Discrimination

Western Global Airlines settles gender discrimination charge for $85K

Cargo-focused Western Global Airlines will pay nearly $85,000 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged gender-based pay discrimination at the company’s headquarters in Estero, Florida, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday. 

A routine compliance review determined that Western Global Airlines discriminated against female managers, support professionals, technicians and administrators in terms of base pay and bonuses, in violation of a long-standing executive order that prohibits federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/western-global-airlines-settles-gender-discrimination-charge-for-85k

Breaking The Silence: Sexual Abuse At Sea

Credit: Privat

DW news source talks about sexual abuse at sea.

Sexist remarks, discrimination, sexual assault

Sexist remarks, discrimination, sexual assault — these are part of everyday life for many female workers on ships. Usually, they say nothing. But one woman broke the silence.

It was her childhood dream to become a seafarer — it took just a week for it to be shattered. Speaking with DW, Ann (full name known to editors) chose her words carefully.

“Yeah, when you’re a woman, you have some bad...

https://mfame.guru/breaking-the-silence-sexual-abuse-at-sea/

New academic research indicates factors leading to discrimination against female officers

Pictured: female seafarers aboard the bridge of a vessel. Photo credit: International Maritime Organization.

Nationality, high qualifications and male support may be factors that can reduce the degree of discrimination against female maritime officers, according to Indian researchers.

“Higher qualification marine women officers and her male companion’s support are highly essential to reduce the discrimination experience onboard,” the researchers concluded in their paper, “Exploring the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/new-academic-research-indicates-factors-leading-to-discrimination-against-female-officers/

Commentary: A multimillion-dollar cautionary tale of diversity programs

An employee filed a lawsuit against his employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging that he and seven other white male executives were fired as part of the employer’s “diversity” push.  A jury of his peers found that he was terminated based on his race and sex.  The jury awarded him $10 million in punitive damages, with a hearing set for a later date to determine back pay, front pay/reinstatement, attorneys’ fees, and other damages.

Background

The employee had been employed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-multi-million-dollar-cautionary-tale-of-diversity-programs

NLRB ready to play hardball with employers

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is a federal statute initially passed by Congress in 1935 and, as subsequently amended, governs relationships between employers and their employees regarding employee rights protected by the statute, including the right of employees to participate in, or to refrain from, engaging in concerted protected activities, including the right to join, organize or form unions and to engage in related activities including collective bargaining.

The NLRA applies to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nlrb-ready-to-play-hardball-with-employers

An employer’s ‘honest belief’ and good recordkeeping helps it win pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (which has jurisdiction over Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) recently considered the question of whether a former employee could prove that her firing was connected to her pregnancy, which would support a claim for pregnancy discrimination under the Tennessee Human Rights Act. The Sixth Circuit ruled for the employer, holding that the employer believed that the employee fraudulently filled out office paperwork and finding that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-employers-honest-belief-and-good-recordkeeping-helps-it-win-pregnancy-discrimination-lawsuit

Black History Month: CEO Hope White shares struggles and hope

Hope White shares her story for Black History Month.

Editor’s note: Hope White, founder and CEO at H.D. White Logistics, considers “every month Black History Month” but says it’s nice to set aside one month each year to celebrate people of color. As part of FreightWaves’ coverage of Black History Month, White shared her struggles to get promoted after entering the logistics world and discussed the challenges she still faces as a minority business owner. 

Hope White started her career in logistics in 2014 as a general office associate for inbound...

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