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Post report further details alleged mistreatment of Washington Football cheerleaders 10/16/2020 09:52am • Report further details alleged mistreatment of Washington cheerleaders originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Post provided further details Friday on mistreatment allegations made by former Washington Football Team cheerleaders, including exploitative working conditions and& Informal Female Workers Face Harassment and Abuse in India, Report Finds 10/16/2020 12:00am • A newly released study showing poor women in India are regularly subjected to sexual harassment and abuse at work underscores the risks people working in the informal jobs sector face, a vulnerability exacerbated by the global coronavirus pandemic. The study, released on Tuesday by Human Rights Wat Over 82% of recently flagged Md. unemployment claims confirmed as fraudulent 10/15/2020 12:01am • In two major investigation sweeps starting in July, the Maryland Department of Labor has flagged and investigated hundreds of thousands of potentially fraudulent unemployment claims filed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The first wave, over the summer, revealed over 40,000 false clai 9 Best Cybersecurity Stocks to Buy 10/15/2020 12:00am • These stocks profit by defending companies against online attacks.One of the biggest trends in the global economy in 2020 has been the digitization of many businesses. The health crisis may have sped up this phenomenon, but the business world has been slowly shifting online for years. Each additiona How to File for Bankruptcy 10/15/2020 12:00am • You didn't expect to be reading this article, and it's the last thing you want to read. 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