Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2024

“This is a long-term investment for us,” said Lou Giaquinto, the developer. “So, even if it doesn’t perform as well as it’s supposed to initially, we’re running a model where we don’t need to take anything out of it.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill that revamps the state’s teacher evaluation system, giving more control to local districts and eliminating the requirement that students' test scores be used to assess instructors.
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Chipotle, following an investigation by the Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards, was told to directly pay all active employees as well as to provide funds to the state so it could pay former employees, according to state officials.