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FDIC Hires Independent Firm to Conduct Assessment Into Alleged Harassment and Discrimination at Agency
13Nov By adminNo Comments
World

FDIC Hires Independent Firm to Conduct Assessment Into Alleged Harassment and Discrimination at Agency

Updated Nov. 13, 2023 1:02 pm ETThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has hired an independent firm to conduct a “top-to-bottom assessment” of alleged harassment and discrimination at the banking regulator, its chairman told staff Monday, hours after The Wall Street Journal published an investigation that found a longtime toxic atmosphere prompted women to quit the agency.In a three-minute video to staff reviewed by the Journal, Chairman Martin Gruenberg said the article “raises some serious allegations about the FDIC workplace” and said the firm would contact employees to solicit their confidential input. He didn’t specify which firm the agency had hired.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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America’s Business Community Is AWOL in Local Politics
27Oct By adminNo Comments
Health

America’s Business Community Is AWOL in Local Politics

Oct. 27, 2023 12:22 pm ETNew YorkAmerica’s business community directs most of its political efforts at the national level, which it perceives to be the most relevant to its interests. But in many cities, particularly in the Northeast, local government leads the charge to regulate business, particularly with respect to employment.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Muslims and Jews Report Rising Harassment in U.S., Advocacy Groups Say
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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Muslims and Jews Report Rising Harassment in U.S., Advocacy Groups Say

Muslim and Jewish Americans are reporting more harassment, intimidation and assaults since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, organizations representing those communities said.The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim advocacy group, said it received 774 complaints between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24, roughly triple what was recorded over about two weeks, on average, last year. The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group, said of the 312 reported antisemitic incidents it has recorded between Oct. 7 and Oct. 23, 190 were related to the war, an increase unlike anything the group has seen tied to a specific event.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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