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Easton council to decide on settling suit
Of The Morning CallEaston might soon pay $90,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit with a former city police officer, as city leaders try to finish off a series of suits involving the Police Department. City Council is to vote Wednesday on whether to accept the...Tags: Prosecution, Minority Groups, Law Enforcement
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Companies lose staff but can save assets
Layoffs. Downsizing. Restructuring. They are ugly words in business. When mentioned in conjunction with a particular company or industry, these words are sure to provoke fear and angst among employers and employees alike. As more companies struggle to...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Minority Groups, Advanced Training, Collective Contract, Employers
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Making It Work With A Younger Boss
DEAR JOYCE: I was working for a homebuilding company but beat it out of the housing bust just in time before the company folded by finding a new job with a health care company. Maybe I jumped too fast. My boss is much younger than me and doesn't have...Tags: Occupations
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LPGA could be bringing on a discrimination lawsuit
patrick.whittle@newsday.comCivil rights and Asian-American groups said yesterday an LPGA decision to require golfers to speak English is insulting and possibly illegal. Several national news outlets reported that the reaction in the pro golf community was more mixed, with some...Tags: Se Ri Pak, Civil Rights, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Minority Groups
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DeLauro's Remarks At The DNC
Below is the text of Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro's remarks as prepared for delivery for the Democratic National Convention: I am Rosa DeLauro from the State of Connecticut . Shelly in Utah wrote to Barack Obama to tell him about the discrimination she...Tags: Maxine Waters, Homes, Medicare, Government, John McCain
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Boy can't play because, well, he's a boy
Luke Chopper has been playing field hockey since he was 6 years old, and now that he's a freshman at River Hill, he would like to play for the Hawks' team. Howard County's policy, however, does not allow a boy to play on a girls field hockey team, so...Tags: Minority Groups, Field Hockey, Thanksgiving, Mike Williams
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Age a source of comedy fodder
Sun reporterHave you heard the one about Sen. John McCain being old? Maybe this one, from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: "John McCain says he has a list of about 20 names of potential vice presidential candidates. I don't want to say John McCain is old, but the...Tags: Forests, Bill Thomas, Alzheimer's Disease, New York Times, Government
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Sex change is at issue in Virginia hiring lawsuit
Associated PressAn Alexandria, Virginia, woman is suing the Library of Congress. Fifty-two-year-old Diane Schroer alleges that a job offer there was withdrawn one day after she informed an official that she was making the transition from being a man to being a woman....Tags: Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Civil Rights, Minority Groups, National Government, Government
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Japan's Ainu minority discovers ethnic pride
For someone who grew up ashamed of her ethnic identity, they are powerful words. "You are beautiful just as you are. Don't be afraid," Mina Sakai sings to a young, enthusiastic crowd in the language of the Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Japan....Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Wars and Interventions, Indigenous People, Human Rights
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American Muslims defy negative stereotypes
Muslim. Come on, say it out loud: "Mus-lim." When you hear that, what comes to mind? Arab? Terrorist? Shrouded women? Saddam Hussein? Barack Obama? How about American? As the war in Iraq continues and as a man with a "funny name" (his words) runs for...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Bombings, Christopher Newport University
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Genetics cannot be employment issue
If you have the breast cancer gene, is an employer justified in not promoting you to a key job out of fear that you'll get sick? If you have diabetes, controlled by medication, should an employer be able to find that out and not hire you in assumption...Tags: Biology, Identification Technology, Employment, Health Treatments, Private Health Care
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Boycott to show empathy
The movie "Tropic Thunder" is currently the subject of much controversy. This movie frequently, and flippantly, denigrates people with intellectual disabilities with its use of hurtful language and stereotypical insults. Leaders of national disability...Tags: Minority Groups, Demonstration, Physical Fitness, Tropic Thunder, Colleges and Universities
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