NEW YORK — Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86. Ledbetter’s discovery that she was earning less than her male counterparts for doing the same job at a Goodyear Tire … Read more
The pandemic didn’t just change how New Yorkers work. It’s also completely up-ended how they dine and drink — and put a serious dent in the idea of happy hour. “People used to work from 9 to 5. And you were happy at 5:01 because your workday ended,” Eugene Remm, co-founder of Catch Hospitality Group, told … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show, targeting everyone from luxury clients to students yet to receive their driving licenses. The biennial show has long been a major industry showcase, tracing its history to 1898. Chinese … Read more
Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The 3-wick candle was called “Snowed In” and briefly appeared on the company’s website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off of the website once the issue was brought to Bath & Body … Read more
ISLAMABAD — China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan a week after militants killed two Chinese workers, as he arrived for a regional security meeting in Islamabad. Li will be the most prominent leader at the two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization starting Tuesday to discuss … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack of competition. The auction for the sites, known as oil blocks, was initially launched two years ago but was called off after it failed to achieve the expected success and a new … Read more
The second largest shareholder of Southwest Airlines on Monday called for special meeting of shareholders to vote on its slate of eight new directors, which would represent a majority of the struggling airline’s board. Elliott Management, which has been highly critical of Southwest in recent months, is pushing for leadership changes and an overhaul of … Read more
B. Riley Financial, the Westwood-area financial services firm, said Monday that it has sold a majority stake in its Great American appraisal and liquidation business for nearly $400 million — a move meant to lower its debt as it struggles with the fallout from a deal that turned sour. The deal with Oaktree Capital Management … Read more
The former DEI chief at Condé Nast reportedly was accused of antisemitism by Jewish employees at the publishing giant — who complained that management was allowing its magazines to take a pro-Palestinian stance and that it failed to crack down on journalists who took part in anti-Israel demonstrations. Yashica Olden, who stepped down as chief … Read more
Former President Trump is promising to end the so-called double taxation of Americans living abroad, expanding on his recent string of tax break promises in an effort to woo voters. Americans who live abroad can be required to pay both U.S. income taxes and taxes in whichever country they reside. Some features of the U.S. tax … Read more