Author: Employnews
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Workplace discrimination Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ discrimination points to faith leaders’ divide over gay rights
CLOSE The Supreme Court ruled on June 15 that the landmark civil rights law protects LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace. AP DomesticGrowing up in the Orthodox Jewish community, Daniel Atwood never had a Jewish LGBTQ person he could look up to. He long-awaited the moment he would be ordained as a rabbi.But after completing…
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Sexual harassment Police disciplinary records are largely kept secret in US
PHILADELPHIA — Officer Derek Chauvin had more than a dozen misconduct complaints against him before he put his knee on George Floyd’s neck. Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City officer who seized Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold, had eight. Ryan Pownall, a Philadelphia officer facing murder charges in the shooting of David Jones, had…
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Violence at work The Latest: Iran, China media weigh in on US protests
The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: ——— ST. LOUIS — Police say four officers were hit by gunfire after protests in St. Louis that started peacefully Monday became violent overnight, with demonstrators…
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Sexual harassment ‘Because they can get away with it’: Why African Americans are blamed for crimes they didn’t commit: Experts – ABC News
A panicked white woman in New York City’s Central Park calls 911 to say that a black man threatened her and her dog. A Florida mom claims two black men abducted her son, who had autism, and was later found dead. But the harrowing story from Manhattan was just that — a tall tale about…
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Violence at work Red Cross says 208 COVID-related attacks on health workers
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross says it has recorded 208 COVID-19-related attacks against health workers and installations in 13 countries since MarchBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressMay 28, 2020, 5:10 AM3 min readUNITED NATIONS — The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross said it has recorded 208…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Amazon insists sharing data on coronavirus cases isn’t useful
(CNN)Amazon is famed for its data-driven approach to management and decision-making. It measures worker “rates” to determine productivity; collected extensive local data as part of its search for a s…
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Sexual harassment Under oath, Biden accuser Tara Reade cited Biden’s work for women; defense attorneys now question her other testimony – ABC News
At least three times in the past two years, Tara Reade – the woman who now accuses Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault – took the witness stand in a trial centered on domestic violence. Each time, before a judge would allow her to describe the insidious cycles of domestic violence, she had…
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Workplace discrimination Bon Appétit Test Kitchen members ask for salary changes for minorities
Josh Rivera, USA TODAY Published 4:14 p.m. ET June 9, 2020 | Updated 5:33 p.m. ET June 9, 2020CLOSE Condé Nast’s Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport resigned after a controversial photo resurfaced online. USA TODAYThings got too hot and cast members got out of the BA Test Kitchen.On Monday, Bon Appétit’s editor in…
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Violence at work Headlines, op-ed prompt staff protests at NY Times, Inquirer
The New York Times says a controversial op-ed it published by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton that advocated the use of federal troops to quell demonstrations did not meet its standardsBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media WriterJune 5, 2020, 4:32 AM5 min readNEW YORK — In an embarrassing about-face, The New York Times said Thursday that an…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Nursing home workers warned government about safety violations before Covid-19 outbreaks and deaths
(CNN)A flu shot will protect you from coronavirus, a worker reported being told by supervisors at a Rhode Island nursing home, where at least 60 residents were diagnosed with Covid-19 and at least on…