US Football’s Equal Pay and Bonus Sharing Agreement: How Will It Work?

World Cup money? As women regularly point out, even if the women won championships and the men struggled to get out of the first round, the men took exponentially more. The problem with different payment structures, of course, was that they led to different payments. And men almost always got more. So what has changed? …

Uber Close to Partnership Agreement with San Francisco Taxi Outfit

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber’s plan to drive more taxis to its platform over the next few years could soon take another big step. According to four people familiar with the matter and a video presentation by the city’s transportation agency, the company is close to finalizing an agreement with a San Francisco partner, Flywheel Technologies, …

Buffalo Bills Strike Agreement for a $1.4 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Stadium

Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, just announced the deal four days before the state budget is paid In Albany, it offers state legislators a relatively small window to scrutinize the details of the state portion of the funding they must ultimately decide whether to approve. The subsidy will make the already full state budget negotiations even …

MLB Close to Agreement With Another Streaming Service To Carry Some Games

Ready to watch Major League Baseball before lunch? That will be an option if NBCUniversal closes a deal with the league to carry 18 games on its Peacock streaming service, some at 11:30 p.m. and some in the afternoon, someone familiar with the deal said on Friday. . The games will only be available to …

Washington State Develops Landmark Agreement on Job Status of Gig Drivers

The Washington State Senate on Friday passed a bill that provides certain benefits and protections to gig drivers while barring them from being classified as employees, a longstanding priority like Uber and Lyft. The two bills will still need to be reconciled before they can be sent to the governor for approval, although the vote …

As Opioid Crisis Continues Sacklers and Purdue Reach Agreement

But the new settlement still faces two potential hurdles. Even if bankruptcy judge Judge Drain signs off, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has to approve the plan, which would formally reverse the December decision that rejected the previous plan. A key component of the settlement, Sacklers’ immunity shield from civil litigation …

Microsoft Launches Attraction Attack To Pass Activision Agreement

Microsoft on Wednesday launched a lure attack in Washington to seek government approval for the $70 billion deal. buy video game company Activision BlizzardHe said that he would not grant privileges to his own games in app stores. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella and chairman Brad Smith said at a press conference in Washington that they …

FAA Says It’s Reached an Agreement on 5G Service at Airports

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Verizon and AT&T on a way to expand 5G cellular service and allow more planes to land safely at airports around the country and cool a heated dispute between wireless providers and airlines. At issue were concerns from airlines and the FAA that …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Signs Agreement at Antitrust Center

Google’s CEO has approved a settlement with Facebook at the heart of an antitrust lawsuit filed by 16 states and Puerto Rico against the search giant, according to part of the complaint released Friday. The case, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Argues that Google has obtained and abused a monopoly through the technology …