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Discrimination complaints rise in recession
EEOC claims reached a record high of 95,402 in fiscal year 2008 according to the annual EEOC Performance and Accountability Report:
… ContinueIn FY 2008, we received 95,402 private sector charges of discrimination, a 15.2% increase from FY 2007.
In FY 2008, EEOC field legal units filed 290 “merits” lawsuits
and 36 subpoena enforcement and other actions. 179 of the new filings were individual suits and
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Rise in workplace diversity still leaves much to be desired
On August 28th, 2008, 44 years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for President of the United States. And even though we currently have an African American and a white man running for the two highest offices in the land on the democrat side and a senior and a woman running on the republican side, “America still hasn't reached th
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Religious discrimination charges hit record levels
Managing workplace diversity can be very challenging. And as religion in the workplace continues to become much more diverse, accommodating all employee’s beliefs and rights not to believe has become more difficult for employers.
Managing religious diversity effectively and properly in today’s workplace reaches far beyond determining how to accommodate and be sensitive to each employee’s beliefs at the holiday party. Even though religion and the state are separate both const
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Nominations demonstrate a renewed commitment to diversity
Last night I watched a very talented African American orator accept his party’s nomination for the presidency of the United States, as did millions of Americans of every race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc. I enjoyed his message, and since Barack Obama had effectively secured his nomination a few months back and Hillary Clinton had released her delegates, I was not at al
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Barack obama becomes the first african american presidential nominee in us history
In 2004, I sat in a ballroom in Chicago filled with members of the US Hispanic Leadership Institute for a luncheon with a little known Illinois state senator named Barack Obama. I had no idea who he was at the time (I was visiting from my home in Los Angeles), so I turned to the person sitting next to me, who happened to be one of the conference organizers. A Chicago native, she was all excited about him and said something to me that at the time I h
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The realites about older workers
Despite the progress that has been made in most areas of workforce diversity throughout the US, discrimination, in all of its ugly forms, unfortunately persists. And as the population of older workers who choose to remain in the workforce beyond the traditional age of retirement increases over the coming years, age discrimination in the workplace will likely increase as well.
Most f
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Us workforce will be smaller, more diverse in 2050
New data released by the US Census Bureau indicates that the US workforce will become increasingly more diverse over the next thirty years. This continuous increase in workplace diversity will come primarily as a result of the large number of retiring baby boomers (eventually they will all retire) and the growing population of minorities.
Even though minorities will become the majority in the United States by 2042, the new census projections
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Retaining diversity employees can be simple
Most organizations are well aware of the simple truths about workplace diversity. But when it comes to creating a diverse, inclusive and fair workforce, most companies are challenged to the point that their good intentions are all they can offer their current and prospective diversity employees.
Creating a diverse workforce is all about dedication and commitment. Employers and management on every level of an organization not only need to be dedicated to buildin
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Disabled job seekers see more support from top employers
Eighteen years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was designed to help prevent job discrimination against qualified disabled individuals. Yet almost two decades later, more than 60 percent of the nation’s working-age disabled individuals are unemployed.
But the tides a
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Why diversity employees leave
Van Kerckhove says that even though many companies have become better at hiring people of color, many are still doing a te… Continue
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Nike drops ads perceived as insensitive to gay men and african americans
The ads featured two male basketball players who were unidentifiable due to the fact that the ad is a still photo of one player flying up to the ba… Continue
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Age discrimination is now the top form of discrimination in the workplace
Adecco USA’s latest Workplace Insights survey, which examines what American workers think about workplace diversity, found that although most workers (61 percent of those surveyed) feel that diversity in their workforce makes their company more successful… Continue
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When it comes to race relations, white and black americans see things differently
It seems obvious that race relations in the 21st century are much better than they were during the majority of the 20th century. Despite this apparent reality, when it comes to race relations, Black and White Americans don’t exactly agree on how much things have changed over the years.
Clearly on many levels White and Black Americans certainly interact more than they used to in say, the 1950s. The growth of diversity in t
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A tough economy can affect diversity in the workplace
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Four characteristics that demostrate that a company is diversity friendly
Unfortunately, though most companies will publicly display the notion that they welcome a diverse workforce on their website and in other literature, the mere fact that workplace discrimination cases continue to be filed at an unacceptably epidemic rate indicates that no matter what a compan
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How to file an employment discrimination claim
Although workplace diversity seems to be making progress in many of the nation's employers, current statistics compiled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) indicate that workplace discrimination is on the rise. However, as is usually the case with many violations of the law, there are more actual occurrences than reported occurrences.
In some situations an employee who feels that he has been discriminated agai
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Tavern on the green settles "severe and pervasive" discrimination suit
A few years ago I had a lovely three course lunch with a few of my African American, Hispanic, and Asian friends at the world famous Tavern on the Green restaurant, just off of Central Park in New York City. The atmosphere and the food were wonderful, but according to a recent settlement what was alleged to be going on behind the scenes at the famed restaurant was something quite the opposite.
According to
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How gay rights rulings will change the workplace and the nation
In recent weeks, there have been two landmark decisions made that effectively grant gay couples the same status as married couples. The most prominent decision happened earlier this month when the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage in the nation's most populous state is legal. That ruling overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
And just this week, Governor David Paterson of New York declared that same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere will be
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Should workplace sexual harassment claims include misconduct that occurs outside the workplace?
An interesting ruling out of India brings to light a new question on workplace sexual harassment: should we allow workplace sexual harassment claims to include acts that occur outside the physical workplace? At first glance, this question seems like an attempt at extending workplace policy into personal life, but that is not necessarily the case.
According to the New Delhi High Court, a man can be accused of workplace sexual harassment even in cases where the misconduct has bee
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Workplace discrimination starts at home
Many of you may remember a movie called American History X, which examined racism and discrimination through the eyes and actions of a reformed neo Nazi ex con. What I remember most about this movie is that the main character’s father used racist terms in the home and effectively taught his children to be discriminatory and racist in their adult actions.
And that is the way that it is with workplace discrimina
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