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New animal services director flubbed his resume. Multnomah County hired him anyway (ORL)

“When Multnomah County announced in June that it was looking for a new person to lead its troubled animal services division, county officials said they wanted a director who had, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree and five years of senior-level management experience.

The person stepping into the role Monday is a 32-year-old high-school graduate with three years of executive experience who submitted a resume that incorrectly suggested he had been executive director of Ohio’s Humane Association of Warren County for about eight years.

County officials have defended the hire anyway, saying the new director, Eli Hurley, corrected his job record during the interview process and that the educational qualifications could be satisfied by equivalent work experience, which Hurley possessed as a lower-level employee of the small Cincinnati-area shelter since 2014.”

Oregon, 11 other states reach settlement with Paramount, Warner Bros. over merger (OCC)

“Pending court approval, settlement would allow Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to move forward with merger

After the two leading film companies sought a $110 billion merger this summer, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other attorneys generals filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California arguing the merger eliminates competition within the film industry and violates federal antitrust laws. 

If approved by a judge, the settlement would allow the merger to move forward under the conditions that over the next five years the merged company spends at least $1.5 billion to boost U.S. film production and commits $47.5 million to a training and development fund for workers affected by the merger. 

The deal also requires Paramount to negotiate its basic cable channels separately from Warner Bros.’ basic cable channels to preserve competition between them and keep prices down for consumers. The company must also establish a News Editorial Independence Board to help protect editorial independence at CNN and CBS. 

The settlement requires the merged company to commit to releasing 30 films per year in theaters for the first two years of the combined company and 32 films per year for the three years after that. Additionally, the company must release at least four independent films each year throughout the five years of the settlement. 

“We stepped up to challenge this merger to limit rising costs for working families, to preserve competition, and to protect Oregon’s film production industry,” said Oregon Attorney General Rayfield. “Today’s agreement keeps real competition in place, ensures that productions will continue and ensures journalistic independence. That’s a win for Oregon workers and consumers.”

If the company fails to meet the film output requirements, it must divest from Miramax Studios and pay $30 million per missed film toward healthcare and retirement benefits for the Writers Guild of America, the International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees, the Directors Guild of America, International Brotherhood of Teamsters and other unions. “

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