The request marks the federal government’s first steps to tackle the systematic abuse of care homes’ mostly poor, immigrant workers.
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Posted inImpact, Silicon Valley Diversity, Uncategorized
Same data, new lawsuit: Reveal sues Labor Department for failure to release updated Silicon Valley diversity numbers
The Department of Labor gave us Silicon Valley diversity data after we sued them. Now we have to sue again. Same companies. Same data. Different year.
Posted inImpact, Insult to Injury
Reveal’s Tesla investigation receives Third Coast radio impact award
A Reveal investigation of Tesla’s workplace safety issues has received a Third Coast audio award for impact.
Posted inImpact, Inequality, Silicon Valley Diversity
Silicon Valley is leaving women of color behind. A new collaborative hopes to change that
Efforts to increase diversity in technology have largely been focused on race or gender, but not both, overlooking obstacles unique to women of color.
Posted inImpact, Insult to Injury, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Tesla fired safety official for reporting unsafe conditions, lawsuit says
A former Tesla safety director’s suit says he was fired for reporting unsafe working conditions such as chemical exposures and fires at the company.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Impact, National Security, Prisons, The Trump Era
Rep. John Lewis calls for end to ‘unjust’ immigrant detention system
He sent a letter to fellow members of Congress, calling on them to “end an unjust detention system” and citing Reveal’s investigation.
Posted inImpact, Inequality, Workers’ Rights
PayPal gains in diversity, but top managers still mostly white, male
Newly released data shows whites made up 75 percent of PayPal’s executives in 2017, slightly less diverse than average for large Silicon Valley firms.
Posted inImpact, Inequality, Insult to Injury, Techsploitation, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Tesla hit by government investigation after Reveal story
Cal/OSHA says it “takes seriously reports of workplace hazards and allegations of employers’ underreporting recordable work-related injuries.”
Posted inImpact, Inequality, Silicon Valley Diversity, Techsploitation, Workers’ Rights
Jesse Jackson calls out Silicon Valley ‘empty promises’ on diversity
Rev. Jesse Jackson asks tech companies each year to release basic demographic reports they send to the government. This year he’s turning up the heat.
Posted inAccountability, Impact
5 ways Reveal stories changed things this year
Here at Reveal, we measure our success by impact. And we’re proud of the year we had.