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Lockheed Martin Pays Record Race-Discrimination Settlement

Lockheed Martin, a military contractor, agreed to pay former employee Charles Daniels $2.5 million, more than any person has received in the settlement of a race-discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, reports Reuters. Daniels, who alleges he endured racial epithets and was threatened by four coworkers and a supervisor from 1999 to 2001 when he worked as an aviation electrician for the company, alleges that when he complained about how he was being treated, a company manager said, "That's just boys being boys, and that's the way it is here at Lockheed." A spokesperson for Lockheed Martin told reporters the company is not admitting any wrongdoing and deemed such behavior "inappropriate."    

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Which State Has the Harshest Immigration Laws?

Oklahoma's new immigration law, which makes it a felony to employ, shelter or transport anyone who is in the country without proper documentation, is among the toughest in the country. The new law, named HG1804, went into effect on Nov. 1 and is driving many undocumented residents out of Tulsa. Law-enforcement officials say they are not out on a "witch-hunt" and rarely question immigration status, but Latino-rights advocates say the new law is creating a climate of fear and that the new law affects the lives of both legal residents and undocumented immigrants and their children, who may be traumatized by raids. While it is unclear how effective the new law will be, some advocates say it's already working. How does your state measure up on immigration?

Why So Few Women at the Top?

Women are about half the U.S. work force, but their representation in management doesn't mirror their representation in the talent pool, especially among women of color, who National Public Radio reports comprise only 15 percent of supervisors. Dr. Ella Bell is working to change that. Dr. Bell--an associate professor of organizational management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University and founder of ASCENT Leading Multicultural Women to the Top--is showing women from different backgrounds the importance of recognizing the commonalities among women of color in the work force and the importance of building alliances to change the social and demographic fabric. So why is this important? "We are talking about the backbone of the American work force and the advancement of our industry base being female," says Dr. Bell.

Read ASCENT Puts Women of Color in Their Place: Management and check out the DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women to learn more.

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