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Call for climate change to become human rights issue
2014-12-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: MARK COLVIN: The International Bar Association says climate change should become a human rights issue able to be challenged in a court of law. It says the judiciary is inadequate for those suffering injustice because of global warming. It will now attempt to draft a new model statute, or law, for people suffering the effects of climate change. Liv Casben reports. LIV CASBEN: On the island of Kiribati inundation from saltwater is forcing people from their homes. ANOTE TONG: We have some communities,...
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The Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers
2014-12-13 11:44:26| Air Courier - Topix.net
In September 2006, a pregnant woman named Peggy Young sent her bosses at United Parcel Service a doctor's note advising her not to lift anything heavier than 20 pounds for the first 20 weeks of her pregnancy, and then no more than 10 pounds until she gave birth. Her job description, however, required her to heft packages heavier than that, so Young was told she couldn't continue to work as a delivery driver while pregnant.
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The Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers
2014-12-13 08:04:33| Trucking - Topix.net
In September 2006, a pregnant woman named Peggy Young sent her bosses at United Parcel Service a doctor's note advising her not to lift anything heavier than 20 pounds for the first 20 weeks of her pregnancy, and then no more than 10 pounds until she gave birth. Her job description, however, required her to heft packages heavier than that, so Young was told she couldn't continue to work as a delivery driver while pregnant.
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Premier League opens TV rights sale
2014-12-12 17:21:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Premier League has opened bidding for the next tranche of television rights, for live games and highlights, for three seasons from 2016.
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U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits
2014-12-12 07:54:11| Agriculture - Topix.net
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 that made it all but impossible to sue foreign companies in U.S. courts for alleged roles in overseas human rights abuses is proving to be a boon for U.S. firms too, court documents show. In the roughly year and a half since the ruling in Kiobel v.
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