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KPCB Partner, John Doerr Responds to Allegations in Sex-Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Lynn Herman — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:04:29 +0000

John Doerr, a partner at the firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’s responded to serious allegations raised in a sex-discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed earlier this month by Kleiner Investment Partner Ellen Pao. John Dolerr, a well known venture capitalist posted a statement on KPCB’s website Wednesday, responding to what he called “false allegations.” [...]

Cognis Corporation Unlawfully Fired Employee for Refusing to Waive Rights to Discrimination File Charges

Anneline Waldman — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:53:27 +0000

A federal judge has ruled that Cognis Corporation, a German-based part of multinational chemical company BASF, unlawfully retaliated against an employee for refusing to waive his rights to file a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Wednesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey of U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, in an [...]

Pastor Uses Rattlesnakes to Test His Faith – Dies Hours Later

Anneline Waldman — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:38:14 +0000

A Pentecostal pastor, known to preach with a rattlesnake coiled around his arm, lost his life after one of the snakes suddenly bit him, reported the Daily Mail in an article Wednesday. Mack Randall Wolford, 44, pastor at the Full Gospel Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, West Virginia, was killed after being [...]

Prolonged Sitting at Work Can Be Deadly – Even if You Workout

Lynn Herman — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:29:20 +0000

If you sit at work all day, or for at least 9 hours, you may want to pay attention to recent research. A Study has shown that prolonged sitting at work raises your risk of death from cardiac and metabolic diseases, as well as the risk of death from “all causes”, regardless of whether you [...]

Data Shows Asian Americans Suffered the Most from Long-Term Unemployment in 2011

Anneline Waldman — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:07:17 +0000

Asian Americans have continued to have the highest share of unemployed workers who were unemployed long term when compared with white, black and Hispanic workers – despite the fact that they have higher education levels than these other racial/ethnic groups. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released an issue brief titled Unfairly disadvantaged? Asian Americans and [...]

Obama Administration Launches $26 Million Multi-Agency Competition to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing Clusters Across the Nation

Lynn Herman — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:51:03 +0000

14 federal agencies collaborate to enhance global competitiveness of US manufacturers and create jobs WASHINGTON — The Obama administration today announced a $26 million multi-agency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to foster innovation-fueled job creation through public-private partnerships. These coordinated investments will help catalyze and leverage private capital, build an entrepreneurial ecosystem and [...]

Struggling Houston Waiter Gets $5,000 Tip on $26 Bill

Anneline Waldman — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:48:14 +0000

A very generous couple who found pity for their favorite waiter at D’Amico’s in Houston, Texas, recently dished out $5,000 on a $26 bill to help the struggling server. Server Greg Rubar, 43, was finding his commute to work to be a bit of challenge after his Nissan was destroyed, beyond repair, during a recent [...]

Female Restaurant Employees Who Were Fired After Complaining About Being Forcibly Weighed Have a Case

Anneline Waldman — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:35:47 +0000

Sutton Place Restaurant and Bar, a Midtown Manhattan restaurant, may be liable to female employees who claim that they were fired after complaining about being forcibly weighed, according to a New York appeals court ruling, reported Courthouse News. Kristen McRedmond and a co-worker filed suit against the restaurant, claiming retaliatory termination, battery, false imprisonment and [...]

Union Urges Caterpillar Workers to Reject Revised Contract

Anneline Waldman — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:30:41 +0000

Union leaders at the Caterpillar Inc. plant, based in Peoria, Illinois, say that they will urge striking workers to reject a revised contract offer. “It is still a terrible contract,” said Tim O’Brien, president of the local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), reported Wall Street Journal. About 780 workers [...]

Hermès Names New CEO

Lynn Herman — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:41:44 +0000

Hermès International Tuesday named a sixth-generation Hermès family member to succeed Chief Executive Patrick Thomas, as the Company continues its brisk expansion which stems from robust demand of the luxury products. Hermes International SCA, the France-based Company specializing in the design, manufacture and marketing of luxury products made the move to present a united front [...]