Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
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| The
Brief for July 8 |
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In
today's Brief: A look at what you may have missed over the holiday weekend.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 07/08/2019   
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| FBI,
ICE Use Driver License Photos Without Owners' Knowledge or Consent |
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Agents
with the FBI and ICE have turned state driver license databases into a
facial-recognition gold mine, scanning through hundreds of millions of
Americans' photos without their knowledge or consent. Police have long had
access to fingerprints, DNA and other "biometric data" taken from criminal
suspects. But the DMV records contain the photos of the majority of a state's
residents, most of whom have never been charged with a crime. Neither Congress
nor state legislatures have authorized the development of such a system, and
growing numbers of Democratic and Republican lawmakers are criticizing the
technology as a dangerous, pervasive and error-prone surveillance tool.
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post , Houston Chronicle 07/08/2019
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| Texas
City Considers Settlement of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit |
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The city
of Hewitt, Texas, is weighing their options on settling a sexual harassment
lawsuit filed by the cityâ??s managing director of administration. The lawsuit
alleges the plaintiff faced sexual harassment by then-Mayor Ed Passalugo and
former council member Kurt Krakowian. According to the lawsuit, the
plaintiff's qualifications, credentials or education were questioned by city
officials, while those of male employees were not. The city council will
discuss a lawsuit settlement and separation agreement with the plaintiff
during a meeting on Monday.
Kristin Hoppa, Waco Tribune Herald 07/07/2019
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| Subaru
America Accused of Denying Overtime Pay to Employees |
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Subaru
America is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it denied overtime pay to
some of its employees. The lawsuit was filed by a customer services
representative who says he and other similarly situated employees â??regularly
worked/work more than 40 hours in a workweek,â?? but did not receive
time-and-a-half overtime pay for additional hours. The lawsuit seeks pay and
benefits for alleged extra hours for the proposed class, as well as legal fees
and additional financial damages from Subaru.
Jim Walsh, Courier Post Online 07/08/2019
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| Rideshare
Companies Canâ??t Get Insurers to Cover Sexual Assault |
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Many
big-name insurers have stopped offering any form of sexual-assault coverage to
ridesharing companies because large claims theyâ??ve paid have made it too
risky, experts say. For assault victims, both commercial and personal auto
policies generally exclude coverage for the use of a vehicle for illegal acts.
That type of limitation is found among most types of insurance, even
employment-related practices liability coverage, or EPL, which covers sexual
harassment.
JEFF BOUNDS, D Magazine 07/08/2019
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| Family
Killed After Hitting Alligator on I-95, Father Files Suit |
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The state
of South Carolina is facing a lawsuit filed by a man whose family died when
their car hit an alligator on the Interstate 95. The plaintiff's wife and two
young children were on the way from their home in Florida to Myrtle Beach for
vacation last May when they struck the animal, causing them to run off the
road and hit a tree. The lawsuit alleges the state's Department of
Transportation should have put up a fence to keep wildlife off the road. The
lawsuit also blames Kia Motors Corporation, Kia Motors America, Hyundai
America Technical Center and Kia Design Center America for alleged car defects
that contributed to the deaths.
Bailey Aldridge, News & Observer 07/07/2019
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