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Black Women Are More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed on the Job, a Study Finds
Reports of sexual harassment in the workplace are down among women overall, but the decline is far less steep among black women, signaling they are at greater risk. That’s according to a study published in the journal Gender, Work and Organization and written by New Jersey researchers Dan Cassino of Fairleigh Dickinson University and Yasemin…
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Mississippi Jury Awards $3 Million to Black Strippers in Workplace Discrimination Case
A jury in Mississippi has awarded more than $3 million to five black strippers after a federal judge found their working conditions worse than those of their white counterparts. According to NBC News, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate presided over a week-long trial, and jurors decided the women would split the money, including funds for…
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EEOC Sues Ind. Nursing Home for Allowing Residents to Be Racist Toward Black Employees
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing an Indiana nursing home for subjecting its black employees to harassment and honoring the racist preferences of its residents. The Indianapolis Star reports that the claim was filed Tuesday. The EEOC charges that Hamilton Pointe nursing home in Evansville, Ind., blocked its black employees from entering the rooms of…