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Workplace laws your employer may be violating 10/21/2019 10:30am • No one is above the law, including your boss. The National Labor Relations Act and a variety of statutes overseen by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission protect employees from hostile work environments, discrimination and unfair labor practices. There are also state and local regulation Buckle up — Canada's election will be a cliffhanger 10/20/2019 09:45am • Nasty. It is not a word associated much with Canada -- except perhaps with the winters here. But during this election campaign, nastiness has been one of the only unifying themes, as parties trade insults and dig up scandals from coast to coast to coast. Canada votes in a general election on Mond The value of pet ownership for older adults 10/18/2019 03:00pm • October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sponsors this event to promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters. Approximately 3.3 million dogs enter shelters every year. Owning a pet seems like a good idea, especially for isolated senio 2 indicted in $5.6M DC real estate scheme 10/18/2019 07:00am • A loan broker from Bethesda, Maryland, and a settlement agent from Oakton, Virginia, are accused of trying to trick lenders into loaning more than $5.6 million for properties in D.C. A federal grand jury indicted 39-year old Shaun Miller, of Bethesda and 49-year-old Thomas Randolph, of Oakton in Today in History: Oct. 17 10/17/2019 12:30am • Today is Thursday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2019. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1979, Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On this date: In 1610, French King Louis XIII, age nine, was crowned at Reims, five months afte $4B Maryland education spending plan gets mixed reception 10/16/2019 09:27pm • Maryland counties would have to kick in more money for schools under a plan that would raise education spending by $4 billion statewide by 2030. Under the plan, the state would have to increase spending by $2.7 billion, and counties would have to raise $1.2 billion. Maryland’s proposed n Capitol Riverfront apartment building, with public housing, almost full 10/16/2019 12:30pm • Hawlow was funded in part through a mix of D.C. Housing Production Trust Fund financing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. (Courtesy Urban Atlantic/Brookfield Properties) Developers Urban Atlantic and Brookfield Properties will cut the ribbon on their 179-unit "Harlow" apartment building near N Maryland's proposed new education formula: What’s inside? 10/16/2019 11:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Funding Formula Workgroup voted on proposed changes to Maryland’s education funding formulas on Tu In latest e-cig attack, Montgomery County sues JUUL 10/15/2019 04:38am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Montgomery County says JUUL Labs – with fruity-flavored, easily concealable nicotine cartridges – has caused a severe public nuisance After getting grief for 2018 shirt, Marine Corps Marathon is set to roll out new winning look 10/15/2019 03:27am • Among life's certainties of death and taxes, add the guarantee that before you're buried, you will have accumulated your weight in free T-shirts. Whether they're from corporate events, team-building exercises, game day promotions, pink elephant gift exchanges or whatever, these things generally g Friday's 5 court rulings against President Donald Trump 10/11/2019 08:36pm • President Donald Trump has relentlessly pushed to build a border wall and tighten immigration restrictions. He's also fought efforts to acquire his tax returns. On Friday, five federal courts rejected arguments by Trump and his administration on all three fronts. It w 'No bullet' as Fairfax Co. examines flood-mitigation options 10/11/2019 09:11am • Rain inundated Fairfax County in July 2019. (Courtesy InsideNova.com) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The July 8 rainstorm that inundated Northern Virginia has lit a Today in History: Oct. 10 10/10/2019 02:00am • Today is Thursday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2019. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 2001, U.S. jets pounded the Afghan capital of Kabul. President George W. Bush unveiled a list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including Osama bin Laden. On this dat Prince William chair candidates talk economic development, Metro, bond questions 10/09/2019 09:41am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Attracting new business and fixing traffic nightmares were the hot topics at the latest debate for the four candidates running to be chai Proposed DC tax on sugary drinks stirs up support and skepticism 10/08/2019 05:56am • Soda aficionados, beware: If a new bill passes, D.C.'s sugary drinks would become some of the most expensive in the country. The proposal seeks to improve health in the District's lower income neighborhoods by making the price of a bottle of soda less palatable with a $.015 cent-per-ounce excise