Taking a knee during the national anthem is a way to protest racial inequality and police brutality in the United States. Former 49er Colin Kaepernick took a knee for years during his NFL career, and many, many other professional athletes have followed suit. Rapper...
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Where is the line? ‘Creepy behavior’ and actionable harassment
Sexual harassment can be a serious problem in school or at work. Many students and faculty members at UCLA breathed a sigh of relief when a former postdoctoral fellow and lecturer was arrested in early February. The man allegedly emailed an 800-page manifesto and...
Sexual harassment culture investigation moves forward at Microsoft
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...
California sues Tesla over alleged racial discrimination, segregation
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,...
The USPS is stealing postal carriers’ pay – and they’re not alone
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...
Can religious schools fire principals based on their race?
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....
Software vendor Tyler Technologies settles overtime class action
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...
Are colleges colluding with each other on financial aid packages?
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...
I’m visually impaired. Does my college need to help with online classes?
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...
What does the FAIR Education Act mean for parents?
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...