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Violence at work Feds feared Epstein confidante might kill herself: AP source
Federal officials were so worried that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attireBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated PressJuly 9, 2020, 5:32 PM4 min readLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime…
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Workplace discrimination The Supreme Court’s LGBTQ+ workplace ruling means more fairness for consumers
OPINIONRichard Cordray, Opinion contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET June 25, 2020 | Updated 7:30 a.m. ET June 25, 2020CLOSE The Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ workers cannot be fired under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch wrote the decision. USA TODAYSupreme Court ruling in Bostock means means LGBTQ consumers cannot…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY ‘I’m not flying until there’s a Covid-19 vaccine’
Francesca Street, CNNUpdated 13th July 2020 (CNN) With airlines introducing new measures like face masks and intensive sanitization routines to reassure passengers, people have been cautiously retur…
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Sexual harassment Accusations of serial assault spark new #MeToo wave in Egypt
CAIRO — Their accounts are similar. The girls and women describe meeting the young man — a former student at Egypt’s most elite university — in person and online, followed by deceit, then escalating sexual harassment, assault, blackmail or rape. Some were minors when the alleged crimes took place. In all, more than 100 accusers…
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Workplace discrimination Uber says it will double Black leadership at the company by 2025
Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Published 1:24 p.m. ET July 19, 2020 CLOSE After six years of pledges to close the racial gap, Facebook still struggles to hire, promote and retain Black and other underrepresented minorities. USA TODAYUber is the lastest company publicly pledging to increase Black representation within its ranks amid Black Lives Matter protests.The ride-hailing…
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Violence at work California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system
California regulators have sued Cisco Systems for discriminating against an engineer at the company’s headquarters because he is a Dalit IndianBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology WriterJuly 1, 2020, 11:05 PM3 min readNEW YORK — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Recession is much worse than the IMF expected
London (CNN Business)The International Monetary Fund has slashed its global economic forecasts for 2020, saying the coronavirus pandemic is causing a much steeper recession and a slower recovery than…
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Sexual harassment Timeline: What to know about missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen – ABC News
When Vanessa Guillen was a little girl, she dreamed of joining the Army, her family said. The Houston native graduated César E. Chavez High School in 2018 and shortly thereafter enlisted, becoming a private first class who worked to repair small arms and artillery while serving with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. At some point, her…
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Workplace discrimination Trade groups offering $100,000 reward after noose found at Facebook data center
AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideThe FBI and Justice Department are assisting the Altoona Police Department’s investigation after a noose was found last month at a work site on the Facebook Data Center property in Altoona, Iowa.Altoona police officials say they contacted the FBI on June 19, the day the noose was found. The date coincided with Juneteenth, the…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Opinion: Here’s the best way to take care of your mental health during the pandemic
Vivek H. Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States and is the author of New York Times bestseller Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World. Ali…