
In other developments:
Discrimination
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The gender discrimination and retaliation case that recently gripped Silicon Valley ended with a verdict in favor of the defendant, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, among others, criticized Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law that allows businesses to discriminate based on personal interpretations of religious freedom.
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The EEOC issued statements in support of the Supreme Court’s decision in Young v. UPS, the pregnancy accommodation case discussed above.
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While Forbes was discussing how the gender-based U.S. wage gap is the highest in the industrialized world, The New York Times covered how a wage gap exists even in the female-dominated field of nursing.
Technology
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CNN Money discussed a new tech solution that promises to eliminate unconscious bias in job ads.
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NPR is testing a new algorithm that helps determine who to hire based on a candidate’s voice.
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Laurie Ruettimann explained that correlation does not mean causation when using big data analysis to aid human resources decision.
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Wired covered the fact that apps are capturing location data at an alarming rate.
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Inc. demonstrated why bosses can’t get even when their employees gripe about work on social media.
Leave
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A Texas judge put a halt to the U.S. Department of Labor’s new same-sex spouse definition under the Family Medical Leave Act.
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Microsoft announced that all of its suppliers with more than 50 employees will be required to offer paid time off to their employees.
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U.S. News & World Report asked if paid family leave is the next issue for women voters.
Posted by: Kate Bischoff