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Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
Read full article: Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility careA federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
Read full article: Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workersA lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
Read full article: 17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortionSeventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions.
Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuit
Read full article: Convenience store chain where Biden bought snacks while campaigning hit with discrimination lawsuitA convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials.
New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortion
Read full article: New rules for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act include divisive accommodations for abortionWorkers are entitled to time off and other job accommodations for abortions under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, according to finalized federal regulations published Monday.
Former Aces' player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBA
Read full article: Former Aces' player Hamby files discrimination complaint against team, WNBADearica Hamby filed a gender discrimination complaint last week against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, saying her former team and its coach, Becky Hammon, retaliated against her after she informed them she was pregnant.
Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers
Read full article: Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workersThe federal government has joined 21 former rail workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train.
U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI
Read full article: U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AIThe federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology used to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution being planned
Read full article: Second phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution being plannedPolice, firefighters, teachers and grocery workers will be next in line for a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC advisory panel made the decision today for the second phase of distribution. Thousands of doses have been distributed across the county trying to fight the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC Sunday said firefighters, teachers, police and grocery workers will be next, but can these employers force their employees to get the vaccine? He said the vaccine would also have to be made available to the public before an employer can require employees to get it.
EEOC: Employers illegally used Facebook ads for gender, age bias
Read full article: EEOC: Employers illegally used Facebook ads for gender, age biasIn March, Facebook said it would pay nearly $5 million to settle several lawsuits that alleged its advertising platform allowed for discrimination in housing, employment and credit ads. As part of multiple settlements, it also announced major changes, including a separate advertising portal for housing, employment and credit ads that will offer significantly fewer targeting options. "The EEOC's rulings should send employers a strong message that they can't unfairly lock workers out of opportunities based on their gender or age." In December 2017, a ProPublica and New York Times investigation found that dozens of major employers ran recruitment ads just for certain age groups. The allegations claimed Facebook's ad systems excluded certain people from seeing housing, employment and credit ads based on their age, gender or race.