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In response to investor pressure, Microsoft has agreed to open an investigation into how the company handles sexual harassment and gender discrimination complaints. In a rare move, an activist investor was able to convince almost 78% of Microsoft shareholders to vote...
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed suit against Tesla Inc., alleging that the company’s Fremont plant is a “racially segregated workplace.” It also contends that African American workers suffer from daily racial slurs,...
According to investigative reporting by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), the Associated Press and Univision, United States Postal Service (USPS) supervisors routinely change postal workers’ timecards in order to short them on pay. When they do this, they rarely...
Religious organizations, including religious schools, generally have the right to choose whomever they like to fill “ministerial” positions. When it comes to people who are acting as religious ministers, the courts are generally required to stay out of any disputes....
An up-and-coming software vendor has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a federal class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was brought by a man who started working for Tyler Technologies in July 2016 as an “implementation consultant.” He claims he was misclassified as...
Tuition at elite colleges and universities has risen faster than inflation in the past few decades, according to the College Board. For example, tuition at Yale this year is $59,950, which doesn’t include room and board. In principle, lower income students often don’t...
If you’re attending college now, you may already have experienced mandatory online courses. This could be due to the pandemic, or it may be that your college only offers certain courses online and you want to take one. What sort of disability accommodations does your...
Representation matters in school curricula as it does in other parts of life. The 2012 FAIR Education Act is a California law that requires schools to teach about the roles and contributions of various groups, including both men and women, members of ethic and...
When you get pregnant, it changes everything. It can be physically challenging. It can mean a lot of doctor’s appointments. It’s the beginning of an expensive time in your life. You’re full of emotions, hopes and dreams. The last thing you need is to lose your job....
No. In California, the use of suspensions and expulsions is limited and requires due process. What are suspension and expulsion, exactly? Suspension is a temporary removal of a student from a class or from school grounds. Your school could suspend you from a class, an...