Pinterest Inc. agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle claims of gender discrimination and retaliation by its former Chief Operating Officer Francoise Brougher, as Silicon Valley grapples with growing pressure to address discrimination and diversity issues within its ranks.
A California judge fined Uber Technologies Inc. $59 million on Monday, and threatened to suspend its permit to operate in the state if the ride-hailing giant doesn’t pay the penalty and answer regulators’ questions within 30 days.
The Electoral College formally declared Joe Biden president-elect Monday, after California cast its 55 votes for the former vice president and put him beyond the 270 vote threshold needed to secure victory.
An attempt by a group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and both chambers of Congress to stitch together a coronavirus aid package would extend and revive some of the most popular provisions of the CARES Act from March – with one big exception.