Author: Employnews
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Violence at work Headed to Kenosha, Trump compares police who shoot people to golfers who ‘choke’
President Donald Trump toured damaged businesses and met with law enforcement in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday after claiming that the city would have been “burned to the ground by now” had he not intervened, echoing what he says repeatedly on the campaign trail.During a roundtable with local officials, police and business representatives, the president did…
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Violence at work Facebook to ban new political ads before Election Day to ‘fight misinformation’
All currently approved ads will be allowed to run.September 3, 2020, 3:00 PM• 5 min readFacebook is banning all new political advertisements during the one-week period before the general election with the hopes of limiting misinformation on its platform, the company announced Thursday.”The US elections are just two months away, and with Covid-19 affecting communities…
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Violence at work After Trump’s ‘law and order’ visit, Biden says he’ll go to Kenosha to ‘heal’
It’s the farthest he will have traveled from Delaware since June. September 2, 2020, 8:53 PM• 6 min readFormer Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday in the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting, two days after President Donald Trump did the same, his campaign announced…
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Sexual harassment Lawsuit: Whistleblower in VA deaths wrongfully suspended
A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient deaths at a veterans hospital in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit saying he was wrongfully suspended for his actionsSeptember 2, 2020, 7:24 PM• 3 min readCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient…
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Sexual harassment Attorneys present revised Weinstein bankruptcy plan to judge
Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware judge on Wednesday with a revised bankruptcy plan that provides about $35 million to pay creditors including victims of sexual misconduct by film mogul Harvey WeinsteinBy RANDALL CHASE Associated PressSeptember 2, 2020, 7:51 PM• 5 min readDOVER, Del. — Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware…
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Violence at work Video surfaces of police punching protester as governor debuts plan to end violence in Portland
As the governor of Oregon announced a plan to end violence in Portland following a fatal shooting during clashes between protesters on one hand and radical right activists and supporters of President Donald Trump on the other, a video emerged of a group of police in the city repeatedly punching a protester being held on…
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Workplace discrimination From bathrooms to ball fields, transgender rights advance in wake of Supreme Court ruling
CLOSE LGBTQ rights have come a long way in the U.S. But the community still faces threats in the form of legalization, discrimination and even violence. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court ruled in June that a law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to gay, lesbian and transgender workers, dissenting Associate Justice Samuel Alito…
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Violence at work Review: Live-action ‘Mulan’ is gorgeous but short on magic
“Whale Rider” director Niki Caro directs Disney’s live-action remake of its 1998 animated classic “Mulan.”By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film WriterSeptember 3, 2020, 4:00 PM• 4 min readOut of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake. Not that there haven’t been good and…
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Sexual harassment Army launches new ‘in-depth investigation’ into Fort Hood’s handling of Vanessa Guillen case
The new investigation will look at the entire chain of command at Fort Hood.September 2, 2020, 12:36 AM• 6 min readThe Army has named a four-star general to head an “in-depth investigation” into how the chain of command at Fort Hood, Texas, handled a large number of disappearances and deaths, including that of Spc. Vanessa…
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Sexual harassment Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:———Aug. 30The Washington Post on Washington NFL team owner Daniel Snyder:Just when you think there is nothing more Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder can do to debase what was once a winning, well-run and, yes, cherished sports franchise, there come disgusting new revelations. This time,…