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Denver Insurance Company to Pay $20.5 Million for Discriminating Against Black and Female Employees

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 14, 2020January 15, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 14, 2020January 15, 20201105

Jackson National Life Insurance will be paying $20.5 million to black and female employees who filed complaints of racial and sexual discrimination...

Career

Beware These 5 Types of Workplace Discrimination

Nicole K. WebbJuly 5, 2017April 11, 2018

by Nicole K. WebbJuly 5, 2017April 11, 20185423

Workplace discrimination is real and occurs more often than you would expect. Here are 5 of the most common types of workplace discrimination....

Entrepreneurship

Can EEOC New Document Stop Employers From Being Racists?

Carolyn M. BrownApril 21, 2016November 18, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownApril 21, 2016November 18, 2017324

When you have billionaire businessmen like Republican Presidential Frontrunner Donald Trump making inflammatory remarks about minorities and women and anti-LGBT laws disguised as religious freedom,...

On the Job: Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Janel MartinezFebruary 18, 2011October 11, 2017

by Janel MartinezFebruary 18, 2011October 11, 2017430

Kimberly Osorio, the first female editor-in-chief of The Source, and colleague, Michelle Joyce, the then-vice president of marketing, filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity...

Career Health and Wellness

Wellness Insider: Working With a Mental Illness

Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 25, 2010May 27, 2011

by Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 25, 2010May 27, 2011166

Should you talk to your employer about a mental illness? Dr. Carl Bell offers some insight....

Class-Action Lawsuit Against Walgreen Co. Finalized

Ann BrownApril 8, 2008October 17, 2008

by Ann BrownApril 8, 2008October 17, 20081638

A federal judge in Illinois has given final approval of Walgreen Co.â€™s plan to pay a $24 million settlement following claims that the company discriminated...