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Irene Spezzamonte

@ISpezzamonte

Native Venetian 🦁 , adoptive Staten Islander | Reporter @Law360 | @StJohnsU @newmarkjschool Alumna | Former Fencer

 New York, NY
Joined September 2012
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Trump Picks Acting DOL Head law360.com/employment-author…
Trump Picks Acting DOL Head - Law360 Employment Authority

Trump Picks Acting DOL Head - Law360 Employment Authority

 A U.S. Department of Labor staffer and 2016 transition officer will lead the agency until the Senate confirms President Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary, according to the agency.

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3 Biden-Era Wage Regs That Could Sink In 2025 law360.com/employment-author…
3 Biden-Era Wage Regs That Could Sink In 2025 - Law360 Employment Authority

3 Biden-Era Wage Regs That Could Sink In 2025 - Law360 Employment Authority

The Biden administration's rules determining overtime eligibility, sorting out whether workers are independent contractors and raising federal contractors' minimum wage face uncertainty in 2025....

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Texas Judge Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule law360.com/employment-author…
Texas Judge Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule - Law360 Employment Authority

Texas Judge Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule - Law360 Employment Authority

The U.S. Department of Labor lacked the authority to raise the salary threshold for a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, striking down a hotly contested...

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Alyssa Paolicelli@APaolicelli171 Oct 2024
About 400 workers at the New York Port Liberty at Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island walked off the job last night and on to the picket line Tuesday morning. They are some of 45k dock workers of the @TheILAmobileApp on strike for better wages & protections @ny1
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The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ27 Sep 2024
Breaking: Maggie Smith, the Oscar-winning British actress who starred in “Downton Abbey” and the Harry Potter movies, has died. She was 89. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3XAfXzC
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Rest in Peace Lord Vader
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Law360Union@law360union19 Aug 2024
THE VERDICT IS IN, @law360 and @LexisNexis: We will walk off the job on a ULP strike in September unless management agrees to a fair contract and stops violating the law. Read more below. #verdictisin #Law360Strike
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Yes but nothing beats when they say “of the record, I have no comment”
Noah Goldberg (@Noah__Goldberg) profile pictureNoah Goldberg@Noah__Goldberg14 Aug 2024
When people decline to comment for a story what you have to understand via empathy is that it usually comes from a place of evil and hate
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Al Drago@Al_Drago2 Aug 2024
Journalist Evan Gershkovich lifts his mother, Ella Milman, as US President Joe Biden looks on, on the tarmac after arriving home at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday.
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“The pro forma printout included a long blank space the prisoner could fill out if desired, or simply, as expected, leave blank…The last line submitted a proposal of his own: After his release, would Putin be willing to sit down for an interview?” wsj.com/world/europe/evan-ge…
Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich

Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich

The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his...

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Snoop Dogg
@SnoopDogg26 Jul 2024
Did somethin today. 💯👊🏿🔥 #FollowTheDogg
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CELINE! 🥹 #ParisOlympics
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3rd Circ. Greenlights FLSA Claims For NCAA Athletes law360.com/sports-and-bettin…
3rd Circ. Greenlights FLSA Claims For NCAA Athletes - Law360

3rd Circ. Greenlights FLSA Claims For NCAA Athletes - Law360

Amateurism can't shield the NCAA from student-athletes' Fair Labor Standards Act claims, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, laying out a test to sort out whether athletes can be considered employees...

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When your ex calls #IRE24
Sign for “Investigating trash” panel at IRE24.

ALT Sign for “Investigating trash” panel at IRE24.

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The Associated Press
@AP30 May 2024
BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records in hush money trial. The 34-count verdict is still being read.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons@emmagf16 Apr 2024
For the third year in a row, Mayor Eric Adams has filed an extension for his taxes. After he resisted sharing them in 2022, his office has shown us a summary each year in October.
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Dan Martland@DanTVusa5 Apr 2024
Watching the #earthquake from the Statue of Liberty webcam via @earthcam #NYC – at New York, USA
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You'd be surprised how many potential leads and stories are hidden in public records! Mark your calendars for our upcoming webinar “25 records to request now” hosted w/@SunshineWeek. It’s free and open to all — no IRE membership required. 🗓️ March 14 ire.org/event/webinar-sunshi…
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TIP: If you drink a lot of water, you won’t have time for other people’s drama because you’ll be too busy looking for a bathroom.
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