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DATA BREACH ALERT: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Is Investigating Claims On Behalf Of Customers Whose Personal Data May Have Been Compromised by the UNITE HERE Data Breach

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

NEWTOWN, Pa., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating claims regarding data privacy violations by UNITE HERE (the “Company”).

Key Points: 
  • NEWTOWN, Pa., Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating claims regarding data privacy violations by UNITE HERE (the “Company”).
  • UNITE HERE learned of suspicious activity on or about October 20, 2023.
  • It involved unauthorized access to personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and Driver’s license and/or state ID number.
  • Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating bringing a class action lawsuit to seek legal remedies on behalf of customers who may have had their sensitive personal and patient data compromised by the UNITE HERE data breach.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Boycott of Hotel Figueroa and Restaurant Operator, The Botanical Group, Declared Following Firings, Shootings, and Unsettled Labor Dispute; Letter Signed by Hundreds Delivered

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

The worker-called boycott marks a significant escalation in a months-long labor dispute that began last July.

Key Points: 
  • The worker-called boycott marks a significant escalation in a months-long labor dispute that began last July.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 has requested that the Office of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto investigate potential violations of Los Angeles’ Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance .
  • You cannot treat people like this,” said Ada Briceño, co-president UNITE HERE Local 11.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona that work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers and airports.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Video Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Revealed on Pokémon Day

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Today, The Pokémon Company group revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new video game, during a special Pokémon Presents video presentation.

Key Points: 
  • Today, The Pokémon Company group revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new video game, during a special Pokémon Presents video presentation.
  • Highlights include the announcement of a new video game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which will release exclusively on Nintendo Switch™ family of systems worldwide in 2025, and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new app featuring a digital card collection — including “immersive cards” — arriving later in 2024.
  • The beloved Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) franchise continues to evolve with the debut of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new app that reimagines the experience of collecting Pokémon TCG cards in an innovative digital format.
  • New experiences and updates were also announced for various games and apps, including the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, Pokémon Sleep , Pokémon UNITE , Pokémon Masters EX , and Pokémon Café ReMix .

UNITE HERE Local 11: Women Leaders Rise Up in Support of Santa Monica Hotel Worker Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Aimbridge-Operated Property

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

They expressed support for hotel worker Maritza Villeda, who submitted a complaint to the California Civil Rights Department alleging that her employer, the Aimbridge Hospitality-operated Hampton Inn Santa Monica, failed to respond properly to her complaints of sexual harassment by a coworker and instead terminated her.

Key Points: 
  • They expressed support for hotel worker Maritza Villeda, who submitted a complaint to the California Civil Rights Department alleging that her employer, the Aimbridge Hospitality-operated Hampton Inn Santa Monica, failed to respond properly to her complaints of sexual harassment by a coworker and instead terminated her.
  • She alleges that the hotel failed to respond appropriately to her complaints of harassment, and that instead, the hotel retaliated against her by terminating her.
  • Hotel workers have a long history of fighting for protections against assault in Santa Monica, and fought in 2018 to pass laws that then expanded across to multiple cities.
  • Workers at the Hampton Inn Santa Monica are part of dozens of other hotel workers who have been fighting for a fair contract since July 2023.

UNITE HERE LOCAL 11: Nearly a Dozen Elected Officials Speak Out on Alleged Violence at Hotel Maya

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Saturday, February 24, 2024

Nearly a dozen elected leaders have sent a letter to Hotel Maya leadership and owner-operator Ensemble expressing concern over incidents of violence against Maya workers who were peacefully protesting for improved working conditions, benefits and wages.

Key Points: 
  • Nearly a dozen elected leaders have sent a letter to Hotel Maya leadership and owner-operator Ensemble expressing concern over incidents of violence against Maya workers who were peacefully protesting for improved working conditions, benefits and wages.
  • The letter comes just days after the Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Hyatt the Pike Long Beach reached standard-raising agreements with UNITE HERE Local 11.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 raised concerns with Ensemble after a disturbing incident on December 13 outside of the hotel.
  • “The support elected officials are giving to Long Beach hotel workers during this time proves that Long Beach values are those of equality and justice,” said Ada Briceño, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11.

ClearOne Reviews 2023 Operational and Financial Progress, Provides Early 2024 Highlights

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRO) (“ClearOne” or the "Company"), a global provider of audio and visual communication solutions, is providing a review of its 2023 operational and financial progress, along with several recent 2024 highlights.

Key Points: 
  • ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRO) (“ClearOne” or the "Company"), a global provider of audio and visual communication solutions, is providing a review of its 2023 operational and financial progress, along with several recent 2024 highlights.
  • “2023 represented a key transition year for ClearOne,” said Derek Graham, CEO of ClearOne.
  • “I am proud to announce that our outsourced manufacturing transition is now complete as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • September 2023: Showcased full range of conferencing, collaboration, and communications solutions at CEDIA 2023, a significant residential technology trade show.

Inside Real Estate Launches 2024 with New Innovations in AI, Platform & Home Ownership Tech, Accelerating Agent Productivity and Growth Across a Fully Connected Ecosystem

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

MURRAY, Utah, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inside Real Estate, independent industry tech leader, and trusted partner to over 400,000 agents, teams, brokerages and top franchise brands, just announced a wave of new product innovations and enhancements, as well as a look at their 2024 roadmap, designed to make it easy for their clients to increase productivity and profit through a fully connected front-to-back office ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • In a recent webinar for Inside Real Estate clients, the company detailed innovative new enhancements to their platform solutions, as well as a preview of plans in development for future releases.
  • Differentiate their business, brand and unique value props with design customization and workflows to help them stand apart.
  • Find and align with a community of support to offer inspiration, motivation, and ample opportunities to come together and build connections.
  • Inside Real Estate rounds out their 2024 innovation roadmap with a keen focus on fostering a strong community, peer-to-peer enablement and elevated customer support experiences.

Pure Strategies Named to Real Leaders® 2024 List of Top Impact Companies

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

GLOUCESTER, Mass., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Strategies, a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, has been recognized on the recently unveiled Real Leaders® 2024 List of Top Impact Companies. (Profile #168).

Key Points: 
  • GLOUCESTER, Mass., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Strategies , a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement, has been recognized on the recently unveiled Real Leaders® 2024 List of Top Impact Companies.
  • The Real Leaders Impact Awards are dedicated to acknowledging companies and leaders who are driving meaningful change in the world by prioritizing purpose and sustainability.
  • The 2024 Top Impact Companies List features a mix of respected impact brands of all sizes and from a variety of industries with companies such as: Brandless, Generate Capital, Cotopaxi, Every Man Jack, Pure Strategies, and others.
  • Visit real-leaders.com/top-impact-companies to see the full list of the 2024 fastest growing impact companies.

UNCF Report Creates Blueprint to Activate HBCU Leadership in Climate Change and Sustainability

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Monday, February 12, 2024

“ The HBCU Climate Action Blueprint: Sustainable Campuses, Empowered Communities ” utilizes an eight-part framework to develop a foundational understanding of current climate and sustainability practices at HBCUs.

Key Points: 
  • “ The HBCU Climate Action Blueprint: Sustainable Campuses, Empowered Communities ” utilizes an eight-part framework to develop a foundational understanding of current climate and sustainability practices at HBCUs.
  • Supported through an unprecedented investment by Waverley Street Foundation, the report also develops a blueprint for activation of a network of HBCU Climate Action Hubs.
  • Hosted by the Intentional Endowments Network and Second Nature, the Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit is the premier annual gathering of higher education leaders committed to addressing inequity and the climate crisis.
  • The report also details a call to action and blueprint for HBCUs to develop climate hubs.

Oaktree and Trinity Investor Alert from UNITE HERE Local 11: Los Angeles Times Article Alleges W Hollywood Hotel and Restaurant Failed to Prevent a Recurring Rat and Mouse Problem

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

In December 2023, a Los Angeles Times article revealed disturbing allegations from workers at the W Hollywood’s upscale Sky Terrace restaurant, which is operated by Mosaic Hollywood LLC.

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  • In December 2023, a Los Angeles Times article revealed disturbing allegations from workers at the W Hollywood’s upscale Sky Terrace restaurant, which is operated by Mosaic Hollywood LLC.
  • Bags of flour and rice covered in what appeared to be rat feces, urine and bite marks.
  • When will Oaktree and Trinity re-hire the restaurant workers fired from Sky Terrace and provide appropriate back pay to these workers?
  • Why have Oaktree and Trinity failed to resolve the labor dispute at the W Hollywood by agreeing to the same contract that 30 other hotels have signed?