A Coca-Cola distributor and bottler is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, Wednesday. Why it matters: This is the first lawsuit related to workplace diversity that the federal agency in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination laws at work has filed during President Trump's second term. - Trump has made dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion policies a priority for his administration. - He signed an executive order soon after taking office again last year that targeted DEI and revoked a decades-old EO that was designed to give equal opportunity to people of color and women in the…
A Coca-Cola distributor and bottler is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, Wednesday. Why it matters: This is the first lawsuit related to workplace diversity that the federal agency in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination laws at work has filed during President Trump's second term. - Trump has made dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion policies a priority for his administration. - He signed an executive order soon after taking office again last year that targeted DEI and revoked a decades-old EO that was designed to give equal opportunity to people of color and women in the…Open
Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday was grilled for past statements about his company's role in child safety and knowledge of alleged harms. Why it matters: This is the first time Zuckerberg has faced a jury in a courtroom alongside families who say that Meta's products harmed their children . - This test case could determine the outcome of more than 1,500 other pending social media addiction cases that were consolidated from parents and school districts. Zuckerberg argued Instagram is valuable and that's why "people will want to use it more," according to the New York Times . - Zuckerberg was reportedly challenged on statements he made to Congress about social media addiction and his knowledge of internal documents raising those…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday was grilled for past statements about his company's role in child safety and knowledge of alleged harms. Why it matters: This is the first time Zuckerberg has faced a jury in a courtroom alongside families who say that Meta's products harmed their children . - This test case could determine the outcome of more than 1,500 other pending social media addiction cases that were consolidated from parents and school districts. Zuckerberg argued Instagram is valuable and that's why "people will want to use it more," according to the New York Times . - Zuckerberg was reportedly challenged on statements he made to Congress about social media addiction and his knowledge of internal documents raising those…Open
21 states, 60 members of Congress, abortion coercion victims and researchers back Louisiana against Trump administration, which is reviewing mifepristone's safety with no end date in sight.
The Department of Transportation this week announced findings that the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office through the Director of Driver Services illegally issued nearly 1-in-5 of its commercial licenses.
The settlements in these lawsuits filed by left-leaning advocates include provisions that result in ongoing oversight over corporation operations, mandatory training programs and diversity quotas. Companies are required in some cases to fund the reforms, and it all functions as a means to advance liberal policies without involving elected representatives.
Al Qaeda remains resilient — and is still under the decades-long protection of the Taliban — as the United Nations warns about the continued strength of jihadist terrorist groups.
"What they've done is they've put out a conclusion, which has created a lot of news that's highly partisan based on analysis that wouldn't be accepted in a first-semester econ class," Hassett said.
Democratic attorneys general from 13 states on Wednesday sued the U.S. Department of Energy over its decision to terminate $2.7 billion in federal money for energy and infrastructure programs.