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Congress, pay attention to this carbon tax bill
2015-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The challenge to prevent climate change is daunting for its scale. How can society change human behavior widely enough to stop the accumulation of atmosphere-warming gases -- without swelling the government or ruining the economy? That's why a bill introduced Wednesday in Congress is important, even if its odds of becoming law in the current Congress are slim. The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of Hawaii, would impose a tax on...
Fedex to pay $228 million to settle independent contractor case
2015-06-13 06:05:34| Air Courier - Topix.net
Fedex has agreed to pay $228 million to settle litigation claiming the company short-changed its drivers on pay and benefits by improperly labeling them as independent contractors. The settlement disclosed on Friday is directly related to a decision against the Memphis, Tenn.-based package delivery company in August, when a federal appeals court in Oakland found that FedEx Corp. misclassified 2,300 FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery drivers working in California from 2000 to 2007 as independent contractors.
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Who's Offering Guaranteed Driver Pay?
2015-06-13 05:21:11| Trucking - Topix.net
Covenant Transport announced that its HazMat Over-the-Road team drivers with one- year experience are now receiving a guaranteed $1,000 per week. Those with less than a year on the road receive a guaranteed $850 per week.
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Exxon must pay $1m 2011 spill into Montana's Yellowstone river
2015-06-13 04:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: US officials have rejected Exxon Mobils request to reconsider a $1m penalty imposed against the oil company over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montanas Yellowstone river. The US Department of Transportation on Friday ordered the Texas company to pay the penalty within 20 days at a hearing in Billings, Montana. Safety regulators said Exxon Mobil failed to adequately heed warnings that its 20-year-old Silvertip Pipeline was at risk from flooding. They said the company lacked procedures to...
US says Exxon must pay $1 million penalty for Montana spill
2015-06-13 02:20:04| Energy - Topix.net
U.S. officials have rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.'s request to reconsider a $1 million penalty imposed against the oil giant over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montana's Yellowstone River. Safety regulators said Exxon Mobil failed to adequately heed warnings that its 20-year-old Silvertip Pipeline was at risk from flooding.
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