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Colorado delivery drivers suing Amazon for alleged 'dehumanizing and unlawful' labor violations

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three delivery drivers in Colorado filed a class action complaint against Amazon Monday citing violations of labor laws and discriminatory practices in not providing bathroom breaks.The complaint alleges that delivery drivers are forced to urinate and defecate in bags and bottles in the back of delivery vans "all so Amazon can maintain its breakneck delivery schedules and record-breaking profits," according to a release from Towards Justice law firm. New Amazon palm readers to verify age, pay at Coors Field "I fought for this country in Iraq, but I had an easier time going to the bathroom in a combat zone than I did while working for Amazon," Ryan Schilling, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said in a release from the law firm.According to the lawsuit, he has had to use dog waste bags in the back of delivery vans to defecate on the job twice. "I knew that if I tried to stop to go to a gas station, I'd get yelled at and maybe lose my job," Schilling said.The violation of...

Colorado has sixth-highest resignation rate

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's turnover rate is one of the nation's highest. Americans left their jobs in record numbers in 2021 and 2022 in a pandemic-era trend dubbed the “Great Resignation." Labor management firm TimeForge analyzed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data in each state to find job resignation rates, or quit rates, to keep and eye on the trend. Colorado is among the states with the top 10 labor resignation rates, with 29 resignations per every 1,000 people, tied with Delaware for the sixth-highest rate. Alaska and Wyoming lead the nation in resignation rates, with 34 per 1,000 each. Resignations happen more among industries with odd hours and lower pay. The accommodation and food services industry has the highest rate nationwide, twice the average among all other industries at 5.7. The leisure and hospitality industry has a similar rate 5.3. Retail trade has the third-highest rate at 3.7.Colorado's resignation rate is high despite the economy being among the nation's bes...

Where can I ski in June in Colorado?

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's late May, but after massive amounts of snow in many of Colorado's mountain communities, the ski season hasn't come to an end... Yet.As of this writing, on May 23 at 2:30 p.m., there are currently two ski areas that are open; Arapahoe Basin and Winter Park. Colorado will have a ‘broiling wet’ summer, Farmer’s Almanac says According to Winter Park's website, 48 of the 172 trails remain open. These trails, all located in the Mary Jane area, are largely intermediate and expert, but a handful of beginner trains and glades are also open.At Arapahoe Basin, only 14 of the 145 trails are still skiable. These trails are all easy and moderate trails accessible from the Black Mountain Express and Lenawee Express lifts on the front side. The Treeline terrain park is also still open, according to the mountain’s website.But will it last?According to Winter Park's website, while the main resort closed on April 23, Mary Jane will remain open "as late as possible." Lift ticket...

Courtside tickets to see the Nuggets play in the NBA Finals are on sale for over $20K

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win the Western Conference championship, sending the team to its first-ever NBA Finals in franchise history. Nuggets in the NBA Finals: Days and times for all games The finals are set to begin on June 1. So how should fans plan to buy tickets to the championship series?Are NBA Finals tickets on sale?Yes, sort of.Because the conference finals aren't over, there isn't a set opponent yet. However, they will play against either the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics.But with the way the NBA Finals are structured, it is guaranteed that at least two finals games will be played in the Mile High City. 11 teams have never won the NBA Finals: Could that change this year? As of Monday afternoon, a vast majority of the tickets available for Game 1 were resale.That means that someone else bought the tickets and was reselling them through Ticketmaster, the official ticket platform for the NBA.However, given that the opponent ha...

Musk gadfly has a new jet to track – the one used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college student who was once banned from Twitter for posting the real-time movements of Elon Musk’s jet, has a new aircraft in his sights: that of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.On Monday, Sweeney launched a new Twitter tracker using the name @DeSantisJet that follows the movements of the official Florida jet DeSantis uses for state business. This tracker, like the one he created to follow Musk’s private jet, uses public flight information required by aviation authorities.In an interview with The Associated Press, Sweeney said he also plans to track DeSantis flights on other private aircraft once he can identify them.Like Sweeney’s revamped version of his Musk tracker @elonjet, the DeSantis Twitter tracker reports movements with a 24-hour delay. That delay complies with a Twitter rule change imposed shortly after the company suspended Sweeney’s original Musk tracking account in December. Sweeney’s Twitter account was la...

Blip On The Radar

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

That phrase is in play this week as we are in the middle of another dry stretch of weather. The proverbial blip is in the form of a cold front that will produce clouds and a few showers on Wednesday evening. You can see that front on the surface map for tomorrow…you may also notice that *warmer* symbol as well. i do think we’ll see afternoon temps reach the low to mid 70s before that cool front swings through during the evening hours.In terms of the showers, I think it happens late day and more likely the farther north you are…I don’t think it will rain continuously between 4-9pm but somewhere in that 5-hour window, showers are most likely to occur. The cities and towns (IE lawns & gardens) that do see evening showers, the amount is nothing like this past weekend, rather, around 0.20″ or less. Afterwards, the dry pattern resumes for the remainder of the week and likely into the upcoming Holiday Weekend. Here is the setup..and that setup leads to a 7...

Pedestrian struck in Jamaica Plain 

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

Emergency crews responded in Jamaica Plain Tuesday after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, officials said. Boston police said a call came in around 4:15 p.m. reporting the incident in the area of Minden Street and Walden Street. Boston EMS separately confirmed they responded to the scene and transported one person to an area hospital. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Cornerback Jaylon Johnson is among the absentees from Chicago Bears OTAs. How big of a deal is it?

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus had a concise response Tuesday when asked about attendance at Tuesday’s organized team activity at Halas Hall.“We’ll coach the guys who are here,” Eberflus said. “That’s really all I can say.”Not present was a handful of expected starters, including cornerback Jaylon Johnson, guard Nate Davis, wide receiver Darnell Mooney and safety Eddie Jackson.Mooney and Jackson are working back from the season-ending injuries they suffered in Week 12 last year. Mooney fractured his left ankle in the Bears’ Nov. 27 loss to the New York Jets, while Jackson injured the Lisfranc ligament in his left foot. Mooney needed surgery; Jackson did not.Eberflus seemed optimistic about the recovery of both players.“They’re progressing,” he said. “All I can say is that they’re progressing right along with where they’re supposed to be. It’s all positive and we expect them back soon. When t...

Owner and operator of sober homes in Greater Boston arrested, charged with 37 counts of fraud

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

The owner and operator of a chain of Boston-area sober homes under the name “A Vision From God” has been arrested and indicted on 37 fraud-related charges.Daniel Cleggett, 37, of Kingston, and Nicholas Espinosa, 37, of Randolph, were arrested Tuesday morning, according to federal court records, in connection with an indictment charging them each with 21 counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of mortgage fraud conspiracy, and one count of making false statements to a mortgage-lending business.Cleggett — the owner of the business, which he founded in 2016, according to the indictment — was separately charged with four counts of wire fraud and two counts of making false statements to a mortgage-lending business.U.S. District Magistrate Judge Paul Levenson released the pair after they came in for an initial appearance in federal court in Boston.A Vision From God LLC, which Espinosa runs, operates nine separate sober homes wit...

Household watch: Netflix to charge extra $8 for viewers outside subscriber’s home

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:24:05 GMT

Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows.To combat password sharing, Netflix said it will limit U.S. viewership of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 to $20 per month — will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password for an additional $8 per month, a $2 discount from the company’s basic plan.Without providing details how it authenticates subscriber identities or accounts, Netflix assured that everyone living in the same household of a U.S. customer will still be able to stream TV series and movies “wherever they are — at home, on the go, on holiday.” The company based in Los Gatos, California has roughly 70 million U.S. accountholders.The long-anticipated ...