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State Mishandled Domestic Violence Case Before Worker's Murder, Investigation Finds State Mishandled Domestic Violence Case Before Worker's Murder, Investigation Finds
State Mishandled Domestic Violence Case Before Worker's Murder, Investigation Finds State agencies failed to follow their own domestic violence policies before a state worker was murdered, according to a new report from the New York State Inspector General’s office. Speaking at the state’s Crime Victims Memorial Thursday, April 28, Inspector General Lucy Lang said when the victim reached out for help, “it fell on deaf ears.” The woman, an employee with the state Office of Information Technology Services in Albany, was killed in September 2020 by her husband, a former worker at the state Office of General Services, before he took his own life, Lang said. According to …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Robots May Be Coming After White Collar Jobs Like 'Phil In Accounting,' New Report Says Robots May Be Coming After White Collar Jobs Like 'Phil In Accounting,' New Report Says
Robots May Be Coming After White Collar Jobs Like 'Phil In Accounting,' New Report Says In the past, when people thought about “computers taking jobs away from real people” most pictured manufacturing processes and call centers becoming robotized. While we have seen that, it’s not the only way robots are replacing people at work. Less visible are the robotics and artificial intelligence taking over white-collar jobs in fields like accounting and human resources, The New York Times just reported in an analysis of the workplace. In some studies, algorithms outperform lawyers and doctors. “The trend — quietly building for years, but accelerating to warp speed since the pan…

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by Kristin Palpini