marine veteran will face trial for the chokehold death of jordan neely on a new york city subway train. ashley strohmier is live in the newsroom with the breaking information. ashley? reporter: hi, there. a man who put a new york subway ride in a fatal chokehold will be returning to court. daniel penny will be arraigned following an indictment by a grand jury that he has been out on bond after being initially charged by manhattan prosecutors for manslaughter. in the second degree after the death of jordan neely on may 1st. the grand jury indictment is a procedural step that will allow the criminal case to move forward. penny s attorney maintains the defense that his client believed neely was a threat to himself and passengers. the standard in new york state is not you don t have to wait until someone physically attacks. you don t have to wait until somebody is lying on the ground or worse. the standard is whether a reasonable person in my client s position would have fe
California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees or remote workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workplace.
viral. american support for black lives matter has dropped to its lowest level in three years. according to a new pew research poll. back into the 2020, two-thirds of americans expressed support for the movement. it has dropped to 51% of u.s. adults and there s more. majority of americans also say the increasing focus on issues of race in the past three years has not led to improvements for black americans. while the state department wants congress to pony up $76 million to fund its diversity equity and inclusion conference initi initiatives, the department s first-year of diversity and inclusion officer testified two-thirds of the would be used to increase her staff. and to track employee reports of gender and racial discri discrimination. while the southern baptist convention again rejected the church from rejoining the denomination today, after an, appeal, this comes after the church which was founded by rick warren was expelled back in february for having a woman pastor. california
As we previously reported (here), California requires private employers of 100 or more employees (with at least one employee in California) to report pay and demographic.
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently issued new guidance confirming that private colleges and universities and labor contractors are subject to the newly expanded pay data reporting.