Grant to provide re-employment assistance to workers affected by manufacturing industry layoffs in Wisconsin awarded by US Labor Department

ETA News Release
The Department of Labor
Jason Kuruvilla or Egan Reich
202.693.6587 or x4960
Kuruvilla.Jason@dol.gov or Reich.Egan@dol.gov

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $471,629 National Emergency Grant to assist approximately 228 workers affected by layoffs at several of Oshkosh Defense's, a division of Oshkosh Corp., facilities located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Full Story: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20141341.htm

Formed Fiber Technologies provides false abatement documentation, continues to expose workers to serious hazards resulting in $816,500 fine

OSHA News Release
The Department of Labor
Soctt Allen or Lauren North
312.353.6976 or 202.693.4655
Allen.Scott@dol.gov or North.Lauren.A@dol.gov
July 16, 2014

OSHA previously cited Ohio fabric manufacturing plant in October 2013

SIDNEY, Ohio - After providing false documentation and making false representations claiming that previously cited hazards related to hydraulic presses had been corrected, Formed Fiber Technologies LC has been issued a 14 safety citations, including willful and repeat citations, as well as a notice of failure to abate with proposed fines totaling $816,500. The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the inspection as a follow up inspection pursuant to its Severe Violators Enforcement Program. 

Full Story: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20141234.htm

UC Weighs Bias Against Non-U.S. Researchers

Article
Inside Higher Ed
Ry Rivard
July 16, 2014

Officials at the University of California system are reconsidering a policy that prevents the university from discriminating against non-American researchers.

UC traditionally rejects money from research sponsors - including the federal government - that want all the researchers assigned to a project to be American citizens or permanent United States residents.

Full Story: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/16/uc-system-reconsiders-policy-barring-discrimination-against-non-american-researchers#sthash.ZZ8W7qaQ.dpbs

Falling Further Behind: Combating Racial Discrimination in America

Shadow Report

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Leadership Conference Education Fund

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

July 2014

A comprehensive study on the discrimination and racial disparities that persist at every stage of the U.S. criminal justice system, from policing to trial to sentencing. Racial profiling, stand you ground laws, police misconduct, and the impact of prosecutorial discretion on individuals of color are all topics covered and more by the three organizations; shedding light on the discrimination in education, employment, housing, immigration policy, voting, and the discrimination against women of color.

Full Report: http://www.civilrightsdocs.info/pdf/reports/CERD_Report.pdf

Tech diversity? There's no app for that: Our view

Article
USA Today
July 15, 2014

If problem  isn't fixed, companies risk losing touch with their diverse customer base

Silicon Valley companies are supposed to disrupt cozy business relationships and empower the creative-minded with cutting-edge technology. But in one key respect - its hiring practices - Silicon Valley is very much the old guard. 

Fully Story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/07/15/google-apple-facebook-yahoo-diversity-editorials-debates/12708649/