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A new law could stop landlords from demanding 'extortionate' up-front payments from new tenants. A proposal, which would make it unlawful for a landlord to request or accept more than a month’s rent in advance, has been welcomed by campaigners - but criticised by some in the property sector.

Emily Longeretta Lisa Hamilton Daly, who joined Hallmark Media in 2021, is out. On Monday morning, the company announced that her position as EVP of programming had been eliminated.

Tomris Laffly It’s ordinary people, and not superheroes, who bring about justice and change in the real world. In “Lilly,” writer-director Rachel Feldman follows the era-defining work of one such everyday woman: trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer from humble beginnings who took her employer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., to court on the basis of gendered pay discrimination.

A Scots funeral director has been awarded a payout after a tribunal ruled she was unfairly sacked for not being on call after she received treatment for cancer. Janie Crampshee was discriminated against by Dignity Funerals when she returned to work after having undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

objected to his alleged “lifestyle.”Peppard, a second-generation officer, was at first praised and recognized by his superiors as a high performer, but things changed when his partner “outed” him to other officers. At that point, Peppard says he noticed a shift in the attitudes of his co-workers and superiors.In August 2017, after nearly a year on the job, Peppard claims his direct supervisor, Sgt.

Last month, viewers saw comedian Chris McCausland become the first blind person to participate in and win BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

Lizzo has been dismissed from a harassment lawsuit raised by her former wardrobe assistant.Her victory in a key ruling came this week and centred around an ongoing legal battle with a stylist, who claimed the singer subjected her to a hostile work environment during their 2023 tour of Europe.Asha Daniels first filed the lawsuit against Lizzo in September last year, alleging that the environment subjected her to disability discrimination, sexual harassment and “racist and fatphobic comments”. Daniels also claimed that she suffered physical injuries after a wardrobe manager pushed her and rolled a “heavy clothing rack” over her foot.The suit was filed amid another lawsuit raised against Lizzo by three former dancers, also claiming sexual harassment and hostile workplace environment.At the time, Lizzo’s attorneys described Daniels as a “disgruntled” employee with “meritless and salacious” accusations.

Lizzo scored a major legal W this week.

Kanye West‘s ‘Vultures’ albums have reportedly still not been paid.Billboard reported yesterday (December 4) that more than 10 producers who worked on ‘Vultures 1’ and ‘Vultures 2’ – both released this year as part of West’s collaborative project ¥$ with Ty Dolla $ign – have “not been paid for their services even though both albums have been released”, said music attorney Bob Celestin, who represents an unspecified number of producers who worked on both albums.“We’ve had trouble receiving a producer agreement from Ye,” added lawyer Brittney Trigg, who represents a producer who worked on ‘Vultures 1’.Billboard cites five lawyers who represent clients on ‘Vultures 1’, who stated that getting them compensated for their work has been even more challenging than usual. ‘Vultures 1’ was released on February 10, and ‘Vultures 2’ on ‘August 3’.In Ye’s case, five lawyers with clients who worked on ‘Vultures 1’ say that getting them compensated has been even more challenging than usual.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Charlie Rose has reached a settlement with three former CBS employees who sued him in 2018 for sexual harassment. The accusers, Katherine Brooks Harris, Chelsea Wei and Sydney McNeal, alleged that Rose touched them on their thighs, kissed their cheeks and made numerous inappropriate sexual remarks. Rose was fired from his job as a co-host of “CBS This Morning” in November 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, when the Washington Post reported on harassment allegations from eight women.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Disney has agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of systematically paying women less than male employees with the same experience. The plaintiffs’ attorneys filed a motion on Monday to seek approval of the settlement, which would cover a broad range of salaried Disney employees in California. If the petition is granted, thousands of women who have worked for Disney since April 1, 2015, will receive checks to compensate for the wage disparity.

, her Republican colleagues are already using her presence to roll out a decidedly anti-trans agenda.Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina recently introduced a bill that would ban transgender people from single-sex spaces (bathrooms and locker rooms) that do not correspond with their “biological sex” on federal property, quickly earning the support of a fellow Republican, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. “I know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces,” Mace said of her bill, .

Kanye West‘s former employees has alleged that he was openly antisemitic in front of his staff.West has been dogged with accusations of antisemitism since 2022, following a series of posts on Twitter/X and Instagram, which saw his accounts on both social media sites suspended. In one post West, now known as Ye, wrote: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” More recently, he blamed alcohol for the tweet.

Fitness influencer Jessica Freitas, 33, was left shocked after being kicked out of her gym for 'showing too much skin' in her workout gear.The Brazilian beauty revealed that she was approached by a gym employee just minutes into her workout who criticised her sportswear as "embarrassing" for being too revealing. She expressed her frustration at not being given the opportunity to discuss the matter and believes she's been discriminated against. Jessica pointed out that there were "other women in the gym dressed the same as me but weren't subjected to the same restrictions".

after Roe v. Wade are consequential issues compelling them to vote in the .But while voters across the US will be able to weigh in on the issue indirectly by who they choose for president, voters in will have a more direct opportunity to show how they feel.

A teacher broke down in court as she outlined the ongoing effect of being forced out of a Salford primary school. It comes as a judge said the school's headteacher "just doesn't get it" after he claimed any damages awarded would have to come out of the school's budget – but failed to attend a hearing to set the amount.

Two former execs on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have accused Sony Pictures of engaging in unlawful race, gender, and age discrimination and retaliation against them.

Hallmark Channel has released a statement in response to an age discrimination lawsuit that was filed against the network.

Hallmark’s former top casting executive claims in a lawsuit that the often-saccharine channel’s “happy endings are stories made for TV only.”

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Hallmark executive VP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told her staff she did not want to cast “old people,” saying they did not fit with her image for the channel, a new age discrimination lawsuit filed against the studio claims. In the suit, Hamilton Daly is quoted as singling out Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert, who are 60 and 42 respectively, as examples of “old talent” that needed to be “replaced.” Both actors have starred in Christmas movies and shows on the Hallmark Channel. “Lacey’s getting older and we have to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older,” Hamilton Daly allegedly said.

Unless there is a shift in the legal Force or a big bucks settlement, the Walt Disney Company and Gina Carano will go head-to-head at trial next year over the former mixed martial artist’s 2021 firing from The Mandalorian.