Diversity Management, News and Updates
Right now under the federal statute Section 14(c) of the Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act, workers with disabilities can legally be paid less than minimum wage. The National Organization on Disability (NOD) and other advocates are pushing to do away with this provision, which they argue is an…
Mena Hawkins, a 17-year-old high school junior at Liberty High School with cerebral palsy, finished the one-mile Las Vegas Great Santa Run using her walker. Typically, Mena uses a wheelchair and she can’t walk without help from her walker, which she used during the Great Santa Run. CNN reported that…
A flood of lawsuits against Catholic dioceses, clergy and the Boy Scouts of America was filed Sunday as new New Jersey law that waives the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse took effect. James Grein, who alleges he was abused by the priest who would become Cardinal…
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced the first federal bill against natural hair discrimination Thursday. His move supports the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair (CROWN) Act. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MD.),…
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new rule tightening requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. The rule will decrease the number of people eligible for SNAP benefits by nearly 2%, which means 688,000 people will no longer qualify. SNAP benefits, formerly known as Food…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a fee increase to access immigration records from the first half of the 20th century. The Washington Post reported that the fees to access citizenship and alien registration files, visa applications and other records about immigrants from the early 1900s will nearly…
Wisconsin teenager Duaa Ahmad, 17, helped around 100 of her fellow Oshkosh West High School students take shelter at the nearby mosque where she and her family worship after a school stabbing and shooting on Tuesday. The incident began when a 16-year-old student stabbed a law enforcement officer and the…
When Charlotte Nebres’ mother Danielle Nebres informed her daughter she was going to be the first Black Marie in George Balanchine’s version of “The Nutcracker” with the New York City Ballet, Charlotte’s response was, “Wow. That seems a little late,” The New York Times reports. Nebres, who is just 11…
A noose found in a white lieutenant’s locker in a Hattiesburg, Miss., fire department has caused a rift between Black and white firefighters and has resulted in the resignation of the station’s lieutenant. According to the Associated Press, Shelton Russell, a 22-year veteran with the fire department, left his position…
Buffalo, N.Y., Bishop Richard Malone stepped down this week after coming under fire for poorly handling allegations of sexual misconduct by clergy in the diocese. The Vatican and Pope Francis accepted Malone’s resignation, which came after calls from his staff, priests and the public for Malone to step down. Edward…