Post Tagged with: "discrimination"

Abercrombie Discriminates Against Bigger Women

Abercrombie Discriminates Against Bigger Women

In yet another outrageous move, CEO Mike Jeffries says that women above size 10 “don’t belong in our clothes.”

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Why Was Employee Not Given Raise Along With Promotion?

Why Was Employee Not Given Raise Along With Promotion?

According to his supervisor: “For a young Black man … I’m already paying you a lot of money.”

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Tackling Anti-Muslim Bias After Boston Marathon Bombing

Tackling Anti-Muslim Bias After Boston Marathon Bombing

Could U.S. deny student visas to Muslims?

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NFL to Fight Bias Against Gay Football Players

NFL to Fight Bias Against Gay Football Players

As the NFL draft gets started, the league has started diversity training for recruits and employees to improve cultural competence for gay players.

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Should Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Be Charged in Civilian Court?

Should Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Be Charged in Civilian Court?

Some are calling for Dzokhar Tsarnaev, an American citizen, to be treated as an enemy combatant with little or no right to due process.

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Boston Bombing Fallout: Immigration Reform?

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The fear of a foreign threat could cause lawmakers to delay plans to overhaul U.S. immigration policies.

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4 Things to Know About Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

4 Things to Know About Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Knowing the facts can help prevent the kind of rumor and innuendo that can prove destructive in the workplace.

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‘Separate But Equal?’ Same-Gender Marriage Parallels Racist Jim Crow Laws

‘Separate But Equal?’ Same-Gender Marriage Parallels Racist Jim Crow Laws

SCOTUS is weighing overturning the Defense of Marriage Act. Are comparisons to racism and civil-rights laws helping?

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More Whites Smoke Weed, But NYC Spent $440M Targeting Blacks and Latinos

More Whites Smoke Weed, But NYC Spent $440M Targeting Blacks and Latinos

Is the NYPD making bamboozle arrests? Study quantifies how racial bias wastes tax dollars while Black, Latino teens get disproportionately pinched for marijuana arrests.

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Poor Workforce Diversity Practices Result in Gender Discrimination

Poor Workforce Diversity Practices Result in Gender Discrimination

A food distributor settles for $200,000 after a federal agency concludes that it discriminated against women.

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Emory President “Apologizes” for Praising 3/5 of Person Slavery Compromise

Emory President “Apologizes” for Praising 3/5 of Person Slavery Compromise

The Emory University President is under fire for citing the 3/5 of a person slavery compromise in the U.S. Constitution as “working toward the highest aspiration.” He followed this up with a “to those hurt by [this]” apology.

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Racism? American Idol Lawsuit Offends Former Black Contestant

Racism? American Idol Lawsuit Offends Former Black Contestant

Don’t use me in your racism lawsuit! Jermaine Jones fires back at the Black American Idol contestants claiming discrimination.

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EEOC Reports Nearly 100,000 Job Bias Charges in Fiscal Year 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2013 CONTACT: Christine Nazer Justine Lisser (202) 663-4191 TTY: (202) 663-4912 newsroom@eeoc.gov EEOC REPORTS NEARLY 100,000 JOB BIAS CHARGES IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 Commission Obtains $365 Million for Victims of Workplace Discrimination; Reduces Charge Inventory by 10 Percent for Second Consecutive Year WASHINGTON—The U.S. Equal [...]

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Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Who Was Most Hurt By ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Black Women

Less than 1 percent of service women are Black, but 9 percent of all female Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell discharges were Black women.

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Reverse Discrimination? EEOC Allows Bias in Favor of People With Disabilities, Older Workers

Reverse Discrimination? EEOC Allows Bias in Favor of People With Disabilities, Older Workers

An EEOC discussion letter states that the ADA and ADEA cover only one-way discrimination; they do not cover those without disabilities or the more youthful.

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