Category: WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION

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A hostile work environment of sexual harassment and retaliation against female agents who complain about it have persisted at the FBI for more than a year after FBI Director Christopher A. Wray pledged to fix the problem, according to several whistleblowers. The latest complaints turned up the heat on Mr. Wray and Attorney General Merrick…

A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the airline, her union and a former co-worker who pleaded guilty over a 2020 incident in which he exposed his genitals and watched pornography during a flight. Christine Janning alleges in the lawsuit that the airline retaliated against her after she reported the former pilot, Michael Haak, to the company and the FBI.…

CLOSE In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. (Sept. 29) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said at Tuesday’s first presidential debate that he moved…

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Published 1:34 p.m. ET Sept. 29, 2020 | Updated 1:43 p.m. ET Sept. 29, 2020CLOSE Companies across the country have been speaking out against racism, but less than 2% of top executives at 50 largest companies are Black. USA TODAYNearly three dozen major U.S. companies including Amazon, General Motors, Target and…

Rasha Ali, USA TODAY Published 2:05 p.m. ET Sept. 29, 2020 | Updated 2:10 p.m. ET Sept. 29, 2020CLOSE Documentary “On the Record” explores heavy burden on women of color. (May 26) AP EntertainmentThree years after Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault scandal launched the #MeToo movement, most workers in Hollywood say harassers still aren’t being held accountable and…

Three of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s most lasting legacies in the fight for equalityRuth Bader Ginsburg worked to advance equal rights for women long before she was on the Supreme Court. Here are three of her most lasting legacies.USA TODAYEven in death, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making history for women.The Supreme Court associate justice, a driving…

CLOSEDuring the Republican National Convention last month, the high-ranking women in President Donald Trump’s White House tried to make the case for his commitment to gender equality. Outgoing adviser Kellyanne Conway called him “a champion for women.” Brooke Rollins, acting director of the Domestic Policy Council, said Trump has more women on his top team “than…

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., Special to USA TODAY Published 7:00 a.m. ET Sept. 22, 2020 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…