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Chick-fil-A store Owner Raises Minimum Wage to $17 an Hour

Employees at this California Chick-fil-A restaurant will soon earn a minimum wage that surpasses that of educators, healthcare workers and other professionals. In an effort to improve his employees' standard of living and create long-term business opportunities, Chick-fil-A franchise owner Eric Mason will raise his hospitality professionals' hourly wages to $17 as of Monday, June 4. Mason's…

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Ex-Google Engineer Fired for Defending Minority Coworkers

Tim Chevalier was fired by google when when he responded  to racist and sexist encounters within the company with internal posts and memes. Ex-Google Engineer, Tim Chevalier, who identifies as disabled and transgender, is suing Google (GOOGL) for retaliation, wrongful termination and failure to prevent discrimination and harassment. Tim Chevalier worked for Google as a software developer…

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SMH: Washington DC’s Only Public Hospital Closes its Maternity Ward

On December 13th 2017, the board of Washington DC Hospital, United Medical Center decided to close its nursery and delivery rooms. According to reports, the majority of patients that visits this hospital are African American women. This now leaves fewer maternal health options for the women of Southeast Washington DC. According to the Washington Post, officials shut down…

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