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Fry's Electronics to pay $2.3 million in sexting harassment case
Fry's Electronics will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit from the federal government -- one of the largest of its kind -- alleging that the retailer retaliated against a supervisor who reported a sexual harassment claim. Ka Lam, a supervisor at the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Social Issues, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sex Crimes
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Steve Lopez: Boy Scouts' ban on gays, bigotry over values
L.A. NOWSteve Lopez takes issue with the move by the Boy Scouts of America to reaffirm its policy of excluding gays as scouts or leaders.... -
Juror misconduct alleged, sentencing delayed in Zoloft rape case
L.A. NOWThe sentencing hearing of a former Westminster police detective convicted of kidnapping and rape was postponed Thursday after the officer’s attorney alleged possible juror misconduct. Anthony Orban claimed to have been in a drug-induced blackout... -
New wave of immigrants — a new target too?
It's official! A new study by the Pew Research Center proves the old trope true: Asians are the new Jews. All those essentially positive stereotypes you've heard about — the hard work and the Tiger Moms — have made Asian Americans the highest-...
Tags: Christopher Hitchens, Minority Groups, Indonesia, Immigration, Sociology
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Election shows country is changing, gay marriage advocates say
Same-sex marriage advocates are reveling in their four victories at the ballot box after 32 straight defeats, calling the results in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington on Tuesday a sea change for the gay rights movement. “When the history...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Human Rights, Justice System, Justice and Rights
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Alice Walker says no to Israeli edition of 'The Color Purple'
Jacket CopyIn a protest of Israeli policies, Alice Walker has declined to publish an edition of her prizewinning novel "The Color Purple" in that country.... -
Roma continue to face discrimination in Europe, report finds
World NowThe Roma, also known as Gypsies, continue to face hardship and discrimination in Europe, according to a report from European Union and United Nations agencies that underscores the ongoing marginalization of the minority group, which has faced forced... -
California ranks high for workplace discrimination complaints
Employees complain more about discrimination in workplaces in Texas, Florida and California than anywhere else in the country, according to a report this week from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Texas has 10% of all claims, with nearly...
Tags: Social Issues, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Employment
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Are rednecks in 'Straw Dogs' an insult to Mississippi?
The Big PictureRod Lurie's remake of Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" draws ire from conservatives who take issue with its depiction of Mississippi.... -
Activists fight homophobia from Myanmar to Malawi
World NowTwenty-two years ago today, the World Health Organization took homosexuality off its list of mental disorders. The date has come to be celebrated as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, an event dreamed up by a French academic that... -
Rodriguez: Vandalized by speech
Hate speech is a form of vandalism. It defaces the environment, and like a broken window, if left untended, signals to other hoodlums that the coast is clear to do more damage. But unlike the proverbial broken window, which urban police departments and...
Tags: Minority Groups, Republican Party, Justice System, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Social Issues
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Jamaa Fanaka dies at 69; dynamic black filmmaker
Jamaa Fanaka, who emerged as a dynamic black filmmaker with his gritty independent 1979 film "Penitentiary" and later made headlines with his legal battles alleging widespread discrimination against women and ethnic minorities in the film and television...Tags: Social Issues, Robert Gordon, Minority Groups, Diabetes, Trials
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