Workplace Discrimination/Abuse
- Jan- 2023 -14 JanuaryStock Market
Opinion: On MLK Day, remember that Martin Luther King’s dream included full employment for all – News Opener
Two years after Martin Luther King Jr. described his famous dream at the 1963 March on Washington, he confessed to…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -13 DecemberStock Market
Airbnb cuts 4,000 hosts for violating nondiscrimination policy, including racial bias – News Opener
Airbnb Inc., which faced a spate of backlash for charges of racial profiling of guests before initiating tougher standards, has…
Read More » - 9 DecemberStock Market
Apple agrees to let workers speak out about harassment and discrimination — ‘This gives me a lot of hope for all laborers’ – News Opener
Apple Inc. is promising to limit its use of nondisclosure agreements and clarifying its policies on employees’ right to speak…
Read More » - Sep- 2022 -29 SeptemberStock Market
How do you stamp out ageism? The state of Maine wants to try – News Opener
The state of Maine wants to end ageism in a decade. Really. In a move to improve the health of…
Read More » - 15 SeptemberStock Market
Help wanted: No over-50s need apply – News Opener
How are older Americans supposed to keep working until they’re 70 (or older) if nobody is going to employ them…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -18 JulyStock Market
Uber to pay millions to settle suit over charging wait fees to riders with disabilities – News Opener
Uber Technologies Inc. has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement on federal charges that the company discriminated against riders with disabilities by…
Read More » - 8 JulyStock Market
3 things businesses should do to support their workers’ reproductive choices beyond paying for employees’ abortion-related travel expenses – News Opener
Last month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of precedent, denying the right to an…
Read More » - Jun- 2022 -16 JuneStock Market
Activision Blizzard responds to harassment allegations, slams media and California civil rights agency – News Opener
Activision Blizzard Inc. shed light on its response to allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in a regulatory filing Thursday,…
Read More » - 16 JuneStock Market
‘We are so burned out, exhausted, overworked, and over-tired’: Women plead with Congress to act on paid leave and rising child-care costs during emotional hearing on Capitol Hill – News Opener
The economy is failing American women. That’s the message multiple speakers conveyed — sometimes through tears — to the House…
Read More » - 12 JuneStock Market
Google to pay $118 million to female employees to settle equal-pay lawsuit – News Opener
Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit to about 15,500 female employees. In…
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