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☆ Attorneys General to Investigate the N.F.L.’s Treatment of Female Employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Katherine Rosman | Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The attorneys general of New York and California opened a joint investigation into allegations of workplace discrimination and pay inequities at the N.F.L. offices in both states in response to a report in The New York Times in February 2022 on the treatment of women who work for the league. employees who described a stifling and demoralizing corporate culture that drove some women to quit in frustration and which left many feeling brushed aside. “No matter how powerful or influential, no institution is above the law, and we will ensure the N.F.L. Bonta added: “We have serious concerns about the N.F.L.’s role in creating an extremely hostile and detrimental work environment.”

☆ Dan Snyder Agrees to Sell Washington Commanders for $6 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Ken Belson | Katherine Rosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

continues its second investigation into allegations of widespread sexual harassment made against executives at the team, including Snyder, as well as potential financial improprieties. Once the Harris group submits its deal, the sale would have to be approved by the league’s finance committee and by at least three-quarters of the 31 other team owners, which could occur within weeks. Harris’s group includes Mitchell Rales, a billionaire from the Washington, D.C., area, and a group of limited partners that includes Magic Johnson. The owners will next meet in person as a group in Minneapolis on May 22 and 23. Last June, the Walton family, founders of Walmart, bought the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion, about twice as much as the previous record high for an N.F.L.

☆ SoulCycle founders gear up to launch Peoplehood, which they describe as 'modern medicine for the loneliness epidemic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While the company has been in beta mode, Cutler and Rice are not disclosing pricing until launch. "We realized that connection should be its own product," Rice told the Times. "It feels therapeutic, but it's not therapy," Rice told the Times in response. Julie Rice (left) and Elizabeth Cutler Courtesy of SoulCycleSimilar to SoulCycle, Rice and Cutler also intend to sell Peoplehood merchandise, including apparel, tote bags, and prayer candles, the New York Times reported. Cutler and Rice, along with fellow co-founder Ruth Zukerman, opened the first SoulCycle location in New York City in 2006.

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