Former employee sues Gentex for gender discrimination
The former engineer's attorney said she has heard from multiple women who said they left Gentex because of similar experiences......»»
Native Americans" awareness of omission and discrimination fuels civic engagement, finds research
Derogatory stereotypes constitute a clear form of discrimination, but an absence of information about a group in mainstream society can also communicate a lack of respect for a community. That is the case for Native Americans, who are often underrepr.....»»
Discrimination May Hasten Menopause in Black and Hispanic Women
Researchers say understanding differences in when menopause starts in racial and ethnic groups can help with screening and preventive care.....»»
Medical waste company sues health system over hidden human torso
The suit also alleges deceit, staged photos, and hidden hazardous waste. Enlarge / Bags to hold clinical samples labeled with Sanford Health. (credit: Getty | Tom Pennington) A medical waste disposal company operating in.....»»
Michigan group sues to stop Ford battery plant
A group opposed to a Ford electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Mich., is suing the city in hopes of stopping the construction......»»
College sues for damages, saying cleaner turned off lab freezer and destroyed research
More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to a lawsuit filed by the school......»»
Group sues over federal protections for snow-loving bird, "harbinger" of climate change
As climate change warms Washington's mountain ranges, environmentalists are suing the federal government to protect one snow-loving bird of the Cascades......»»
Lordstown Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sues Foxconn, seeks buyer
Lordstown filed for bankruptcy with plans to seek a buyer. It does not have an initial offer in hand, known in bankruptcy parlance as a stalking-horse bidder, which sets a minimum price other suitors can top in an auction......»»
Professor finds diversity of experience among board members leads to innovation
While gender, racial and ethnic diversity bring value to U.S. companies, research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business has found that diverse educational, industrial and organizational experiences among managers and board members lea.....»»
Apple to appeal NLRB ruling it "coercively interrogated" staff about unions
Apple intends to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling over alleged violations of employee rights, by "coercively" interrogating workers and limiting the sharing of pro-union flyers.Apple World Trade CenterOn June 21, a judge at the NLRB rul.....»»
Employee finds SSD stolen last year from corporate data center for sale on eBay
How can third-party marketplaces prevent stolen goods from being listed? Enlarge (credit: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sketchy deals on eBay and other online marketplaces happen all the time.....»»
US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over "Heat Dome" disaster
A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more than $51 billion over the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest weather-related disasters......»»
Academic fields valuing "brilliance" less welcoming to women, new analysis shows
Academic fields valuing brilliance are less welcoming to women: Fewer women enter and more women leave these fields, partly due to prevalent gender stereotypes, shows a new analysis of 30 disciplines by an international team of researchers......»»
Opinion: Bathrooms are political—how gender-inclusive toilets can combat indignity and violence
A new hate crimes bill is inching closer to the possibility of becoming law in South Africa. The bill entrenches human dignity as a foundational value of the country by providing for penalties for explicit acts of violence and discrimination motivate.....»»
Study shows people condemn hate speech more severely than nonverbal discrimination
Verbal attacks against marginalized groups can do serious harm to the victims. Yet many instances of hate speech are never reported or prosecuted. "We see it in sports, on the street, in schools and in our parliaments," says Jimena Zapata of LMU's Ch.....»»
Twitter accused of failing to pay millions in employee bonuses after Musk takeover
Twitter failed to pay out annual bonuses to staff after its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk despite repeated assurances from executives in the lead-up to the deal closing that the company would do so, according to a new lawsuit filed on behalf o.....»»
New dataset reveals more female diplomats in the world today
The United Nations has designated 24 June as International Day of Women in Diplomacy. A new dataset was recently published that documents the share of women and men among the world's ambassadors. The research program Gender in Diplomacy (GenDip) at t.....»»
Banks shown to still offer Black entrepreneurs inferior loans, service even when they are better qualified than peers
Nearly a decade ago, researchers from Brigham Young University, Utah State University and Rutgers published a disheartening study revealing how discrimination in bank loan services was tainting the American Dream for minority entrepreneurs......»»
FTC sues Amazon, alleging users are being tricked into signing up for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon for tricking customers into signing up for Prime, only to make it exceedingly difficult to cancel those subscriptions when no longer wanted.The suit, filed on Wednesday, says that Amazon had enrolled milli.....»»
The largest newspaper publisher in the US sues Google, alleging online ad monopoly
Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, is suing Google, alleging the tech giant holds a monopoly over the digital ad market......»»
Next DLP Scoped Investigations separates employee identity from their behavioral data
Next DLP announced a new ‘Scoped Investigations’ capability in the Reveal platform that protects privacy by time bounding and restricting access to employee activity to only investigators with an approved and legitimate need to access it. A compl.....»»