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Ernst & Young
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Hundreds Face Layoffs At Major Companies Across New Jersey,
Warn
Notices Show
Multiple companies are set to lay off hundreds of workers across New Jersey in the coming months, according to the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) list. Claire’s Boutiques Inc. will lay off 155 employees in Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, and Union counties, effective Nov. 3. Claire's announced it would be closing 290 stores nationwide last August, after filing for bankruptcy. Ernst & Young will cut 130 jobs in Hudson and Middlesex counties on Oct. 31, while Merck & Co. in Rahway will lay off 58 employees on Nov. 14. Mark Anthony Brewing in Hill…
Jericho, NY
Politics
Trump Taps Billionaire Financier, Jericho Native For Commerce Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has picked another New Yorker for a top Cabinet post. Howard Lutnick, a Long Island native from Jericho and the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is his pick for commerce secretary. “He will lead our tariff and trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump announced on Truth Social on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Earlier Report: Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services Lutnick, a co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team, has spent …
Jersey City, NJ
News
'Don't Be Too Outspoken,' Women Reportedly Told At Hoboken Company Training
A training course given at the Hoboken branch of a global professional services firm has been sharply criticized for allegedly trafficking in gender stereotypes advising women to behave passively so as not to threaten male co-workers and even suggested that "female brains" are less effective at staying on task, The Huffington Post reported. Ernst & Young hired consultant Marsha Clark to provide the training in June 2018 to help women employees build networks and to develop negotiating skills. The description of the training was provided by "Jane," a pseudonym used by an employee wh…
Paramus, NJ
Obituaries
Christopher Durdunas Of River Edge Dies, 33
Christopher John Durdunas of River Edge died on July 31, 2019. He was 33 years old. Durdunas had been working as an immigration consultant at Ernst & Young, according to his Facebook page. He was remembered as a kind hearted young man with a beautiful soul. Durdunas is predeceased by his grandfathers, Anthony A. Siliato and Bill Durdunas. He is survived by his wife, Melanie Maxeiner; parents John and Grace Marie Durdunas; grandmothers Marie Siliato and Margaret Durdunas; along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Visitation is Sunday, Aug. …
