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SHRM offered senior specialist role in June 2024, revoked it a month later over employee’s request to bring medical service dog to work; court orders HR giant to pay $400,000A jury ruled that the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM, failed to accommodate a job applicant. Plaintiff Fiona Torres claimed...- British man recovers $5 million in Bitcoin after 12 years: How his lost crypto fortune came back overnight after a $1,500 investmentA British man has recovered 61 Bitcoin worth around $5 million after losing access to his crypto for 12 years. His original $1,500 investme...
- Parliamentary panel seeks compliance data on disability quota in government jobsA parliamentary panel is examining the implementation of mandatory 4% job reservation for differently-abled persons. Detailed data on emplo...
- Employee reveals painful medical condition in office, immediately gets job termination threat from boss. 'I made a mistake'An employee shared on Reddit that he revealed his fibromyalgia condition at work while requesting a reasonable accommodation to manage pain...
- Boss asks employee with Asperger's if he has a mental disability — here's why many say the employee could be firedCan revealing a mental health condition at work help or harm your career? A post by an employee on Reddit has sparked debate after the work...
- Amazon sued over 'punitive' handling of employee absencesAmazon is facing a class action lawsuit in New York, accused of penalising warehouse workers with disabilities through harsh absence polici...
- Meijer sparks outrage with arrest of autistic worker in food theft caseMeijer is facing widespread public backlash after police arrested 19-year-old deli worker James Denison, who has autism, for allegedly taki...
- Are workplaces doing enough for persons with disability?Market economies are based on competition, which promotes social divisions between those perceived as more or less ‘capable’, while systema...
- Bengaluru woman's search for wheelchair-friendly housing highlights widespread issueIn some apartments, the elevator was so small that it couldn't fit me, my wheelchair, and my carer all at once, according to Mrunmaiy. Now,...
- Personality testing in job applications: what can and can't employers ask you?The questions can range from the innocuous to the deeply personal, with some applicants reporting being asked about their political views i...
- Enable all abilities at work: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act to be implemented by JuneThe guidelines give company HR teams the tools to understand whether their workplace is truly inclusive, and whether they are addressing al...
- Intent not enough, India Inc needs to tackle mental barriers & forget RoI to make inclusive workplaces a realityDiversity, equity & inclusion cannot depend on the largesse and generosity of individual managers and leaders alone.
- MNCs embrace autistic people to improve diversityJPMorgan has hired people with autism in roles for application and software development, quality analysis and business analysis, playing to...
- Firms like Jubilant FoodWorks, IBM, EY taking initiatives to train differently-abled staff for managerial rolesToday, making the workplace inclusive for those who are differently-abled means going beyond token initiatives like wheelchair access and B...
- Towards Accessible India: Government develops Index for corporate sectorNaina Lal Kidwai, former president of FICCI, said that a holistic approach has been adopted while preparing this toolkit so that it may be ...
- Government can achieve 50% of target by deploying assistive technology at varsities: BarrierBreakIt involves making railway stations, airports, public transport, government websites and buildings across 50 cities disabled-friendly.
- Bombay High Court ruling mirrors United States law on employmentBombay HC's ruling that no one in India can be compelled to declare his religion appears a step towards the American practice.
- Differently-abled: Some companies make sure their special-needs staff is as efficient as anyone elseIn welcoming differently-abled people into their ranks, some companies are making sure their special-needs staff is as comfortable and effi...
- Cisco, Wipro, 3 others bag award for disability initiativesCisco Systems India, leading IT company Wipro and three other firms have won award for taking initiatives to empowere people with disabilit...
- India Inc 'mix n match' on hire groundThis is the placement season at B-schools and graduates are being wooed with multiple offers.
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