Author: Employnews
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Violence at work Virginia man charged in connection with cross burning
A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the burning of a cross on the front lawn a Black teenager who had recently organized a civil rights protestJune 27, 2020, 5:19 PM2 min readMARION, Va. — A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the…
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Workplace discrimination California university system makes ethnic studies or social justice a required class
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Published 8:12 p.m. ET July 22, 2020 | Updated 1:11 a.m. ET July 23, 2020CLOSE Conway to reporter: ‘what’s your ethnicity?’ AP DomesticAt a time of national reckoning over racial injustice, the largest four-year public university system in the U.S. has taken a major step to make sure its future…
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Sexual harassment Games maker Ubisoft shakes up staff amid misconduct probe
French gaming giant Ubisoft is parting ways with its creative director and two other executives following an internal investigation of misconduct and media reports of sexual harassmentJuly 12, 2020, 11:38 AM2 min readPARIS — French gaming giant Ubisoft is parting ways with its creative director and two other executives and promising zero tolerance for “toxic”…
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Violence at work Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
NEW YORK — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace. Organizers said at least 20,000 workers in 160 cities walked off…
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Workplace discrimination Supreme Court upholds autonomy of religious employers in employment discrimination cases
Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 10:13 a.m. ET July 8, 2020 | Updated 3:08 p.m. ET July 8, 2020CLOSE Chief Justice John Roberts has been a conservative vote in important past rulings, but recent decisions have some wondering if he’s now a swing vote. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that religious schools are exempt from…
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Sexual harassment Online funeral set for Seoul mayor over virus concerns
The official funeral for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concernsBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated PressJuly 12, 2020, 9:27 AM3 min readSEOUL, South Korea — The official funeral for Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will be held online this week over coronavirus concerns, his funeral committee said Sunday. The announcement comes…
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Violence at work Shipbuilder files complaint over union threats during strike
Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing its largest union of threatening workers who cross the picket line during an ongoing strikeBy DAVID SHARP Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 9:51 PM2 min read Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY From the front lines, Black nurses battle twin pandemics of racism and coronavirus
London (CNN)Nurse Efe Obiakor stood at the front of the crowd, looking up proudly as her 18-year-old daughter Ada took center stage at a Black Lives Matter rally in central London. “Let’s use this o…
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Workplace discrimination Boogaloo crackdown: Facebook bans movement, gives it same designation as hate groups and terrorists
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Published 6:50 p.m. ET June 30, 2020 | Updated 8:08 p.m. ET June 30, 2020CLOSE Facebook says it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians, including President Donald Trump, that may incite violence, suppress voting or break its other content rules. (June 26) AP DomesticFacebook has removed a network of accounts,…
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Sexual harassment Seoul to launch probe into allegations against late mayor
The city government of the South Korean capital will launch an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding late Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead after one of his secretaries filed a complaint claiming yearslong abuseBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated PressJuly 15, 2020, 7:39 AM3 min readSEOUL, South Korea — The city government of the…