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Supreme Court rules against pay for security checks at Amazon warehouses
Court holds that time spent in security lines doesn't count as time on the job
12/10/2014 00:39 UTC
Money for nothing, chicks for free
As Bush talks of fiscal stewardship, a former CPA official prepares to plead guilty in a sex and bribery scheme.
02/02/2006 01:39 UTC
Overlooked passage in GOP tax bill would gouge gig economy workers
GOP tax bill includes language that would absolve management of many obligations owed to employees
11/18/2017 12:29 UTC
Waxman takes a shot at Blackwater
A tale of shooting first, shooting drunk and charging a lot for the service.
10/01/2007 22:08 UTC
State Department hid oil industry ties in Keystone XL report
The contractors who authored the report had oil industry ties -- this information was redacted
03/21/2013 19:53 UTC
5 findings about USAID travelers' program in Cuba
08/05/2014 11:30 UTC
Hundreds of Afghanistan contractor deaths go unreported
Congressional report estimates Afghanistan death rate more than four times greater than for U.S. troops
07/15/2010 15:01 UTC
America's shadow army in Iraq
The Democrats' "withdrawal" plan overlooks a big part of the occupation: Legions of military contractors from U.S. corporations.
05/01/2007 15:06 UTC
5 findings about USAID travelers' program in Cuba
08/04/2014 12:00 UTC
Stop comparing Edward Snowden and Aaron Alexis
Both men were given security clearance by same private contract firm, but that's no grounds for false equivalence
09/20/2013 20:27 UTC
Former top Pentagon official reveals brazen defense contractor price gouging
“The gouging that takes place is unconscionable,” said former top negotiator for Raytheon and, later, the Pentagon
05/24/2023 09:00 UTC
NSA reportedly has secret data collection agreement with several European countries
UPDATE: The Guardian has taken down its story on the NSA's deal with EU countries "pending an investigation"
06/30/2013 01:33 UTC
Win a job writing (temporarily) for America's worst opinion section!
The Washington Post presents your chance to advocate for sensible centrism alongside Richard Cohen and George Will
09/21/2010 02:45 UTC
President Trump owes workers who built his hotel $2 million, lawsuit alleges
Trump hasn't paid workers for their round-the-clock work before opening his D.C. hotel, they claim
01/28/2017 01:44 UTC
State's Keystone report authors also OK'd explosive Caspian pipeline
A pipeline previously greenlighted by contractors failed to provide jobs, caused severe environmental damage
03/27/2013 01:37 UTC