单词:class-action
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Economics Report - A Big Ruling for Wal-Mart in Sex-Discrimination Case 经济报道 - 沃尔玛逃过大规模性别歧视集体诉讼 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 In the American
1.absence from 缺席,不在 如: His long absence from work delayed his promotion. 他长期不上班,把他的提升给耽误了。 2. absence of 缺乏 如: In the absence of my commanding officer, I acted on my own initiative. 指挥官不
The Australian sharemarket slipped in cautious trade today. The All Ordinaries index has closed a third of a percent lower,as has the ASX 200 index. Gold miners jumped. Woodside fell one and a half percent and the National Australia Bank was the wors
A US judge has given approval for a class action suit by American cigarette smokers against several tobacco companies for deceptive advertising. The suit, which seeks damages of up to $200 billion, claims that advertising for cigarettes sold as ligh
Broadcast: April 14, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk VOICE ONE: Legal experts call it America's most important debate on affirmative action in twenty-five years. Colleges and universities say they have a right t
Wal-Mart is asking a federal appeals court in San Francisco to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit. A lower court ruling allowed a class-action case to move forward. It involves more than 1 million current and former female employees of the world's
Class Action Lawsuit Targets Indonesian Government, Tobacco Companies Eight-year-old Aldi Ilham from Sukabumi, West Java, first started smoking when he was four years old. Instead of going to school he would help park cars to earn change for cigarett
Gold Miners Join Lawsuit in South Africa Over Lung Disease 黄金矿工加入诉讼在南非过肺病 JOHANNESBURG / MASERU Five of South Africa's largest gold mining companies recently announced they will create a working group to deal with the issu
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a dramatic effect on the workplace. Currently, if a worker wants to bring a claim against their employer - anything from harassment and discrimination to unpaid wages - they
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a sweeping victory to American business and an equally sweeping defeat to American workers. The court gave the green light to employers who want to bar their workers from bringing class-acti
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has been at the forefront of progressive politics over the last year. She sparred with Donald Trump on Twitter. She was reprimanded by Republicans on the Senate floor earlier this year. Our
Iraqs President has intervened to try to end the political turmoil in Baghdad. Hes asked the Deputy Speaker to replace Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and form a new government. The United States has begun sending weapons to the Iraqi Kurds to help th
Well, the Dow struggled to beat yesterday's record high. Stephanie Elam is in New York with a look at the final numbers and other business news headlines on this Thursday. Hi, Stephie. Hi, Richard. It's struggled but, ah, did really manage to pull i
How should I know? said Templeton. 这我怎么知道?坦普尔顿说, You asked for words and I brought them. 你要字,我就把它们带来了。 I suppose the next thing you'll want me to fetch is a dictionary. 我想你接下来该是要我去
ECONOMICS REPORT - Up to 1.6 Million Female Employees Could Be Included in Sex-Discrimination Case Against Wal-Mart By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, July 02, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Sp
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 March 2008 President Bush says the U.S. economy is facing challenging times. But as VOA's Paula Wolfson tells us, the president says the government is taking decisive action. As a jittery U.S. stock market opened for b
Language Points #1 A Fish Out Of Water = feel uncomfortable, like you don't belong in a particular situation I don't have any experience working with kids, so I felt like a fish out of water when I had to teach a class of 6-year-olds. Image source #2
(Alicia重操旧业,来到律师事务所的第一天遇到以前的同学也是如今的上司Will) class action 集体诉讼 pro bono 法律援助案 gunshot residue ['rezɪduː /-dju-] 枪弹残留 brief [briːf] v. 作简报, 节录 Alicia: Wi
U.S. technology giant Apple may face a class action lawsuit in South Korea for an iPhone feature that can track the location of users. Apple Korea said Thursday that it paid a $950 judgment last month to a lawyer who sued the company for violation of
ROME, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Milan have confirmed Alexandre Pato will be out of action for at least a month after suffering a thigh strain. The Brazilian hitman limped off during the opening stages of the 1-1 draw with Udinese last night. AC Milan anno