https://www.citizen.org/news/public-citizen-report-spurs-new-maryland-legislation-to-protect-construction-workers/
Proposed Measure Would Require Companies to Meet Safety Standards to Qualify for Public Projects
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https://workforce.com/news/new-law-may-enable-more-firms-to-offer-workers-face-to-face-401k-advice
Legislation clears way for plan providers to give such guidance as long as a flat fee is charged, but some employers still may steer clear because of liability...
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https://awu.net.au/qld/campaigns/2020/02/9533/bargaining-kicks-off-for-new-anglicare-eba/
Feb 26, 2020 - Bargaining for the new Anglicare Southern Queensland Residential and Home Care Sector Support Workers EBA is kicking off. Have your say!
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-tells-rally-crowd-every-new-job-goes-to-american-workers-biden-failed-to-deliver
President Donald Trump touted the effects of his immigration and economic policies on the American worker on Tuesday.Trump spoke at a rally at Mount Airy...
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https://progressive.org/latest/pregnant-and-nursing-workers-new-protections-bader-150523/
Two recently passed laws guarantee time off for doctor visits and privacy for pumping, among other accommodations.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-puts-workers-at-the-heart-of-new-and-improved-port-talbot-deal
The government has announced a new, improved Port Talbot deal for workers which has been agreed with Tata Steel and Trade Unions.
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https://www.ktnv.com/news/former-dod-workers-hold-fundraiser-to-get-funds-for-new-compensation-bill
Former DOD worker Dave Crete is spearheading the effort, hoping to get compensation benefits and recognition for families of former workers of Nevada Test and...
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https://www.amny.com/news/activists-call-on-dol-to-make-excluded-workers-fund-more-accessible/
After primarily immigrant essential workers conducted several protests, marches, rallies, and even a hunger strike that lasted 23 days in an effort to raise
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https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/2022/11/non-british-social-care-workers-poorer-countries
Analysis raises concerns that the sector has relied on overseas labour after Brexit.
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https://www.iotforall.com/news/parsable-frontlineworkers-report2021
Data also suggests workers are likely to leave current jobs for opportunities that offer a more modern, digital work environment.
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https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/climate/2024/01/offshore-workers-net-zero-transition
Caught between uncaring employers and ineffective politicians, a generation of workers risks being left behind.
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https://sfist.com/2016/09/06/sfs_best-paid_city_workers_hit_new_1/
Though overtime was often the reason a comparatively modest staffer's compensation might skyrocket, that's not always the case.
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https://reclaimthenet.org/new-app-wants-to-get-employers-to-verify-workers-vaccine-status
Civil liberties pushed aside.
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https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20220310-0
The Labor Department offers new resources to help protect employees against employer retaliation.
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https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/states-increasing-minimum-wage-2026-new-years-day/507-b40a6725-dfc0-40b8-b493-c981be840e01
There will be 19 states raising their minimum wage on New Year's Day, while three other states are also planning increases later in 2026.
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https://teamster.org/2017/04/xpo-workers-trenton-new-jersey-vote-join-teamsters-local-701/
XPO drivers in Trenton, New Jersey voted to join Teamsters Local 701 on Friday, April 14, boosting momentum to a nationwide workers' campaign for fairness at...
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https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/house-bill-would-require-usps-track-traffic-deaths-injuries-involving-mail-carriers/XZ5B3VQCFFBMZKBW2BEA4JHSK4/
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivers millions of letters and packages each day, and they use 4,600 trucking contractors to make that happen.
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https://www.nhpr.org/2024-03-28/bridge-collapse-in-baltimore-draws-attention-to-dangerous-jobs-hispanic-workers-face
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, a Latino and immigrant organization, about the construction workers who were on the...
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https://www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1446242
Federal regulators ban new non-compete agreements, which could impact tens of millions of American workers. Meanwhile, the Biden administration establishes a...
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https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/aged-care-act/resources/workers?language=aus-N230
These resources can help aged care workers understand what has changed and how to put the new Aged Care Act into practice.
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/05/06/union-accuses-va-secretary-trying-strip-workers-rights-new-proposal.html
The VA's union has rejected proposals for a major changes to the collective bargaining agreement.
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https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-02-07/beef-processing-plant-near-kansas-city-faces-new-fines-for-exposing-workers-to-high-levels-of-co2
The U.S. Department of Labor's latest citations against Republic Foods in Lone Jack bring the plant's count of alleged workplace violations to a total of 35...
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-alliance-of-women-in-workers-compensation-announces-its-new-board-of-directors-301549409.html
/PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance of Women in Workers' Compensation, founded on the principles of supporting the workers' compensation industry through...
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https://nj1015.com/ups-job-cuts-new-jersey/
As UPS plans significant job cuts nationwide, New Jersey workers are left to navigate a shaky job market with lingering uncertainties about employment.
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https://rosefdn.org/latest/sunset-filmmakers-new-documentary-spotlights-health-dangers-for-nail-salon-workers/
May 31, 2024 - Have you heard about Painted Nails, a new documentary following nail salon owner Van Hoang? Read this article for more information about the film and also to...
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https://www.moneygeek.com/insurance/business/best-workers-compensation-insurance-new-jersey/
With rates starting at $6 monthly, ERGO NEXT, The Hartford and Simply Business offer the cheapest and best workers' comp insurance in New Jersey.
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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/14/labo-n14.html
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/walmart-workers-plan-new-round-of-black-friday-protests/
Walmart workers, who have been agitating peacefully for years for pro-worker changes at the notoriously anti-worker low-paying lousy-benefits retail monster,...
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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/11/05/labo-n05.html
Malaysian contract doctor threaten national strike; India: Spicejet engineers workers walkout over unpaid wages; FedEx drivers to strike in Australia
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-hails-major-new-36423086
Dec 18, 2025 - Writing for The Mirror, Keir Starmer said the raft of new measures, which includes a right to sick pay from the first day of illness, will drag the world of...
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https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-06-03/proposed-legislation-could-support-healthcare-workers-in-new-york
With the legislative session in its final week, two state lawmakers from the Capital Region are pushing for more support for nurses.
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https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/health-workers-race-against-time-madagascar-rushes-contain-new-mpox-outbreak
News and Press Release in English on Madagascar about Health and Epidemic; published on 20 Jan 2026 by Save the Children
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https://teamster.org/2017/04/teamsters-local-991-waste-workers-ratify-new-contract/
Waste workers at Republic Services in Mobile, Alabama have ratified a new contract by a 100-percent margin that contains numerous improvements.
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https://www.dashlane.com/blog/attacks-targeting-remote-workers-cisa-report
CISA recently published a report highlighting an increase in successful phishing attacks exploiting cybersecurity weaknesses of remote workers.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/12/04/transit-worker-assault-law-protections
Dec 4, 2025 - The legislation adds transit workers to the list of employees covered under a state law that imposes heightened penalties for assault and battery against...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-state-bill-social-worker-protect/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLLiT5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyNVppUDVOWlBrN0QzMXVkAR4RTtjULAY5zAxwx1_l7PAm0vyBDHKlLxJfy7wADQIvG-O04Zsu0wGe4rYYdw_aem_tgZB4JhgeaCc6uNvIX51iA
New technology and a change to New York state law could help protect social workers who visit clients in the field.
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https://inc42.com/features/how-new-labour-codes-could-add-inr-1500-cr-burden-on-gig-platforms/
Nov 25, 2025 - India has finally rolled out labour codes, replacing 29 laws with a unified framework that standardises wages, expands social security and strengthens...
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https://www.trinet.com/insights/all-about-gen-z-preparing-your-workplace-culture-for-this-new-generation-of-workers
With Gen Z hitting the workforce, here's what you need to know to attract, retain, and manage these employees to ensure business success.
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https://www.thepetitionsite.com/nl-nl/546/492/136/after-years-of-abuse-demand-samsung-respect-india-workers-new-union-rights/
This success comes amid reports of harsh working conditions, unpaid overtime, and abusive dehumanizing treatment. (39474 signatures on petition)
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https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1119059
New Yorkers are slowly returning to the office, with a new survey finding that on an average weekday, Manhattan offices are 49% occupied.
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https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1598360
A new Trump executive order takes effect today, requiring all federal employees to return to the office or risk losing their jobs. Adding to the controversy,...
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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/new-rules-could-add-millions-of-workers-to-overtime-pay-eligibility/
WASHINGTON (PAI) - At the direction of President Obama, the Labor Department is readying proposed rules - probably to be unveiled within a month - to greatly...
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https://www.xbiz.com/news/258372/fsc-to-host-new-tax-prep-panel-for-adult-biz-workers
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Inspire program will host a webinar on tax preparation for adult industry workers on Thursday at 11 a.m. (PDT) led by FSC...
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https://verite.org/news/reports-migrant-workers-cocoa-ghana-cdi/
Nov 6, 2025 - The cocoa sector in West Africa depends on migrant labor—but too often, they work without the protections they need. Informal hiring, lack of formal...
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https://www.mylondon.news/news/cost-of-living/cost-living-crisis-causing-influx-25404746
Nov 1, 2022 - Emily* warns the new workers might not be able to access the same safety systems
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https://www.jta.org/archive/upper-motza-families-celebrate-settlement-of-new-jewish-workers
A housewarming to celebrate the first residence of twenty Jewish labor families in Upper Motza, a community near here where houses have been built with the aid...
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https://www.jwj.org/new-dhs-process-offers-streamlined-deferred-action
On January 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security announced that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, labor rights violations can...
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https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/03/state-lawmakers-look-improve-pensions-attract-public-sector-workers/394623/?link_id=3&can_id=2bb66426e53be60d9f1198e13218319a&source=email-pension-news-03062024&email_referrer=email_2234573&email_subject=pension-news-03072024
Complaints are rampant about the Tier 6 pension level, which some believe make working for the state less appealing.
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https://libcom.org/history/new-workers-movement-us-proposal-refoundation-through-intermediate-level
An assessment of how the situation of the U.S. working class has changed and how to adapt to these conditions.
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https://www.salon.com/2017/03/17/despite-some-union-support-trumps-new-labor-pick-would-be-terrible-for-workers_partner/
R. Alexander Acosta has "consistently sided with employers" and supported efforts to restrict voting rights in Ohio
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/amazon-settles-california-case-accusing-it-of-concealing-covid-cases-from-workers
Amazon will pay $500,000 as part of a settlement reached with California's attorney general who had accused the retail giant of illegally withholding...
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https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/minns-labor-government-introduces-new-laws-to-protect-gig-workers-and-owner-drivers-road-transport-sector
The NSW Minns Labor Government is introducing legislation this week to provide long overdue protections for transport gig workers as well as modernising the...
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https://humber.ca/today/news/humber-empowers-healthcare-workers-new-mental-health-healthcare-workers-certificate
Humber Polytechnic launched a new asynchronous online certificate in the fall in partnership with Durham College designed to support healthcare professionals...
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https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/po-ferries-new-powers-to-protect-maritime-workers
Measures announced include ensuring that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are fit for purpose.
pferriesnewmaritimeworkers
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2026/01/new-dhs-rule-aims-to-shorten-visa-wait-times-abroad-for-religious-workers-serving-us-congregations
At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for visa-holding religious workers to...
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https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/jennifer-mills-employment-expert-on-the-new-work-from-home-guidelines-for-the-public-service/
The Public Service Commission has issued new guidance around working from home, a directive an employment expert says makes sense.
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https://www.cityandstateny.com/stream/2023/04/how-does-government-attract-and-retain-next-generation-workers-when-government-so-bad-integrating-technology/385750/?oref=csny-next-story
Lloyd Levine, National Senior Executive, State Government Strategy - Technology and Telecommunications for T-Mobile shares insights
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-brings-clarity-on-employment-status-for-workers-and-businesses
New government guidance will act as one-stop-shop for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them.
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https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2023/0523-new-cdeconnect-to-expand-avenues-of-support-for-mdws-and-employers
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), in partnership with the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE), launched a third CDEConnect centre at Woodlands today. The centre,...
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/05/new-yorkers-stop-and-give-daily-thanks-and-gratitude-for-coronavirus-frontline-workers.html
Dec 10, 2020 - Between the incessant screams of ambulance sirens rushing new patients to hospitals all day, and the non-stop negative news headlines, there is one moment each...
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https://inthesetimes.com/article/domestic-workers-sow-a-new-global-movement
Investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, analysis of national and world affairs, and cultural criticism that matters.
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https://peoplesworld.org/article/many-workers-to-benefit-in-2012-from-new-obama-rules/
Determined to slow down and even reverse parts of the attack on workers' rights by GOP lawmakers, the Obama administration moved under the radar over the last...
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https://teamster.org/2020/06/republic-services-allied-waste-workers-unanimously-approve-wage-pension-re-opener-agreement-in-daly-city/
On November 30, 2018, members working for the Republic Services/Allied Waste Services of Daly City bargaining unit unanimously ratified a new five-year agreemen
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https://www.investigatewest.org/what-was-new-wildfire-smoke-rules-might-mean-for-outdoor-workers/
Washington could be the second state to impose permanent safety regulations, but employers and workplace advocates disagree on the proposal.
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https://www.foxla.com/news/new-restaurant-owner-cant-find-workers-who-want-to-give-up-unemployment-payment
"I put out a basic signing bonus and there are many businesses that do it," he said. "And it was not an awful lot, it was $400, but I didn't even get a phone...
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https://www.nysun.com/article/foreign-terrorists-kill-17-road-workers-in-southern
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but...
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https://www.accaglobal.com/ubcs/en/technical-activities/uk-tech/in-practice-ezine-archive/in-practice-archive-2024/July/Seven-in-ten-workers-unaware-new-flexible-working-law.html
Low awareness among employees about new laws making it easier to make requests
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https://awu.net.au/national/news/2022/08/17600/awu-conference-moves-to-pursue-new-crackdown-on-palm-visa-unfairness/
Aug 15, 2022 - The National Conference of the Australian Workers' Union has passed a resolution calling on the Australian Government to crackdown on widespread...
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https://www.kpax.com/business/jobs-employment/laid-off-workers-encounter-new-employment-challenges-amid-hiring-slowdown
With nearly 800,000 layoffs in the first half of this year, job seekers are facing difficulties, including lengthy application processes and salary reductions.
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https://hudsonvalleypost.com/ixp/706/p/slow-down-move-over-campaign-ny/
Nov 26, 2025 - New York's Crash Responder Safety Week highlighted the importance of slowing down for emergency vehicles and protecting roadside workers.
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https://www.ehstoday.com/construction/article/21918082/osha-contractor-exposed-workers-to-fall-hazards-at-new-jersey-construction-site
Concrete and masonry company Concrete Systems Inc. is facing $52,470 in fines for eight OSHA citations.
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/united-auto-workers-strike-cost-us-economy-new-record
The United Auto Workers' limited strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis has already cost the economy more than any other strike in the industry...
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https://www.wtkr.com/news/national/vp-harris-to-chair-new-white-house-task-force-on-workers
Vice President Kamala Harris will chair a new White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, the Biden administration says.
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https://techrseries.com/employee-engagement/new-interact-x-ragan-research-reveals-only-1-of-company-communicators-reach-frontline-workers-effectively/
Nov 26, 2025 - A new report from Interact and Ragan Communications uncovers striking gaps in how organizations manage employee experience
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https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/23/new-seasons-market-strike-thanksgiving/
The union representing New Seasons Market employees has announced a one-day strike next Wednesday, targeting 11 unionized grocery stores in Portland and...
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https://www.healthday.com/health-news/sleep-disorder/non-stimulant-pill-helps-early-bird-workers-remain-awake-and-alert
Discover how solriamfetol, a non-stimulant pill, is revolutionizing alertness for early-morning shift workers. Approved by the FDA, this medication enhances...
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https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/new-internet-sex-bill-could-hurt-sex-workers-the-most
The Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act might harm the very people it aims to protect.
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