A Mission-Driven Coffee Chain Grew From 4 Employees to Hundreds. Now It Faces a Federal Labor Lawsuit

Not Your Average Joe is accused of labor violations. Its founder says growth outpaced the organization’s internal systems.

Not Your Average Joe is accused of labor violations. Its founder says growth outpaced the organization’s internal systems.
SUZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 2026 Cross-Strait (Kunshan) Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival officially opened on the evening of Sept. 16 in Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. This year’s festival features two main lantern display areas at Huiju Square and Zhouzhuang, along with a diverse program of activities, including a cross-Strait art exhibition, a traditional…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kiana Glanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Nearly 10 years ago, in the middle of postpartum depression, learning how to be a mom for the first time, my body decided to respond to the extreme stress I was under with a huge amount…
Listen to the article 10 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The American dream has long been tied to owning a business. But as the U.S. experiences millions of baby boomer entrepreneurs near retirement, many are discovering that finding the right successor can be just as difficult as…
I’ve been cooking professionally for most of my life. But if you’d told the teenager peeling potatoes after school that one day he’d have his own pizzeria —and operate it out of a Smart car, no less — I’m not sure he would have believed you. As a sophomore in high school, I wasn’t running…
This as-told-to essay is based on three conversations with Brett Schreiber, a California-based lawyer who represented the plaintiffs in the Miami Autopilot case involving Naibel Benavides Leon. In 2025, a federal jury found Tesla partially responsible for the crash that killed Benavides Leon and seriously injured Dillon Angulo. The jury ordered Tesla to pay more…
Having smashed through the record for the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history back in June, SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) announced results for the first time as a public company on 4 August. SpaceX’s IPO saw its shares skyrocket, gaining 19% on their first day and a further 25% over the following two sessions. But by…