Discrimination At Workplace

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  "Unfair": Japanese University's 'No Married Couple' Rule Sparks Legal Battle

  Court on Thursday, a couple who both worked at a Japanese university have sued the institution for reportedly allowing only the husband to keep an academic position after they were married.

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  "I'm Close To Being Fired": Woman Alleges Gender Discrimination At Work

  A woman claimed she was "close to being fired" due to gender discrimination at work. The female worker, who works at a factory, claimed in a Reddit post that her boss was extending her probationary period by 30 days due to his bias against women.

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  Brazilian Labour Court Charges Mercedes-Benz With $7.3 Million For Harassment Of Workers

  A Brazilian labour court ordered German automaker Mercedes-Benz to pay the equivalent of $7.3 million in damages for discrimination and harassment suffered by workers at a factory in Sao Paulo state.

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  Smriti Irani Says She Opposed Paid Period Leave Because...

  Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Smriti Irani said that she opposed the Menstrual Hygiene Policy because she did not want women to face discrimination and harassment at the workplace over it.

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  Tesla Ex-Employee Alleges Workplace Racism, Files Lawsuit

  Tesla is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who has accused the company of turning a blind eye to widespread racial discrimination at its facilities.

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  Apple Worker Says She Was Fired for Leading Movement Against Workplace Harassment

  Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they claimed was harassment and discrimination at workplace has said that she has been fired.

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  Amazon Accused of Race-Gender Bias in Workplace, Faces Lawsuit

  A lawsuit filed in US federal court accused Amazon of keeping women and Black employees down while publicly talking up the need for diversity and social justice.

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  This Man's Response To His Boss Asking Him To Take Off Makeup Is Viral

  20-year-old Scott Ayton-Laplanche from Britain said he was discriminated at his workplace for simply wearing make-up. The young man took to social media, posting his frustration on being looked at differently.

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  Facebook Cracks Down on Ads That Discriminate

  Facebook now say that ads cannot discriminate people based on attributes such as race, gender, sexual orientation or medical or genetic condition.

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  Hindu Journalist In Pak Alleges Forced To Use Separate Utensils At Work

  A Hindu reporter who works for Pakistan's state-run news agency has complained of facing discrimination at his workplace and said he is now being forced by his boss to retract his statement.

• American telecom company AT&T to pay Muslim woman $5M in harassment case

  A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair.

• Sikh forced to wear hard hat sues and wins

  A Sikh security guard here, who moved the Ontario provincial human rights commission for being forced to wear a hard helmet by Home Depot, has won his case against the world's largest home improvement retailer, but his plea for compensation is yet to be decided.In its ruling, Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal said Home Depot (Canada) discriminated ag...

• Maharashtra to adopt workplace HIV policy

  India's western state of Maharashtra is set to introduce a policy aimed at curbing discrimination against HIV-infected workers.