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Dec 8, 2020

Big Tech’s Culture of Retaliation Can Be Illegal

Dr. Timnit Gebru’s Firing is a Flash Point in the Wars Over Algorithmic Bias On October 2, Timnit Gebru—the leader of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team—announced in a series of tweets on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, that she had been fired. Google executive Jeff Dean said in a statement on...

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Nov 13, 2020

Pregnancy Discrimination is Rampant Against Security Guards and Law Enforcement

Security Company Pays $375,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Charge On November 13, 2020, the EEOC announced a $375,000 settlement on behalf of a pregnant security guard for Seattle-based Oatridge Security Group, Inc. Oatridge was also required to change its policies to protect pregnant workers by entering a “consent...