Meaghan M. McDermott reports: Officials in the Webster Central School District went on a covert fishing expedition through the emails of school board member David Metzger, a counselor in the Greece schools, trying to figure out what, if anything, he has been saying about Superintendent Carmen Gumina and other board members behind their backs. In the process,…
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We found 85,000 cops who’ve been investigated for misconduct. Now you can read their records.
John Kelly and Mark Nichols report: At least 85,000 law enforcement officers across the USA have been investigated or disciplined for misconduct over the past decade, an investigation by USA TODAY Network found. Officers have beaten members of the public, planted evidence and used their badges to harass women. They have lied, stolen, dealt drugs,…
New York City Amends Human Rights Law To Protect Sexual And Reproductive Health Decisions
Related to a story posted earlier today about employers getting information about you from your employer-provided or supported pregnancy app, consider this new law in New York City: New York City employers should be aware of a recent amendment to the NYCHRL that adds sexual and reproductive health decisions as a protected characteristic. This new…
Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?
Drew Harwell reports: Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia, logging in every night to record new details on a screen asking about her bodily functions, sex drive, medications and mood. When she gave birth last spring, she used the app to chart her baby’s first online…