Author: Employnews
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Sexual harassment Soul-searching in opera world after tumultuous #MeToo year
SAN FRANCISCO — It was a tumultuous year in the opera world, a year in which sexual harassment allegations against superstar Placido Domingo prompted his disappearance from American stages and sparked deep soul-searching. Opera performers are applauding new official efforts to create a workplace free of sexual misconduct, but say many in the industry remain…
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Sexual harassment Correction: Nursing School Harassment story
RALEIGH, N.C. — In a story Dec. 3 about a sexual harassment lawsuit, The Associated Press reported that the man accused of harassment was employed by WakeMed Raleigh Hospital. The man worked at WakeMed but was not employed by the hospital. A corrected version of the story is below: Lawsuit describes harassment, retaliation at nursing…
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Employee rights Google sacrificed its ‘don’t be evil’ mantra to grow bigger, former exec says
Google’s former top diplomat now blames the company’s “disengaged” founders and earnings-driven leadership for Google’s departure from its core value, “Don’t be evil.”Ross LaJeunesse, who joined Google in 2008 and was head of international relations until last May, according to his LinkedIn profile, said in a Medium post Thursday that Google has changed into a…
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Violence at work Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt
CAIRO — Two Sudanese sisters, Seham and Ekhlas Bashir, were walking their children home from elementary school in a Cairo neighborhood when a group of Egyptian teenagers crowded around them. The boys taunted them, calling them “slave” and other slurs. Then they tried to rip off Ekhlas’ clothes. An onlooker intervened, scolding the young harassers,…
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Sexual harassment Wisconsin Guard leader to make changes after assault probe
The commander of the Wisconsin National Guard has agreed to resign following a federal investigation that found the Guard deliberately defied federal law, regulations and policies on handling sexual assault complaintsBy TODD RICHMOND Associated PressDecember 9, 2019, 10:27 PM6 min readMADISON, Wis. — The commander of the Wisconsin National Guard agreed to resign at Gov.…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY New Zealand police call off search for two remaining victims of White Island eruption
(CNN)New Zealand police have ended the search for two remaining victims still missing after a deadly volcanic eruption on New Zealand’s White Island, also known as Whakaari. Australian tourist Winona Langford, 17, and New Zealander Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40,…
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Sexual harassment Billionaire Alki David faces $58M in damages in battery case
A plaintiff’s attorney says billionaire Alki David has been hit with more than $58 million in damages after a jury found him liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against a former employeeDecember 2, 2019, 10:11 PM1 min readLOS ANGELES — A plaintiff’s attorney says billionaire Alki David has been hit with more than…
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Violence at work Hong Kong police slip on banana peel with tear gas tweet
Hong Kong’s police force has slipped on a banana peel by trying to make light of its liberal use of tear gasBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated PressDecember 13, 2019, 4:18 PM3 min readHONG KONG — Hong Kong’s much-maligned police force has slipped on a banana peel by trying to make light of its liberal use of…
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Violence at work El Salvador court gives hefty sentences in mass gang trial
A court in El Salvador has sentenced 373 convicted members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang to prison terms of up to 74 yearsBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated PressDecember 13, 2019, 9:05 PM3 min readSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A court in El Salvador has sentenced 373 convicted members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang to…
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Workplace discrimination We’re here, we’re queer and we watch the Hallmark Channel’s corny Christmas movies, too
Steven Petrow, Opinion columnist Published 12:29 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019 | Updated 12:38 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019I’m a sucker for those sappy, unrealistic, woefully undiverse Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. Thankfully, queer couples finally make an appearance.“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts,” wrote poet Nikki Giovanni.…