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Why Is Nearly Half Of California's Workforce Ineligible For Job-Protected Parental Leave?

2/29/2016

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Menaka Fernando writes for CELA VOICE:

There's an entire unprotected class of workers in California, especially low-wage earners, who get slow-tracked, have hours restricted, or are simply fired--all because their employer is too small to have to comply with state-mandated family-leave policies. (READ MORE)
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Straight White Men Work In A Much Different Hollywood...

2/29/2016

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Melena Ryzik reports for The New York Times:

In Hollywood, women and minorities are vastly underrepresented on both side of the camera--and exclusion goes far beyond #OscarsSoWhite. (READ MORE)

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Pharmacy Fires Two Pregnant Employees within Weeks of Each Other, Charges EEOC

2/25/2016

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From EEOC:

​A compounding pharmacist in Arlington, Texas must pay $85,000 and other relief in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). ​(READ MORE)
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Federal Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against City Of Milpitas Is Set To Go to Trial

2/23/2016

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Ian Bauer reports for Milpitas Post:

The Milpitas, California City Manager allegedly violated the law when he hired a younger candidate for his executive secretary over older applicants with greater qualifications. The trial date is set for February 2017. (READ MORE)
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Walmart Case: Was Not Extending Spousal Benefits To Same-Sex Couples Until 2014 Sex Discrimination? 

2/22/2016

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Josh Eidelson writes for Bloomberg Businessweek:

Walmart is the nation's biggest private employer, and is engaged in a lawsuit over not extending spousal health benefits to married, same-sex employees until 2014--even in states where same-sex marriage was legal. ​(READ MORE)
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Yellowstone County Agrees To Pay $275K In Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Suit

2/22/2016

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Clair Johnson reports for the Billings Gazette:

Yellowstone County is settling a complaint by a former jail employee that the sheriff’s office had discriminated and retaliated against her because of her disabilities. ​(READ MORE)
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US Steel Must Pay Former Employee $5.5 Million In Disability Discrimination Case

2/19/2016

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Brian Bowling reports for Tribune Review:

After 8 to 10 years of working with an arthritic knee and without complaint, a 30-year U.S. Steel employee was suddenly sent home from work and subsequently fired. A jury awarded the man more than $5.5 million. (READ MORE)

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11th Circuit Court To Hear Age-Bias Case Against Big Tobacco's RJ Reynolds

2/18/2016

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Rose Bouboushian writes for Courthouse News Service:

R.J. Reynolds is alleged to have rejected rejected a 49-year-old man's man's application for a sales rep position in favor of younger applicants. (READ MORE)
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Los Angeles City Council Votes Unanimously To Pay $3.8 Million To White Employee In Racial Discrimination Case 

2/17/2016

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Olivia Niland writes on Mashable:

A white city parks gardener, who who worked for the Department of Parks And Recreation for almost 20 years and claims to have suffered years of abuse and discrimination at the hands of his Latino boss, has been awarded $3.8 million for discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on race and disability. (READ MORE)
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U.S. Justice Department Sues Chicago Police Department for Discriminating Against Foreign Applicants

2/16/2016

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​Jason Meisner reports for the Chicago Tribune:

The city of Chicago plans to pay $3.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in favor of 47 foreign-born applicants seeking to become police officers. The Chicago Police Department's residency requirements were allegedly discriminatory, rejecting applicants because they had not lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years. (READ MORE)
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