McDonald’s workers file harassment claims, Congress votes to ease banking rules, and more top news

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McDonald’s employees filed 10 sexual harassment complaints across eight states this week. According to the complaints to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the women who claim their coworkers or supervisors harassed them say that when they reported the behavior, they were ignored, faced retaliation or lost their jobs. McDonald's says it is taking the women's accusations seriously. Retail and food service workers file three times as many harassment complaints as those in higher-paying fields, analysis of government data shows. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Congress agreed to ease Dodd-Frank financial regulations, approving a bill that cuts regulations for small and medium-sized lenders. The bill raises the threshold of banks “deemed too important … to fail” from $50 billion to $250 billion, thus allowing smaller institutions to skip stress tests. The bill passed the Senate this year, and will now go to President Trump, who is expected to sign it before Memorial Day. Dodd-Frank was passed in the wake of the financial crisis. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to the European Parliament, saying that the social media giant is taking steps to prevent a repeat of its massive data privacy scandal earlier this year. “We haven't done enough to prevent tools for harm,” Zuckerberg said. Zuckerberg's testimony comes days before Europe starts enforcing sweeping new privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ? Here’s what people are saying.

Amazon has come under fire for providing facial recognition technology to police in Oregon and Florida, as a trial run for a wider rollout. Civil rights groups requested in an open letter that the tech giant stop selling the Rekognition software, which they say could violate privacy and be harmful to communities of color. Amazon did not address the letter but said that it requires that its customers use the technology responsibly and lawfully. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Americans are struggling to save: Almost half (40%) of all adults surveyed by the government say they couldn’t cover an unexpected $400 expense with cash, according to federal data, and would have to sell something or borrow money. The report also found that less than 40% of working adults believe they’ll have sufficient savings for their retirement, while another 25% have no retirement savings or pension at all. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day:  Sometimes the best way to advance your career is to quit your job, says author Dr. Travis Bradberry. And if you’re going to quit, be smart about it — graciously state that you’re leaving to pursue another opportunity elsewhere.

“Staying in a bad job for too long can be very harmful to your career. If you’ve tried everything you can think of to make things better and haven’t seen any big changes, it may be time to move on.”

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— Carmel Melouney and Jessica Hartogs