A federal court ordered four Spokane-area Rancho Chico restaurants to pay $750,000 in back wages and damages to 42 workers for overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken legal action against JamRock Solutions LLC, an Amazon delivery service partner, after the company allegedly failed to accommodate a pregnant driver's lifting restrictions — and then removed her from the schedule entirely when she sought a dispatcher role instead.
Montana’s rural hospitals are confronting difficult tradeoffs as financial pressure, workforce shortages, and federal policy changes threaten access to care in remote communities.