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Violence at work Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing over Popeyes chicken sandwich
Ricoh McClain, 30, was located and taken into custody Wednesday night.November 14, 2019, 12:34 PM5 min read A Maryland man wanted in a fatal stabbing over a Popeyes chicken sandwich has been arrested, police said. Ricoh McClain, 30, of District Heights, Maryland, was located and taken into custody Wednesday night for murder and other charges,…
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Workplace discrimination Can my employer fire me without warning? Ask HR
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET Nov. 19, 2019 | Updated 5:23 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2019CLOSEJohnny 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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Employee rights 42% of American workers say they have fought about politics at work—and you can expect it to continue
For years, workers have been told to keep politics out of the workplace, but these days that can seem unavoidable.According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, 42% of U.S. employees say they have personally experienced, and 44% say they have witnessed, political disagreements at work.Roughly 34% of respondents told SHRM…
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Sexual harassment ‘This is a very strong case of bribery’ : Rep. Jackie Speier on impeachment
Rep. Mac Thornberry responded to Rep. Jackie Speier on ABC’s “This Week.”November 10, 2019, 4:22 PM7 min read A Democratic and a Republican lawmaker looked ahead to the first televised hearings in the impeachment probe and responded on Sunday to the Republican witness requests in interviews on ABC’s “This Week.” “This is a very simple,…
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Violence at work Iran gas price protests quickly turn violent
AP Explains: Protests in some 100 Iranian cities, towns over hike in government-set gasoline prices quickly turn violentBy JON GAMBRELL Associated PressNovember 18, 2019, 12:10 PM5 min read Protests over gasoline prices have swept across some 100 cities and towns in Iran, turning violent faster than widespread economic protests in 2017 and rallies over the…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY Gabrielle Union’s fight is our fight
Roxanne Jones, a founding editor of ESPN Magazine and former vice president at ESPN, has been a producer, reporter and editor at the New York Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jones is co-author of “Say it Loud: An Illustrated History of the Black Ath…
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Workplace discrimination Facing racial discrimination in the workplace? Ask HR
CLOSEJohnny 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 world’s largest HR professional society.The questions are submitted by readers, and Taylor’s answers below have been edited for length and clarity.Have a question? Do you…
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Workplace bully POLITICO Playbook: Impeachment’s trench warfare
LET’S STEP BACK FOR ONE SECOND AND TAKE STOCK OF WHERE WE ARE … — IMPEACHMENT HASN’T WON ANY CONVERTS … Despite hours and hours of testimony, reams of coverage and enough background briefings to make your eyes bleed, nobody is changing any votes here. At least not on Capitol Hill, where both sides are…
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Employee rights What Netflix, Cisco and others are doing to support stressed-out working parents
Nullplus | E+ | Getty ImagesSometimes it takes more than a village to raise a family. Sometimes it takes a company as well.For new parents transitioning back to work, the stress of straddling between caring for a newborn and performing well at the office can be overwhelming. According to a new Pew Research study, about…
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Violence at work Leerling teen geweld het afgekom terwyl hy die kantoor verlaat het
Translating… Clarence Venable was killed after leaving an anti-violence training program.November 24, 2019, 9:28 PM6 min readA man working to curb the escalation of gun violence in Washington, D.C., was shot to death as he left his anti-violence training program, prompting a manhunt for his killer, friends of the victim and police said on Sunday.Clarence…