A recent article in the New York Times paints a picture of two very different experiences of medical school and working in medical fields; those who experience microaggressions and those who don’t even see them. The article was written by Dr. VJ Periyakoil (@palliator) who has been working on Stanford University’s Project Respect, which is […]
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Industries With the Highest Drug Abuse Rates
With the ever-increasing number of states legalizing marijuana and the growing opioid epidemic, employers wouldn’t be out of line to be worried about drug usage among their employees. Beyond simple employer worries, recent surveys have shown steady increases in drug usage among professionals in a number of sectors, largely manual work. The Construction Industry […]
Is Facebook Ads Targeting Discriminatory?
Facebook Ads have pinpoint-specific targeting technology, letting advertisers narrow their audience down by location, age, gender, political affiliation, and interests, which has led to some controversy. Most recently, Facebook is the subject of a lawsuit claiming the company has allowed illegally discriminatory ad campaigns to run on their platform. The Lawsuit A federal district […]
Do Not Go to Reddit With Your STD Questions
A recent study focused on the social media website Reddit, and more specifically, a crowd-sourcing sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis forum on the site. The forum is quite active, with over 16,000 posts over an 8-year period, and posts get a response in an average of 3 hours. Why it’s a bad idea to […]
Disability Discrimination is Worse Than You Think
The Americans with Disabilities Act was first signed into law in 1990, and the protections it provides have failed to keep up in some areas. Disability discrimination and harassment continue to run rampant in workplaces, and the rights of disabled workers seem to remain stagnant. Pay One of the ways disabled workers are being […]
Why the CEO of McDonald’s Stepped Down
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook recently stepped down from his position in the company after a company investigation found he had been in a relationship described as “consensual” with an employee. Specific details of the relationship, including the employee’s name, are not public, but Easterbrook has admitted the relationship was a mistake and unprofessional in official […]
JUUL Continues to Be a Problem
A recent development in JUUL’s legal history is a new lawsuit from a former employee. The employee is suing due to their wrongful firing after they raised concerns over contaminated JUUL pod shipments. The shipments, which went out earlier in 2019, contained millions of contaminated pods. Despite knowing of the condition of the products, […]
Avoiding Injuries on Halloween
During the time of year where you can’t quite tell if the person on the bus wearing a steampunk top-hat and pink tulle skirt is in costume or just living their best life, it’s important to keep safety in mind. The evening of Halloween has historically had one of the highest rates of emergency department […]
Ford’s Ongoing Recalls of 2019
Ford Motor Company is in the middle of the latest in a recent string of recalls this year, this time involving its high-selling 2019 Expeditions and 2019 Lincoln Navigators. The issue is in a rear toe link fastener that, if disconnected, could increase the risk of driving the car. This is the same defective component […]
PG&E’s Liability
Recent California news cycles have thoroughly covered how the top utility company of the state, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been preemptively shutting power off to millions of homes in an attempt to reduce fire risks. If you’ve been following the news, you’ll also know that half of California is currently on fire. This […]