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Sexual harassment Recording Academy fires ousted CEO, citing investigations
The Recording Academy says it has fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who questioned the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and complained of sexual harassment and a toxic cultureBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WriterMarch 2, 2020, 11:00 PM4 min readLOS ANGELES — The Recording Academy on Monday fired Deborah Dugan, its former president…
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Violence at work In Pakistan, criticism grows dangerous as dissent stifled
ISLAMABAD — Being a dissident — or even raising a critical voice — in Pakistan is growing more dangerous, regardless of whether the target is political parties, the judiciary or the powerful military and security agencies. Intimidation of dissidents has increased on multiple fronts, rights workers and journalists say. A number of rights activists have…
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Employee rights Biden tells autoworker he’s ‘full of s—‘ in tense gun rights argument
The Bottom LineFormer Vice President Joe Biden got into a tense argument during a visit to a Fiat Chrysler manufacturing plant in Detroit. An autoworker said Biden wanted to take away guns, and Biden told the employee he was “full of s—.”00:38Tue, Mar 10 20202:13 PM EST
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Workplace discrimination Opinion: US Soccer apologizes to women, but it’s too little too late
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY Published 9:39 a.m. ET March 12, 2020 CLOSEOh no, U.S. Soccer. You don’t get off that easily.U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro’s apology to the U.S. women’s team for its sexist and demeaning treatment doesn’t cut it. Not when U.S. Soccer was all in for the misogyny, only “realizing” it was wrong…
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Violence at work Germany’s immigrant community in Hanau reeling after attack
HANAU, Germany — In the German town of Hanau, a longtime immigrant destination with decades of coexistence between people of different origins, residents were left with the fear Thursday that their community was targeted after a gunman shot and killed nine people of foreign background. Residents shook their heads at a level of violence that…
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Workplace discrimination Michael Bloomberg agrees to release three women from nondisclosure agreements his firm signed over comments he made
CLOSE Analysts say New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg has to find better defenses for his record on race and gender issues as he hits the campaign trail heading to Super Tuesday. (Feb. 21) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – Two days after political rivals excoriated him about the issue during the debate in Las Vegas, Democratic presidential candidate Michael…
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Employee rights Apple is rejecting coronavirus apps that aren’t from health organizations, app makers say
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, June 4, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple is cracking down on apps related to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that aren’t from recognized institutions like governments or hospitals, iPhone developers…
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Sexual harassment Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit
A former North Carolina NAACP leader accused of sexually harassing an employee has issued a statement denying the allegations and saying a lawsuit by the woman is baselessFebruary 11, 2020, 10:32 PM2 min readRALEIGH, N.C. — A former North Carolina NAACP leader accused of sexually harassing an employee has issued a statement denying the allegations,…
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Employee rights Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders didn’t get a real job until he was 41—here’s a copy of his actual resume from the ’80s
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has some tough words for former political rival and current Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in the Hulu documentary series “Hillary,” which is set to be released on Friday. In particular, Clinton says Sanders didn’t start working until he was in his 40s. “[Sanders] was a career politician. He didn’t work until…
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Violence at work Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition
KHARTOUM, Sudan — When Youssef al-Sewahly took to the streets in Sudan late in 2018, he and the other protesters had one goal: to remove the autocratic regime of Omar al-Bashir and replace it with a civilian-led government. They’ve achieved the former, but the latter still hangs in the balance. Now, he and other young…