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Supreme Court Appears to Sympathize With Woman Rejected for Abercrombie Job Due to Headscarf
A much-watched case regarding religious and employment discrimination made its way before the Supreme Court Feb. 25, with most commentators saying the court appears to be sympathizing with the would-be employee in question, Samantha Elauf. In 2008, when she was 17, Elauf applied for a job at clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch, and says that…
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Former CNN Producer Sues for Age and Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
A fired CNN producer is suing his former employer for wrongful termination on the grounds of age and race discrimination. Stanley Wilson, 51, is African- and Latino-American. He was terminated in January when three sentences of a story he wrote apparently were very similar to another outlet’s copy. The copy editor who reviewed the story…