DEI's final blow?
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We have some jaw-dropping headlines for you today. A class action pregnancy discrimination case settles for $45 million dollars, FedEx required employees with disabilities to be "100% healed" before returning to work, and the state of DEI takes another hard blow as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lays off more than 59 DEI related jobs.
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Class action pregnancy discrimination case settles for $45 million
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging widespread pregnancy discrimination.
CBP employers were reported to systematically place pregnant employees on light duty without offering options to remain in their regular positions, with or without accommodations. This barred the ability to earn overtime and differential pay rates, lowered chances of promotion, and make it more difficult to obtain preferred schedules.
"If maliciousness didn’t play a role, there was 'probably a paternalistic view about pregnancy,' stated Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC partner Joe Sellers, among supervisors who doubted the ability of pregnant employees to do the job or the safety of the fetuses when those employees were on their regular assignments."
FedEx required employees with disabilities to be 100% healed
FedEx violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it required ramp transport drivers who have medical restrictions to take unpaid medical leave following a period of temporary reassignment until they were “100% healed”...
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UNC System colleges eliminate 59 DEI-related positions
Drastic DEI cuts made from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill school system resulted $17 million across its 17 institutions, according to the UNC System. The policy directed the system’s universities to reallocate the funds toward "broader student success initiatives."
Colleges within the University of North Carolina System have eliminated 59 positions related to diversity, equity and inclusion following a May directive from the network’s governing board to end DEI efforts. The system also realigned an additional 131 positions away from DEI programming.
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3moThank goodness for the ADA, jfc FedEx. It's time to note the universities that aren't trashing DEI and student's autonomy in protest cases. Schools who are being respectful oughta be in highlight as well so the public understands there are still options.
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3moIt's interesting because so many companies are hiring these roles, and I've spoken to some people wondering how long this "boom" will last, and if those positions generally will be cut, once people feel they "did the work," or checked the box. It's unfortunate, because for PWD and other folks who may not always feel/be qualified for leadership roles this is a strong job market.