Month: September 2016

Last time, we noted that employers should be cautious about adopting diversity promotion policies which could be characterized as affirmative action. While affirmative action certainly can be legal, such policies must be crafted and implemented to ensure they don’t create other legal problems.   First of all, employers may be required to adopt affirmative action …

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In our last post, we began looking at the situation faced by Airbnb regarding discrimination against its guests. As we noted last time, the company is on record as stating that its own failure to promote a culture of diversity may be part of why it has been slow to address bias against its guests. …

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Many of our readers have heard of the company Airbnb, which is an online marketplace allowing people to list and rent vacation homes. The San Franciscio-based company has recently been in the news regarding allegations of racial discrimination or bias against guests. The allegations were confirmed in a 90-day study conducted by a company advisor. …

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Readers may be aware that opioid addiction is an important issue nowadays, one which frequently appears in the headlines as authorities attempt to grapple with the growing problem. The problem is one which deeply concerns not only law enforcement agencies, but also the medical profession. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, drug overdose …

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We have previously written on this blog about the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will make it easier for physicians in states that sign onto the agreement to obtain licensure in member states. The compact, according to its supporters, will help expand the practice of telemedicine and help give patients in metropolitan areas that cross …

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Readers have probably heard by now about the legal troubles surrounding Fox News network regarding accusations of sexual harassment. Those accusations, directed against former network CEO Roger Ailes, have reportedly resulted in several settlements with female employees of the company, one of whom is former anchor Gretchen Carlson.               …

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Minnesota readers have probably heard the recent news that numerous pills found at the singer’s Paisley Park home contained fentanyl, the same drug that caused his death. Prince’s death by opioid painkiller has drawn attention to the serious problem in the United States of opioid addiction. In the weeks after his death, attention was also …

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