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Violence at work Survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families and warning about the ominous growth of anti-Semitism and hatred in the world. “We have with us the last living survivors, the last among…
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Sexual harassment Army Reserve leaders accused of mishandling assault claims
WOODRIDGE, Ill. — Leaders of a U.S. Army Reserve unit that controls thousands of soldiers across the western United States have mishandled at least two sexual assault complaints by not referring them for outside investigation, according to victims, their advocate and documents obtained by The Associated Press. Amy Braley Franck, a civilian victim advocate with…
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Sexual harassment Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA
Selecting the jury for Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial in New York is likely to be a long, painstaking process, made complicated by the high stakes, heavy publicity and public revulsion toward himBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and T0M HAYS Associated PressJanuary 7, 2020, 11:08 PM6 min readNEW YORK — On Sunday,…
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Workplace discrimination Locker room talk… in the office? Ask HR
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET Jan. 28, 2020 | Updated 11:16 a.m. ET Feb. 3, 2020CLOSEJohnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the…
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Sexual harassment South Korea to decide fate of 1st transgender soldier
In the first such case in South Korea, military officials will determine next week whether to discharge a soldier who recently undertook gender reassignment surgeryBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated PressJanuary 18, 2020, 12:20 AM2 min readSEOUL, South Korea — In the first such case in South Korea, military officials will determine next week whether to discharge…
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Violence at work US finds ally in Mexico as asylum policy marks first year
TIJUANA, Mexico — The Perla family of El Salvador has slipped into a daily rhythm in Mexico while they wait for the U.S. to decide whether to grant them asylum. A modest home has replaced the tent they lived in at a migrant shelter. Their 7- and 5-year-old boys are in their second year of…
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Sexual harassment Actors’ union issues standards for supervisors of sex scenes
The union that represents actors and television performers has issued a series of standards for so-called intimacy coordinatorsJanuary 29, 2020, 5:12 PM2 min readLOS ANGELES — The union that represents actors and television performers issued a series of standards and guidelines Wednesday for crew members who supervise scenes involving sex and nudity. The goal is…
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Violence at work Alabama to shutter aging, dilapidated prison
Officials say a state prison in Alabama’s troubled corrections system will be largely shut down because of infrastructure problems that were the culmination of years of neglectBy KIM CHANDLER Associated PressJanuary 29, 2020, 11:40 PM5 min readMONTGOMERY, Ala. — A state prison in Alabama will be largely shut down because of infrastructure problems, the state…
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Workplace discrimination Black Texas teen banned by high school to attend graduation after refusing to cut dreadlocks – USA TODAY
CLOSE Multiple states and cities across the US have proposed laws banning race-based hair discrimination policies in the workplace and schools. USA TODAYA Texas student may not be allowed to walk in his graduation because of his hairstyle.DeAndre Arnold has faced in-school suspension, a policy that bars him from the classroom, for failing to cut…
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Sexual harassment Army probes handling of Illinois sex assault complaints
Army officials have launched an investigation into allegations that commanders of an Illinois-based reserve unit mishandled sexual assault complaints and protocolsBy TODD RICHMOND Associated PressJanuary 24, 2020, 6:08 PM3 min readMADISON, Wis. — Army officials have quietly ordered an investigation into allegations that leaders of an Illinois-based reserve unit mishandled sexual assault complaints and retaliated…