractor, GEO Group, asked the trial court to dismiss the suit out of hand, arguing that it was simply following ICE’s instructions. When the district court refused, the contractor…
For nearly 15 years, my identity was intertwined with my professional role as a public servant. I worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Labor’s regional solicitor’s office in Chicago, representing the government in OSHA, MSHA, wage and hour, whistleblower and ERISA matters. Before that, I was an assistant attorney general for the state of Illinois, representing agencies such as the Illinois DOL. My mission was clear: protect workers and enforce the law. Leaving that world wasn’t something I had ever considered. When I joined a private firm’s OSHA practice in April 2023, the timing was, in…
Your complete guide to the performances, comedy gigs and live shows you won’t want to miss in Dubai Dubai’s live entertainment calendar is in full swing this March. From soul-touching orchestras and chart-topping artists to comedy heavyweights and theatrical spectaculars, the city’s stages are set for a month packed with unmissable performances. All the upcoming performances in Dubai in March to book Echoes of Time: IBN Arabi by the UAE National OrchestraWhen: March 5, 2026Where: Dubai OperaThe UAE Orchestra will be performing at the Dubai Opera this March, presenting Echoes of Time: IBN Arabi. It is inspired by the legendary…
Senate leaders are urging the Department of Defense to prioritize the purchase of generic drugs manufactured in the United States, warning that the country’s overreliance on foreign factories poses an “existential risk” to the military. In a letter last week, Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., asked Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide information about drugs or key ingredients purchased from foreign sources and how long the department’s inventory would last if China restricted exports. They also sought details about whether the Food and Drug Administration had imposed any import bans on the department’s suppliers. The letter…
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said on Tuesday that “by releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and calling for more investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, President Trump has done more for Epstein’s victims than anyone before him.” Source link