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Fertility fracas | New York City hit with lawsuit claiming its IVF benefit policy excludes gay workers
New York City has been sued by a former worker who says its health insurance plan provision for in vitro...
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As young as 13 | Janitorial company fined $649,000 after hiring child labor to clean slaughterhouses
Fayette Janitorial Service has been fined $649,000 by the Department of Labor (DOL) after hiring child...
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‘It’s humiliating’ | Bowlero faces $80mn in lawsuits from ex-employees who claim they were fired for being too old
The attorney representing over 70 employees - who say they were fired due to their age or their plans...
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'Rigorous' interrogation | TikTok employees face grilling by US border officers over potential links to CCP
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have reportedly intensified their interrogation of ByteDance...
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'Berated black employees' | Ye & Donda Academy hit with (yet another) ex-employee discrimination & hostile work environment lawsuit
In the suit, filed in Los Angeles on Friday, Benjamin Deshon Provo, a former security guard at the Donda...
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Workplace ethics | DE&I worker sues employer over 'Israeli swastika flag' firing
Mashal Sherzad, a former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion manager at the University of Minnesota, has...
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“Workplaces are getting worse” | Walmart, Waffle House, & Uber among those blasted for “unsafe and reckless” work practices in 'Dirty Dozen' report
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) released its 2024 “Dirty Dozen”...
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“Everyone else is doing it” | Ex-Amazon AI employee claims she was pressured to breach internal copyright rules to avoid falling behind rivals
According to the lawsuit, Styskin rejected Ghaderi's concerns about Amazon's internal policies, stating...
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'Little to no accountability' | House intelligence committee: CIA failed to properly handle sexual assault claims among its employees
In a series of eight findings, the committee reports that victims allegedly saw “little to no accountability...
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'Disparate impact' | Sheetz accused of rampant discrimination against Indigenous and Black candidates
Maryland-based Sheetz locations have come under fire as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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EEOC ruling | Employers must provide abortion accommodations including time off under PWFA
The EEOC confirmed the finalized ruling on Monday, which will bring the law passed by Congress in 2022...
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Muldrow ruling | Supreme Court lowers bar for workplace discrimination suits in "victory for workers"
The ruling proposes to lower the bar for employees to file lawsuits based on discrimination. Employees...
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LinkedIn rankings | Are these the 'best companies to work for' in 2024?
LinkedIn's annual Top Companies list for 2024 has been unveiled, spotlighting the most coveted workplaces...
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‘Invidious discrimination’ | NASCAR and six other employers facing legal challenges from anti-DE&I groups after affirmative action ban
The US Supreme Court banned the use of affirmative action policies in college admissions in June 2023....
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Think tank report | Hispanic & Latino employees are being forced to "mask their heritage" to succeed in corporate America
According to the study, 68% of Hispanic and Latino professionals with a sponsor - someone who is meant...
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‘Alarming turning point’ | Proportion of women in the C-suite drops for the first time since 2005
The 0.4% decline in representation is the first year the representation has fallen during the study period...
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Open letter | 300 employees accuse Apple of "wrongfully terminating" and punishing workers for expressing pro-Palestine views
In the letter, the Apples4Ceasefire group claims that any employee who has shown solidarity for Palestine...
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‘Hitler level stuff’ | Former employee suing Ye, Yeezy, and Donda Academy for alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
Phillips levels several shocking allegations against Ye, including multiple racist, antisemitic, and...
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‘Exemplary’ | Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston offers 'crucial' childcare stipend to working parents
Alongside the monthly stipend designed to reduce childcare costs, MBV Charleston is also expanding childcare...
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Inequity in equities | Citigroup workers say HR inaction fueled 'persistent harassment and discrimination' in trading unit
Anonymous workers report multiple incidents of abuse and discrimination and claim that complaints to...
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