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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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Diversity Leaders: 6 Things NEVER to Say About Disabilities

Diversity Leaders: 6 Things NEVER to Say About Disabilities

How can you adopt a vocabulary that’s inclusive and respectful of everyone? This Ernst & Young exec, an advocate for people with disabilities, shares her insights.

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How to Create a Mental-Health-Friendly Workplace

How to Create a Mental-Health-Friendly Workplace

What’s the cost of poor mental health to your business? Which multicultural groups are affected most?

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NOD Wounded Warrior Careers: A Model that Works

Yesterday NOD released the results of its Wounded Warrior Careers 4-Year Report in Washington, DC, and called on government agencies to adopt its proven model to assist the most severely injured veterans in the transition to civilian careers. NOD Board Member and retired Lieutenant General Franklin Hagenbeck appeared on Fox News [...]

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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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Comcast’s Tom Wlodkowski: Leading the Company to New Levels of Accessibility

Comcast’s Tom Wlodkowski: Leading the Company to New Levels of Accessibility

An expert on new media’s applications to people with disabilities, Comcast’s new vice president of Accessibility will help make the company’s products available to all.

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Should You Track Suppliers Owned by LGBT People or People With Disabilities?

Should You Track Suppliers Owned by LGBT People or People With Disabilities?

Why are companies making an effort to track suppliers owned by LGBT people or people with disabilities?

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‘How Do You Go to the Bathroom?’ ‘Can You Still Have Children?’: Things NOT to Say to People With Disabilities

‘How Do You Go to the Bathroom?’ ‘Can You Still Have Children?’: Things NOT to Say to People With Disabilities

How do you avoid stereotypes and cultural incompetence when dealing with people with disabilities? Get some lessons from executives with disabilities and hear their horror stories.

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American Airlines Employees Humiliate Family of Boy With Down Syndrome

American Airlines Employees Humiliate Family of Boy With Down Syndrome

A teenager with Down syndrome is singled out as a flight risk for smiling and playing with a baseball cap. Watch the action on video.

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