#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19

#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19

“#All the ways you’re being surveilled due to COVID-19” The days of working from home while lounging in your sweats and cuddling with your pandemic pet may be over. Now, employers want to ensure you’re as productive as possible — by using surveillance technology. Since the start of the pandemic, demand for employee surveillance measures…

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#Pandemic shutdowns were a blow to religious liberty

#Pandemic shutdowns were a blow to religious liberty

“#Pandemic shutdowns were a blow to religious liberty” A year ago this month, Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn were taking to the streets in fiery protests against then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious services, ultimately seeing those rules struck down by the Supreme Court ahead of Hanukkah and Christmas.  Later, at Easter time, a pastor in…

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#Amazon’s return-to-work plans just got more flexible

#Amazon’s return-to-work plans just got more flexible

“#Amazon’s return-to-work plans just got more flexible” Amazon will let individual teams decide for how many days corporate employees would be expected to work from office in a week, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said in a message to employees on Monday. Earlier, Amazon’s policy required for employees to return to office from Jan. 3 for…

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#Southwest Airlines says COVID-19 surge causing cancellations

#Southwest Airlines says COVID-19 surge causing cancellations

“#Southwest Airlines says COVID-19 surge causing cancellations” Southwest Airlines said it expects a significant drop in revenue as Americans ditch travel plans amid rising COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant. The company said Wednesday it saw a “deceleration in close-in bookings and an increase in close-in trip cancellations in August 2021, which are believed…

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#Why early-bird dining is here to stay

#Why early-bird dining is here to stay

“#Why early-bird dining is here to stay” The Big Apple may be losing its rep as the city that never sleeps thanks to the throngs of New Yorkers who have decided to stick with the early-bird dining habits they developed in the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic. Take Jennifer Leuzzi, a food writer and…

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