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...matter how the suit turns out, Abercrombie & Fitch doesn't need another headache. The company just announced more dismal sales figures: August same-store sales declined 29%. In 2004, the EEOC sued Abercrombie for limiting its hiring of minorities; that case was settled for $50 million. A British woman sued the company for discrimination after Abercrombie's management allegedly shunted her to the stockroom for wearing a cardigan to cover her prosthetic arm. In August, a tribunal awarded her nearly $15,000. The EEOC has also sued Hollister, a teen retailer owned by Abercrombie, for allegedly firing a Pentecostal worker...
What's more, many of the banks getting money now appear to be in fine financial shape. U.S. Century Bank, for example, boosted its net interest earnings, a key measure of profitability for banks, nearly 20%, to $12.6 million, in the second quarter of this year. Yet in early August the government decided to send the bank $50.2 million in TARP funds. U.S. Century executives say they plan to use the money to increase lending and boost profits. "The banks that are getting the TARP money now really don't need it," says Steve Verdier, who heads government affairs...
...different organizational structures, reporting lines, or communication strategies to solve the problem.”NOT JUST KEEPING THE SEAT WARMPrior to her July appointment as interim dean, Gorodentsev served as chief of staff to former Executive Vice President Edward C. Forst ’82, who left in August. Gorodentsev—who has worked at the University for more than ten years—is “no stranger to Harvard,” as FAS Dean Michael D. Smith wrote in an e-mailed statement to faculty and staff.“I don?...
...Such kidnappings usually occur in outlying provinces such as Kunduz (although kidnappings in and around Kabul do occur). Also, the Taliban often kidnap for ideological reasons, valuing Western journalists, whereas criminals might target wealthy businessmen. The situation in Afghanistan, and increasingly in the north, is becoming extremely unstable. In August, the number of coalition casualties had doubled compared to the number of casualties just two months earlier, and already 362 soldiers have died this year compared to a total of 294 in 2008. The Taliban is also drawing strength from accusations of fraud in the recent elections to de-legitimize...
...children arrested would be housed in special immigration youth centers until officials determined whether they qualified for asylum. In the camp on Monday Jabar described how he and his cousin hid in container trucks for six weeks across Turkey, Greece, Italy and France, before arriving in Calais in early August. "I am very afraid that the French police will send me back," he said, adding, "I am less afraid of the French police than the Taliban." Dressed in a light raincoat, Jabar was among those who were arrested on Tuesday morning. (Read "Afghan Boxer Wins French Citizenship...