Less than two months after an elementary school teacher filed a claim against him, then-Elmsford schools Superintendent Ronald Gonzalez resigned from the job in November. He had served as superintendent for only eight months. While Gonzalez’ resignation was reported at the time, details regarding the circumstances surrounding his departure are only now coming to light. […]
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms will discontinue its work-focused Workplace app as the company shifts its focus on building artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday. Workplace will be shuttered starting June 2026 for customers but Meta will continue to use it as its internal messaging board, the company said, adding users […]
Cops have arrested a man seen on video stalking, then chasing a woman into her Queens workplace, leaving her so terrified she couldn’t sleep at night, officials said Friday. “Hey, [you’re] cute,” Jonathan Siguncia, 22, told his victim in a subway car before allegedly following the 48-year-old federal worker off the train, trailing her to […]
MILAN (AP) — Mock coffins filled one of Milan’s most famous squares Friday in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths. Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who died on the job last year in the northern Lombardy […]
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. A Chinese tech executive has ignited outrage in China with her fiery endorsement of toxic workplace culture, which eventually caused her to lose her own job. Qu Jing, Baidu’s former […]
Idaho gets its fair share of flack regarding discrimination issues across the state. This year alone, three University of Idaho law students filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming they experienced hostility, racial aggression and a lack of response by the school when discrimination claims were brought to the administrator’s attention. All three students identified […]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg on Tuesday acknowledged that a soon-to-be-released report on harassment at the agency is a “sobering look inside our workplace,” as GOP lawmakers called for his resignation. The FDIC is set to release the findings of an independent look into allegations that the agency fostered a workplace rife with […]
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade sits in court on March 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Alex Slitz […]
The golden age for tech workers, which started in 2010, is seemingly over—and bringing your sandals, cargo pants, and personal beliefs to work is no longer a given. Just last week, Alphabet’s Google—once known for its open culture—fired 28 workers, nine of whom were arrested for engaging in a sit-in to protest a $1.2 billion […]
A Northern California school administrator, who lost a city post four years ago over controversial Covid remarks, was accused of workplace bullying for putting his subordinate’s desk on a roof, officials said Thursday. The allegations against Kenneth Turnage II, director of maintenance, operations and facilities at the Antioch Unified School District, could end up costing […]
Tara Mines in Co Meath is to reopen after an agreement has been reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Trade union Siptu said it will release more details on the deal after it has spoken to its members. Tara Mines’ Swedish parent company, Boliden, announced the temporary closure of the facility last June, resulting […]
It’s been nearly 33 years since Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a series of hearings that both captivated and polarized the nation. In October of 1991, the little-known Oklahoma law professor was called to testify over allegations that her former supervisor, Supreme Court nominee, Clarence Thomas, had sexually harassed her while […]