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Ty Cobb
White House shakes up legal
team as probe gathers steam
Under intensifying fire over its handling of
the Russia investigations, the White House is
shaking up its legal team, bringing on board
a veteran Washington criminal defense lawyer
just as another high-profile attorney turns
over responsibilities for representing a senior
official in the cross hairs of the criminal probe.
Ty Cobb, who has represented multiple figures
in Washington scandals dating back to the
Clinton administration, will be joining the
White House staff at the end of this month
(july) as a special counsel to the president,
charged with handling all legal and mediarelated
issues relating to the Russia probe,
sources said.
Source: yahoo.com
Uber drivers in South Africa are
the latest to be recognized as
employees
Despite the independence implied in the term ”drivers
partners” Uber drivers are in fact employees of the ridehailing
service, at least according to South African labor
regulations. An independent local arbiter this week
ruled in favor of a group of drivers who were effectively
fired by Uber when it deactivated them from the app
without reason. One driver told local media that a whole
year went by with no explanation from Uber South
Africa, despite numerous attempts. A group of drivers
who call themselves The Movement took the matter
to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
Arbitration over this dismissal, as well safety concerns
after continued harassment from meter-cab drivers.
Source: Quartz Africa
50 september - october 2017