That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons bring us some web forums whereupon we can gather
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Soooo the EC?waitingtoconnect wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:32 pm It is a federation of fundamentally different peoples united by the vision of one man, Gandhi. In many ways it’s as if the Germans, French and British united as one country after world war 2.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit over the federal government’s seizure of his cell phone in September 2022 fell flat on Friday, as a panel of conservative judges affirmed that his “irritation as to where and how the government took possession of his cell phone does not give rise to a constitutional claim.”
U.S. Circuit Judges Ralph Erickson, James Loken, and Steven Colloton, respectively appointed by Presidents Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush, refused to grant Lindell a preliminary injunction to get his phone back from the feds. Erickson wrote the opinion, and Colloton both concurred and dissented in part.
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Lindell, for his part, has been trying to get his phone back almost since the moment it was taken from him in a Hardee’s drive-thru in Mankato, Minnesota — while he was on his back from a duck hunting trip.
He raised First Amendment and Fourth Amendment claims, but those arguments failed before U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud.
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The majority did warm somewhat to Lindell’s complaints about the continued retention of his cell phone while pointing out that the government only said it needed the device “for the purpose of authentication.”
“Given the necessity of cell phones in everyday life and the related privacy concerns regarding the breadth of data that they contain, the government’s continued retention of Lindell’s cell phone and all its data (including that which is entirely unrelated to the government’s investigation), without adequate justification, could amount to a callous disregard of Lindell’s constitutional rights,” the majority said, while acknowledging that the record before the court “has not been developed on this issue.”
In the end, the Eighth Circuit majority upheld the lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction but reversed Tostrud’s “decision not to exercise equitable jurisdiction over Lindell’s motion for return of property as it relates to the continued retention of the cell phone itself and all its data.”
On his way back? or do people spend time on their backs at fast food joints as a result of duck hunting?while he was on his back from a duck hunting trip.
California's minimum wage law applies to tipped employees such as waiters, waitresses, bartenders, and valets. California Labor Code 351 LAB states that your tips are your sole property. If you receive a tip from a customer, it belongs to you.
RN SalariesIn 2021, there were 459,005 regulated nurses eligible to practise. The distribution of nurses by licence type is as follows:
- 312,382 registered nurses (RNs) — a growth of 2.5% from 2020.
- 7,400 nurse practitioners (NPs) — a growth of 10.7% from 2020, the largest increase of all the nursing designations. In fact, NPs became one of the fastest-growing professions in health care.
- 132,886 licensed practical nurses and registered practical nurses (LPNs and RPNs) — a growth of 1.6% from 2020.
- 6,337 registered psychiatric nurses— a growth of 3.6% from 2020.
I would speculate that specialization would be a better path to higher wages than relying on tenure in a negotiated wage environment.Province - ON
Highest hourly wage - $46.11 (nurses working for over 25 years)
Lowest hourly wage - $32.21 (RNs just starting out; excluding overtime/weekend/ holiday premiums)
Average nursing salary - $76,362
"The minimum wage in California, effective January 1, 2024, is $16.00/hour for all employers. Fast Food Restaurant employers, effective April 1, 2024, and Healthcare Facility employers, effective June 1, 2024, will have a higher minimum wage."
My wife works for the school system in an office data manager position and hasn't had a raise in at least 6 years (I'm being conservative, it may be closer to 10). And they just found out the schools are vastly underbudgeted again this year so there's no hope in sight.GreenGoo wrote:My wife, a professional registered nurse of some 20 years veterancy working in a major Canadian hospital, is making, after converting Canadian salary to American per hour, about USD$26.xx/hour.
I'm sure you're right. What isn't covered there is that most RN's are specialists by role anyway. Emergency nurses are not neonatal care nurses are not neurosurgery recovery nurses etc. But I realize that's not the specialization you're referring to. Apparently that is what you were referring to. Well, that's already in place for most nurses working in hospitals, although there is always cross-pollination.Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:55 pm I would speculate that specialization would be a better path to higher wages than relying on tenure in a negotiated wage environment.
As I understand it (I was never in HR), it depends on where you work and your arrangement. Also the nature of the healthcare they are providing. Someone might have their employer fully pay for healthcare but then still have to 12,000 out of pocket a year before it really kicks in. Others can have "Cadillac" plans with low deductibles, and no copay or co-insure, with comprehensive vision. Small employers don't provide healthcare at all. And how much an employer contributes to their provision is entirely up to them or their negotiated agreement, which is then treated as part of the employees compensation, though I believe their outlay is tax advantaged for them. What the employer does allow you to do that you couldn't do without them before the ACA is get into a pool of people, lowering the ultimate cost of care. The larger pool you (and your employer) are a part of, the lower the negotiated cost of insuring you is.
My understanding is aside from doctors most healthcare roles in western nations have not seen significant pay increases in many years.GreenGoo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:58 pmI'm sure you're right. What isn't covered there is that most RN's are specialists by role anyway. Emergency nurses are not neonatal care nurses are not neurosurgery recovery nurses etc. But I realize that's not the specialization you're referring to. Apparently that is what you were referring to. Well, that's already in place for most nurses working in hospitals, although there is always cross-pollination.Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:55 pm I would speculate that specialization would be a better path to higher wages than relying on tenure in a negotiated wage environment.
There is a significant pension waiting for her at the end, which I didn't mention.
I've been reading Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future, and a climate disaster succeeds in killing the Indian caste system (and a lot of other India governance issues). It's a fascinating SF read.
Have you considered "What would Trump do with 2 tickets like this?" and put them up for auction on Ebay or something like that?YellowKing wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:29 pm I just snagged two tickets to the Trump rally here in town taking place on Saturday. I'm not going, but it's worth getting on their spam list to deny tickets to two of his cultist morons.
Peter Herzberg won in the 25th District, which contains the cities of Wayne and Westland. Both candidates
While my neighborhood gets objectively worse, the motivated voters are still showing up the way they need to, even as I disagree with the governor and shit ton of her agenda and hypocrisy.Democrats flipped both chambers in the 2022 midterms while maintaining control of the governor’s office to win a trifecta for the first time in 40 years. They moved quickly to roll back decades of Republican measures and implement the party’s agenda in their first year, including overhauling the state’s gun laws.
Since the House deadlocked, Republicans have pushed to pass legislation they say is bipartisan, such as a government transparency package, which would open the Legislature and governor’s office up to public record requests.
I read that a few months back, and I liked it very much.
Rodgers’ latest rant is that AIDS was created by the U.S. government in the 1980s for reasons that have something to with COVID and with Dr. Anthony Fauci being corrupt.
Rodgers, who also plays quarterback for the New York Jets, was a guest on Eddie Bravo’s “Look Into It” podcast in February, with comments that went largely ignored until they resurfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
IIRC, this guy was leading the election denial charge in the Michigan Legislature back in 2020.LANSING — Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield led a “criminal enterprise” while in office, Attorney General Dana Nessel alleged Tuesday as she announced 13 charges against the Levering Republican and two charges against his wife.
But Chatfield won’t be charged for sexual assault allegations that prompted the probe, according to Nessel.
A state house rep grifting? No way!Among other things, Nessel accused Chatfield of using the Peninsula Fund to pay for items at a Spider Man souvenir shop, a Harry Potter candy store and wizard-themed restaurant during a family trip to Universal Studios in Florida, along with” luxury purchases” from Ugg, Coach and a surf shop.
Nessel alleged the nonprofit was used to pay off $132,000 in purchases on Lee Chatfield's credit card from February 2020 through April 2021.
He was a Trump guy but I had to look up how. Even as a Trump guy, he stayed out of the fray while others tried to decertify or keep certification from happening. In a round about way, that was a positive. It let the GOP saviors on the board allow the certification to happen without delay.LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:00 am IIRC, this guy was leading the election denial charge in the Michigan Legislature back in 2020.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel and Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox on Saturday called for canvassers to delay certification for two weeks in order to audit results from Wayne County and Detroit, an unprecedented step that does not appear to even be legal under current state law.
If the board deadlocks 2-2 along partisan lines, experts say the Michigan Court of Appeals would likely order canvassers to certify the results. Chatfield, R-Levering, predicted the matter could end up before the Michigan Supreme Court.
And if Michigan justices do not order canvassers to certify, “now we have a constitutional crisis in the state of Michigan that’s never occurred before,” Chatfield told Fox News.
Yep, it's spot on.A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers.
First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said he filed the bill in part because children want to work without having to take lunch breaks. He questioned why Louisiana has the requirement while other states where he owns Smoothie King locations, such as Mississippi, don’t have them, and criticized people who have questioned the bill’s purpose.
“The wording is ‘We’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he said. "These are young adults.”
I assume most ‘child laborers’ work part time, and at least in my kids’ cases, they would definitely rather get the hours than go on a forced, unpaid break. They both work part time, though.Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:49 pm What in the absolute fuck is wrong with these people?
I had to click through to the story, because I thought there's no possible way that headline could be accurate.
Yep, it's spot on.A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers.
First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said he filed the bill in part because children want to work without having to take lunch breaks. He questioned why Louisiana has the requirement while other states where he owns Smoothie King locations, such as Mississippi, don’t have them, and criticized people who have questioned the bill’s purpose.
“The wording is ‘We’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he said. "These are young adults.”
Present law requires an employer to provide at least one 30-minute meal period for minors who work for a 5-hour work period. Present law does not require an employer to provide a 30-minute meal period in instances when the work period exceeds 5 hours by 10 minutes or less
So you get a break at 5 hours but not 5 hours and 10 minutes?Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:54 pm HB156
Present law requires an employer to provide at least one 30-minute meal period for minors who work for a 5-hour work period. Present law does not require an employer to provide a 30-minute meal period in instances when the work period exceeds 5 hours by 10 minutes or less