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Sexual Harassment Disproportionately Affects Restaurant Workers
The link between sexual harassment and the restaurant business has come into the national spotlight recently, in part due to allegations by several women against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and the discussions they have inspired. As we discussed in Read More →
Older Tech Workers Deal with Age Discrimination
California’s Silicon Valley, generally considered the world capital of technological innovation, is emerging from the recession quite well, with new companies and IPOs all over the news. For many older high-tech workers, though, the recovery is leaving them behind. The Read More →
Firefighter Exam Discriminates Against Female Candidates, Alleges Federal Lawsuit
A federal lawsuit filed last year against the City of Chicago accuses the Chicago Fire Department of discriminating against female applicants through its Physical Abilities Test. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago has 116 female firefighters, a mere two percent Read More →
Accusations of Sexual Harassment Made Against Former Dean of New York Real Estate School
An administrator at New York University’s Schack Institute, a program offering graduate degrees in real estate, has made accusations of sexual harassment against the school’s former dean, James Stuckey. She has also accused the university of retaliating against her for Read More →
Pepsi Settles Federal Race Discrimination Claim
Pepsi Beverages reached a settlement agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in which it will pay $3.13 million and modify its training and hiring processes based on allegations of racial discrimination. An investigation by the EEOC found evidence Read More →