Jack Kealey

“Wherever you find me, you’ll find me on my knees,” MJ Lenderman assuredly proclaims on Manning Fireworks’ (2024) penultimate track, declaring his submission to that which he resents. Resigned and angsty lyricism has always been a go-to of brooding, sad rock, and here it comes from a small-town North Carolinian who docks his boat in the local “Hippo Dome,” cleans semen off hotel shower curtains, watches birds fly into windows more than into better situations, and has had enough of the clergy.

When passing its final budget for the 2025 fiscal year, New York became the first state in the United States to require employers to provide their pregnant workers paid sick time for health care services, testing, or procedures that relate to their pregnancy.

Highlights: The new OSHA rule requires certain health care providers to annually report workplace injuries and illnesses via an electronic tracking application. The deadline for submission and compliance is March 2, 2024. OSHA is preparing to post non-personal information to a public website.