COVID-19 Cases Among US Military Personnel Top 100,000
Soldiers assigned to Task Force South begin operations at the Stan Fulton community based collection site in Las Vegas, Nov. 30, 2020. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Ryan Getsie)
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The U.S. military s coronavirus cases have topped 100,000, 10 months after the first case was announced in a service member in late February, according to data released Wednesday by the Defense Department.
The DoD announced 1,608 new cases among troops in the last two days, for a total of 101,236 since the pandemic began. Outbreaks include 15 U.S. Forces Korea personnel diagnosed this month after flying in from elsewhere, and another earlier this month with 27 cases among Marines on Okinawa, according to Stars and Stripes.
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Female Welder Subjected to Harassment and Discharged After She Complained, Contacted the EEOC, Federal Agency Charged
Pittsburgh – Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel-fabrication company in South Greensburg, Pa., will pay $80,000 to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Moore & Morford employees subjected a female welder to a hostile work environment because of her sex. The EEOC charged that male employees repeatedly called the female welder various offensive, sex-based epithets, told her that “women don’t belong on the floor,” and manipulated steel beams and equipment to threaten her safety. After the female welder reported the harassment to the company’s owners, her foreman treated her worse he grabbed her by the shirt collar, denied her tools and equipment, and order
Assistant fire chief sues Orlando, former chief alleging gender discrimination, harassment
OFD firefighter says discriminatory behavior has continued under new leadership
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A veteran firefighter with the Orlando Fire Department is suing the city and the former fire chief alleging gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
Former Orlando Fire Chief Roderick Williams resigned in February 2019 after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined Williams and two deputy chiefs discriminated against a female employee. That employee, assistant fire chief Dawn Sumter, filed a lawsuit against the department and Williams Tuesday and is seeking a jury trial.
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Sumter alleges she was subjected to differential treatment, threatening and harassing conduct by the two current deputy chiefs. She said Williams denied her the opportunity to be considered for a promotion to deputy chief in favor of two less qualified employees.