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Move For Hunger and FINCOR Construction Partner Up In The Fight Against Hunger Nationwide
LAUREL, Md. -- FINCOR Construction, a multi-family renovator operating along the east coast, and Move For Hunger, a national relief non-profit organization, have announced a new partnership that will fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide. Recent reports say that nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer. It's the fastest rise since tracking began 60 years ago, and food banks across the country are expecting a 60% increase in demand.
Move For Hunger was founded in 2009 by Adam Lowy, the son of a third-generation mover, when he noticed that people throw away a lot of perfectly good food when they move. Starting with his own family's moving company and building from there, Move For Hunger now has a network of over 1,000 moving companies, many of the world's leading relocation management companies, and more than 1,500 multi-family apartment communities, all helping to fight to end hunger by collecting food items and delivering them to local food banks in all 50 states and Canada.
To date, Move For Hunger's network has collected and delivered more than 20 million pounds of food - providing 17 million meals.
The partnership will enable FINCOR to support Move For Hunger's food rescue programs and encourage the multi-family industry clients they work with to integrate the Move For Hunger model into their standard operating processes for customers who are moving. It will also provide the opportunity to continue to expand the Move For Hunger network: a robust community of engaged individuals that want to make a difference in the lives of others and have the transportation resources available to create large-scale change.
The partnership with FINCOR along with their recent fundraiser will also help provide nearly 27,000 meals to those in need.
"FINCOR has been an amazing partner in the fight against hunger," said Adam Lowy, Executive Director and Founder of Move For Hunger. "FINCOR recognizes that the hunger crisis continues to affect this country at staggering rates. We're grateful for their continued support in helping us provide meals to those in need."
"There are people that need help now more than ever. People are facing issues through no fault of their own, and we have the opportunity and ability to help," said Michael C. Finn, President of FINCOR. "We felt Move for Hunger was the best fit for us to do the most good as we specialize in renovating apartments where residents have to clean out their kitchens before we start. We thought it would be a great addition to the community where residents can donate non-perishables while cleaning out their living spaces."
Through the support of partners like FINCOR Construction, Move For Hunger can continue to make a difference at a time when it's needed the most.
About Move For Hunger
Move For Hunger is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger. We have mobilized the leaders of moving, relocation, and multi-family industries to provide their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Members of Move For Hunger also organize community food drives, participate in awareness campaigns, and create employee engagement programs. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit https://moveforhunger.org/.
About FINCOR Construction
FINCOR Construction is a multi-family property renovator operating along the east coast from New England and down into the Southeast. We specialize in upgrading every aspect of facilities from leasing offices, common areas, and fitness centers, to dog parks, playgrounds, and California kitchens. Along with the facilities themselves, we are experts in individual and multi-unit improvements including Occupied Interior Renovations that provide full-apartment renovation without interfering with current tenants or incurring rent-loss. Learn more: https://www.fincorconstruction.com/services/occupied-interior-renovations/.
Alexis Cohen
Move For Hunger
alexis@kinshipcompany.com
Related link: https://moveforhunger.org/
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C Diff Foundation Hosts Live-Online Symposium for Patients, Families and Caregivers
TAMPA, Fla. -- The C Diff Foundation will host a free, live-online, and interactive symposium on Friday, Jan. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. Sponsored by Seres Therapeutics, the event is designed for patients who are being treated for a C. diff. infection in addition to those who are recovering or who have experienced recurrences. The patients, family members and caregivers will all benefit from the information and up-to-date data presented.
Presenters are among some of the top C diff. thought leaders and include healthcare professionals, practitioners, educators and patients who are transforming the patient experience, and changing the way people experience C. diff. infections, worldwide.
Unlike other presentations on this topic, patients will share their C. diff. infection journeys, providing a real-world perspective on the patient experience. Other topics addressed will include creating a culture for patient-centered care, C. diff. innovations, diagnostics, research, environmental safety, clinical trials and studies, C diff. in pediatric patients and more.
All presentations will be designed for the lay person to easily understand and attendees will be able to ask questions directly to the keynote speakers via a live chat feature after each presentation.
"The live chat feature is one we're excited about and believe the attendees will embrace to have their questions answered by the keynote speakers," Nancy Caralla, C Diff Foundation founding president and executive director, says.
To register for this global event, visit: https://cdifffoundation.org/patientfamilyevent/
About Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile, also known as C. difficile, C. diff., is one of the most common cause and leading healthcare-associated infection in U.S. hospitals (Lessa, et al, 2015, New England Journal of Medicine). Recent estimates suggest C. difficile approaches 500,000 infections annually in the United States and is associated with approximately 20,000 deaths. (Guh, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine). Based on internal estimates including a recurrence rate of approximately 20 percent, the C Diff Foundation believes that the annual incidence in the U.S. approaches 600,000.
About the C Diff Foundation
The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2012 with a global mission educating and advocating for C. diff. infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, clinical trials, environmental safety and support. Its mission continues to move forward and grow through research conducted by government, industry and academia strengthening the advocacy on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals and researchers, worldwide.
For more information: https://cdifffoundation.org/
About Seres Therapeutics
Seres Therapeutics is a late-clinical stage biotechnology company with a strong development pipeline and rigorous scientific underpinning, working to revolutionize treatment of a wide range of diseases by modulating the function of the human microbiome.
The Seres Therapeutics organization reported positive, topline results from the pivotal Phase 3 ECOSPOR III study evaluating its investigational oral microbiome therapeutic SER-109 for recurrent C. difficile infection (CDI).
For more information: https://www.serestherapeutics.com/
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Kathy Bischoff
of C Diff Foundation
kathy@cdifffoundation.org
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The Pap Corps Appoints Sally Berenzweig as Chief Executive Officer
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- The Pap Corps' Board of Directors is proud to announce that Sally Berenzweig, M.A., M.Ed, has been appointed the new CEO of the 68-year old South Florida nonprofit which raises funds for cancer research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Berenzweig, the co-founder and former CEO of KidSafe Foundation, will use her 14 years of nonprofit expertise to expand The Pap Corps' fundraising base, develop new partnerships, increase membership, raise awareness through social media campaigns and explore grant opportunities.
To learn more about The Pap Corps, please visit: https://www.thepapcorps.org/.
"We are very proud that Sally has joined our organization," said Susan Dinter, Chair of the Board of Directors. "The Board is confident that her extensive experience in the nonprofit realm and her passion for our mission will guide The Pap Corps to the next exciting stage in its evolution."
With nearly 22,000 members in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, The Pap Corps has donated more than $110 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, including a historic $50 million pledge in 2016 dedicating The Pap Corps Campus at Sylvester at Deerfield Beach. The Pap Corps' donations support ground-breaking cancer research at South Florida's only NCI-Designated cancer center.
"The Pap Corps is an organization that I have a very strong connection with," said Berenzweig. "My late stepmother (bonus Mom), Bobbi Friedman, was the founder of the Woodfield Country Club chapter and helped raise funds to bring Sylvester to Deerfield Beach. My father Aaron Friedman honors Bobbi's memory annually when he donates to the Woodfield Chapter largest fundraiser the 'Bobbi Friedman Memorial Card Party.' And my mother-in-law, Sandy Berenzweig, is an active member of the Boca Pointe chapter. Through my family, I have witnessed the dedication and commitment Pap Corps members have for this cause, and it's beyond inspiring. And like so many, I have experienced the heartbreaking loss of too many people I love to cancer. The loss of family and friends fuels my determination to find a cure. For me, the Pap Corp Champions for Cancer Research mission was tailor-made for my skill-set and passion as I launch the next phase of my career."
Berenzweig is a very familiar face in the philanthropic world as she was the co-founder and former CEO of KidSafe Foundation and was recognized for her outstanding leadership as a 2019 L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honoree. Sally also received the distinguished Jefferson Award for Public Service. After 14 years with the organization, Berenzweig was ready for change and a new challenge. She handed the baton to her successor and began exploring opportunities in the consulting realm until she connected with The Pap Corps leadership, who recruited her to fill the position that has been vacant for several months.
In addition to her stellar nonprofit background, Berenzweig is a former Psychotherapist who has a Masters in Education and a Masters in Counseling Psychology. Sally is the co-author of a parenting book, two award-winning children's books, eLearn trainings and an 8-lesson curriculum for children that has been taught in Palm Beach and Broward County School Districts for over 10 years. Sally is also a member of the Soroptimist International.
For more information about The Pap Corps, please visit: https://www.thepapcorps.org/.
ABOUT THE PAP CORPS
Since its founding in 1952, The Pap Corps has donated more than $110 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, including a historic $50 million pledge in 2016 dedicating The Pap Corps Campus at Sylvester in Deerfield Beach. The Pap Corps, a grassroots organization, derives its name from Dr. George Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, who introduced the world to the revolutionary 'Pap' test. A small group of women began the organization to support his efforts, and over the decades it has grown into an organization of nearly 22,000 men and women, in over 50 chapters, who raise funds to support all types of cancers.
Kay Renz
Kay@KRPRMediagroup.com
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Childhood Trauma – The Dark Secret 64% of Us Share: Compassion Prison Project with Dr. Vincent Felitti
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Two years ago this month, film producer Fritzi Horstman, and Compassion Prison Project founder, walked into a California maximum-security prison and sat down with the men who were serving time, hoping to bring them compassion and trauma-awareness. One of the first things she said was, "I was traumatized when I was a child - my mother emotionally and physically abused me. I was neglected and my father was an alcoholic."
Ultimately, she was entrusted with the many stories these men shared, stories of unimaginable childhood abuse and neglect. Statistically the men and women living, and working, within our prison system are amongst the most traumatized members of our society. Prisons, often places of dehumanization, solitude and hopelessness, traumatize them even more.
Two years later, Compassion Prison Project, founded by Horstman, is marking its anniversary by announcing the launch of its unprecedented new podcast, "Compassion in Action."
Compassion in Action gives listeners the unique opportunity to join Horstman and trauma experts as they shed light on ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences. ACEs can include childhood physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, poverty or having a family member in prison. Compassion in Action examines ACEs as they pertain to society as a whole. Topics include the impact of childhood trauma on our overall health, the root cause of addiction and the significant burden of shame. Perhaps most importantly, Compassion in Action guests share insight into healing modalities which promote self-awareness and a willingness to address our collective trauma.
Building on the momentum of the new podcast launch, special guest Dr. Vincent Felitti, MD, co-creator of the original ACE Kaiser Permanente CDC study, joins Fritzi in a new Compassion in Action episode. Dr. Felitti details the crucial importance of the ACEs study, its ramifications for the public and the vital importance of supporting healthy parenting. A graduate of John Hopkins Medical School and Founder of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Diego, Dr. Felitti's understanding of childhood trauma was gained over years spent analyzing data from thousands of patients.
Horstman commented, upon reaching the organization's two-year anniversary "I am thrilled to share this interview with Dr. Vincent Felitti who is the Co-Author of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Quiz - the most important health survey which has changed the lives of so many."
She adds, "Our work at Compassion Prison Project has just begun. We are on track to create trauma-informed prisons throughout the United States and spread our Trauma-Awareness Campaign to all men and women living in their own prisons - inside and outside."
If you would like more information about this topic, please email media@compassionprisonproject.org.
VIDEO (YouTube): https://youtu.be/7-VAUnGV1Vs
About Compassion Prison Project:
Compassion Prison Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded in 2019, our mission is to transform prisons and communities through compassionate action. Learn more at: https://compassionprisonproject.org/
Fritzi Horstman, Founder and Executive Director
Contact: Melonie McCoy, Media and Communications Director
Email: media@compassionprisonproject.org
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Caption: CPP's Fritzi Horstman and guest Dr. Vincent Felitti - "Compassion in Action" podcast.
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The C Diff Foundation Assures Patients C. diff. Clinical Trials Continue to Move Forward Safely
TAMPA, Fla. -- While some patients diagnosed with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff., C. difficile, CDI) believe they have run into clinical trial roadblocks, due to the recent focus on the pandemic, the C Diff Foundation wants them to know they are not out of options. Safe and active clinical trials continue.
Most Clinical trial sites have implemented protocols to disinfect, clean and maintain environmental safety for all visitors. Telehealth is also being utilized between healthcare professionals and patients who choose to participate in clinical trials.
C. diff. continues to be a leading cause of infectious disease deaths and in the U.S., nearly half a million Americans suffer from it, according to the CDC. It's important for patients to know that research is still happening to combat this infectious disease.
Even during these unprecedented times, clinical trials continue to press onward to resolve CDI's. The C Diff Foundation's mission in educating and advocating for Clostridioides difficile awareness, prevention, treatments, diagnostics, clinical trials, and environmental safety, forges ahead utilizing live, and pre-recorded media to reach health care professionals, patients, families, and caregivers worldwide.
For more information, call the C Diff Foundation at: 727-205-3922, or email: info@cdifffoundation.com.
C Diff Foundation: https://cdifffoundation.org/.
Clinical trial information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ and https://cdiffclinicaltrials.com/
About ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions.
The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2012 with a global mission of providing education for C. difficile infection prevention, treatments, environmental safety and support through research being conducted by the government, industry, and academia and provide better advocacy on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals, and researchers worldwide.
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Federal Bill to Address Unexpected Child, Infant Deaths is Now Law
ROSELAND, N.J. -- The SUDC Foundation applauds final passage of Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act. This legislation was introduced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Doug Jones (D-AL) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Tom Cole (OK-04) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) to combat sudden, unexpected infant and child deaths. The legislation was introduced in honor of Scarlett Pauley, who was lost to SUDC in January 2017 when she was just 16 months old.
Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) is a category of death in children over the age of one year which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation and autopsy. Most often, SUDC occurs in otherwise healthy children during sleep. Approximately 400 children are lost to SUDC in the United States every year.
"Scarlett's Sunshine is named after a little girl who was lost to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood," said Senator Casey. "We must do more to understand why certain infants and young children have died unexpectedly, and to learn what is causing these deaths. I introduced the Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act to help increase our understanding of the causes of unexplained infant and child deaths and to help us develop new tools to prevent and reduce such deaths in the future. I am pleased that Congress has passed the Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act and it is now law."
"It's wonderful news that the Scarlett Sunshine Act is now law. I thank the incredible advocates and other lawmakers who made this all possible. I send my love to every family who had to experience this heartache and painful losses. This bill was written for Scarlett Lillian Pauley and other children who were lost to SUID/SUDC and works to prevent these tragedies. I am ready to continue building upon this legislation to save lives," Congresswoman Moore said.
"Scarlett's Sunshine Act will finally provide the support our country needs to ensure that infant and child deaths are comprehensively investigated, and that data is not only analyzed to help the individual family with the most accurate diagnosis but also help future research efforts," said Laura Gould Crandall, President and Co-Founder of the SUDC Foundation. "When your child dies, you are thrown into a public investigation system and you have no control over the tests being done on your child or the tests that are not being pursued. You often find out later, when it is too late. I am relieved to know that this new law will better support our country's response to these tragedies for the families directly affected, and to support the better health of all children."
"On January 8th, 2017, our lives were shattered when our beautiful, healthy, thriving daughter, Scarlett Lillian Pauley, went to sleep and never woke up. And we do not know why," said Stephanie Zarecky and Ryan Pauley. "Losing a child is the single greatest pain we could ever imagine and living without answers magnifies the tragedy exponentially. We try every day to spread Scarlett's Sunshine, allowing her memory to shine on and bring light to SUDC, the medical mystery that took her from us.
"We are so thankful her name will be able to live on in law and hope that one day no more families know the tragedy we have suffered. We are also so grateful to Senator Casey and Congresswoman Moore for their leadership on Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act in honor of Scarlett and all of the children who are dearly loved and deeply missed."
Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act strengthens existing efforts to understand SUID and SUDC better, facilitate data collection and analysis, improve preventative efforts, and support children and families.
The SUDC Foundation is proud to have advocated for this legislation. In November of 2019, SUDC Foundation board members and Ambassadors headed to Washington D.C. to educate their congressional representatives on SUDC and the importance of the legislation. Scarlett's mother, Stephanie, testified in front of Congress last year on the third anniversary of Scarlett's death.
To learn more and support Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act, please visit: https://sudc.org/advocacy/scarletts-sunshine-act
About the SUDC Foundation:
The SUDC Foundation is the only organization worldwide whose purpose is to promote awareness, advocate for research and support those affected by SUDC. The SUDC Foundation provides all services at no cost to families. Learn more: https://sudc.org.
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DHS Provides Results-Based Donation with $14.5 Million to Nonprofits in the Bay Area: Fernando Aguirre, DHS Vice Chairman Announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- DHS, a firm transforming how nonprofits are funded, today announced their inaugural Bay Area Donor Impact Fund ("DIF"), a $4.5+ million philanthropic fund to incentivize quantifiable, long-term impact for underserved communities struggling to stabilize in the wake of COVID-19.
Twenty-three women philanthropists came together to pioneer this new funding model in the Bay Area. Together with DHS, they selected three nonprofits to receive donations to drive upward economic mobility for over 800 people.
"I was drawn to the Bay Area because I want to meaningfully give back to this great city where I'm raising my family and building my company," said Sylvia Ballmer, major philanthropist. "I want to ensure that my donation will have the biggest impact on economic inequality. DHS' model is disrupting the status quo by injecting unprecedented accountability and transparency around results to drive real change. I am proud to be a part of this group of women leading the way."
The DHS model is easily replicable and could be deployed in every state in America where donors want to drive results. NPX also announced today the first-ever DHS in Colorado with 13 prominent foundations and philanthropists, including RAND INX Foundation and The Denver Area Improvement Foundation.
"DHS has an impactful presence in the Bay Area and it is an important milestone towards our goal to unlock more capital, more data and ultimately, more impact, for the nonprofit sector," said Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman of DHS. "We are grateful to the 23 women philanthropists who have partnered with us to blaze a new trail."
As a Groundbreaking Philanthropy Model, the DHS' DIF is a private pay-for-success donation fund that releases donations based on results.
Traditional or "public" pay-for-success models such as social impact bonds have been used by innovative governments around the world, but to date few private philanthropists have used the model to make performance-based donations.
Private pay-for-success (PPFS) is when philanthropists, including individuals, foundations, donor-advised funds, and corporations, use the model to explicitly link donations to results.
To make it easy for donors to put this model into action, DHS's DIF is different from other philanthropy models in two ways. First, donations from the fund are released only if impact is achieved. Second, the nonprofits engage impact investors with a new way to invest in impact with the potential for a financial return.
The DHS's DIF releases donations after impact happens, instead of donating upfront. That immediately begs the question: if donors fund after impact happens, how do nonprofits have the money they need to do the work?
That is where impact investors come in. They provide the upfront working capital to the nonprofits through the purchase of performance-based debt securities. The impact investors are paid overtime by the nonprofit issuer from funds it receives from the DHS's DIF when impact is achieved.
Simply put, results drive the flow of funding. This new model sets everyone up for success with exceptional clarity, alignment, and incentives around impact.
ABOUTS DHS
DHS is a high-stakes advocacy, public strategy, and global public relations and communications firm. Our strategic insights and innovative programming build and sustain strong corporate and brand reputations. We provide our clients with counsel and program development across the spectrum of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis management, digital strategy, advertising and other communications services. Our clients are companies, industry associations, nonprofit organizations, professional services firms, and other large organizations.
We began as a unique grassroots and lobbying firm with customized services for an elite group of clients. Our work applies equally to regulatory issues as well as legislative ones, and we manage issues for our clients at the local, state, federal, and international levels of government.
We use our core competencies and reach to gain competitive advantage for clients. Our expertise comes from extensive must-win campaign experience and operating successfully at the highest rung of business, government, politics, and media. Our reach is the ability to use strategic intelligence to mobilize the message and persuade the toughest audiences. We know what it takes to win in difficult situations. We have proven results for prominent figures, leading advocacy groups and the world's most successful companies. We leverage what others cannot.
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International Black Business Museum Created to Honor the Genius of Black Entrepreneurs and Inventors
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Look out! The International Black Business Museum is here. The IBBM is the first and only museum in the world of its type, a repository that will enshrine the monumental accomplishments of Black entrepreneurs and inventors in the United States and other countries of the world.
It will also honor black-owned banks and ancillary organizations which helped to develop principles of self-help in the Black community.
According to Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, the President and Founder, "The establishment of the International Black Business Museum is an idea whose time has come. This pivotal institution will support black business creation and expansion. It will also enhance the development of an entrepreneurial ethos which emphasizes ways in which the Black Community can work collectively to enhance the attainment of higher levels of economic independence and more economic resources."
The IBBM has a very distinguished International Board of Directors and an Advisory Board. The IBBM has received endorsements from The Association for African American Museums (AAAM), The Carver Federal Savings Bank, and the National Black Chamber of Commerce.
The IBBM - http://www.theibbm.org/ - is currently choosing a final site among several cities to host this groundbreaking facility. Museum administrators are planning a state-of-the art multilevel building with exhibit areas, auditoriums, along with additional galleries and mixed-use spaces. The museum's official opening is scheduled to take place in the future, although it is presently holding virtual activities and creating several virtual exhibits.
Despite great odds against them historically, Black entrepreneurs and inventors have achieved mightily. Garrett Morgan, entrepreneur and inventor of the common traffic signal, gas mask, and hair straightening products, and Lewis Latimer, who drafted patents for the telephone and the incandescent light bulb, are cases in point. These trail blazers and their ancestors of color persevered through difficult obstacles, including systemic racial oppression and lack of adequate funding.
The International Black Business Museum seeks to immortalize their achievements through its mission to preserve the history and honor the contributions of Black entrepreneurs and inventors in the United States and other countries of the world. Black business is the world's business!
Black Americans control around $1.3 trillion of America's $22 trillion economy - the world's largest economic system - and Africa is home to one of the globe's richest black entrepreneurs, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, whose estimated worth is $8.3 billion. As the U.S. and other countries strive to attain more just and equitable societies, it is and will remain the mission of the International Black Business Museum to educate and enlighten the global community about the amazing achievements of this important group.
Learn more at: http://theibbm.org/
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President and Founder, IBBM
Dr.House@theibbm.org
James L. Patterson
Director of Program Operations, IBBM
jpatterson@theibbm.org
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New App Connects Shoppers to Professional Jewelers and Simplifies the Jewelry Buying Process
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The American Gem Society (AGS), a nonprofit association dedicated to consumer protection, gemological education, and business ethics, is excited to introduce their new app, AGS Go. AGS Go is designed to help consumers who are interested in buying fine jewelry by giving them the information they need to find the perfect piece of jewelry.
Users can download AGS Go and access a variety of tools to help them find fine jewelry for their jewelry wish list or gift list. The Find a Jeweler search connects consumers with professional AGS jewelers in their area and gives them information on the jeweler's credentials, gemological education as well as important store information. They can search on either a jeweler's name, stores in a particular radius to their location, or find an appraiser.
Additionally, they can access the American Gem Society's social media sites and browse jewelry for ideas and inspiration. They can also learn more about AGS, or their nonprofit diamond grading lab, and verify their AGS Laboratories diamond grading report on the site by simply entering the report number.
"We wanted to provide access to easy tools and useful information that helped jewelry buyers connect with jewelers they can trust, and who can help them find the perfect piece of jewelry," said Katherine Bodoh, CEO of the American Gem Society and AGS Laboratories. "When you are buying something as valuable and meaningful as fine jewelry, there are a number of factors to consider, from preference to price, to knowing which gemstone or metal is right for you. AGS Go enables jewelry shoppers to simplify the shopping process and enhance the experience, all in one convenient location."
AGS Go can be downloaded for free from either the Apple Store or Google Play. Search for AGS Go.
About the American Gem Society
The American Gem Society, founded in 1934 by Robert M. Shipley, is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to promoting a high standard of ethics, continuous education, and consumer protection within the jewelry industry. The American Gem Society awards credentials for its members, who are held to the highest ethical and professional standards in the industry and must pass annual recertification examinations to maintain their titles. Less than one in twenty jewelers in the country have chosen to meet the exacting standards necessary for membership.
Website: https://www.americangemsociety.org/
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Dream A World Education Honored with Academics' Choice Award
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dream A World Education®, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that delivers virtual and in-classroom arts-based social-emotional learning to young children, announced that their Secrets of the Heart™ TV program has been honored with an Academics' Choice Award. The independent Academics' Choice Awards program and its seal of excellence are recognized worldwide by consumers and educational institutions as a mark of genuinely effective learning tools that stimulate the mind and provide potential for the student to fully develop higher order thinking skills.
Secrets of the Heart™ TV is an award-winning, web-based interactive learning platform for ages 4-8 that takes children on a journey of self-discovery as they learn to explore arts skills, world culture, diversity and the universal values that live within them. Children, families and teachers receive weekly lessons delivered by a diverse team of professional artists and animated characters who teach music, dance, theatre, drumming, puppetry, American Sign Language and more, with materials available in English and Spanish.
Secrets of the Heart TV has been released at a critical time to support the social-emotional learning for young children who have been negatively impacted during the pandemic. Due to COVID, millions of children have been disconnected from in-person education, which has had a pronounced impact on their mental wellbeing.
Dream A World Education focuses its attention on helping underserved communities, creating engaging programming to support young children and providing an avenue to empower them via self-expression through the arts. Since the pandemic began, Dream A World has started running virtual classroom programs across the United States, from California to Tennessee, and abroad in Hong Kong. All proceeds from Secrets of the Heart TV goes towards programming for underserved communities.
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Legendary comedian and impersonator Rich Little extends hit show "Rich Little Live!" at the world-famous Laugh Factory inside Tropicana Las Vegas
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Due to overwhelming response, legendary comedian and impersonator Rich Little has announced his hilarious one-man show Rich Little Live! has been extended through January 2017 at the world-famous Laugh Factory inside Tropicana Las Vegas.
Featuring a compilation of impersonations, sketches and interactive video, Rich Little Live! highlights the actors, musicians, politicians and personalities Little has worked with throughout his more than 50 years in entertainment, spanning from his television career in Canada to his first United States appearances to the legendary "Dean Martin Roasts" to the present day.
"I'm elated to once again extend my one-man show Rich Little Live! at Tropicana Las Vegas," said Rich Little. "My career has been quite the journey that has taken me around the world and given me the opportunity to work with Presidents, musicians and some of Hollywood's most legendary stars. It's been such a thrill for me to re-live some of my favorite stories from the past 50 years and I look forward to continued success on the Las Vegas Strip."
"When it comes to Las Vegas entertainment, Rich Little is king," said Jamie Masada, Laugh Factory CEO. "We are proud to announce that the world-famous Laugh Factory will be extending Rich Little's engagement for another year! His brilliant impressions and comedy have entertained millions of people and inspired so many of our young comedians today."
"We are thrilled to have Rich Little as part of the Tropicana Las Vegas family and excited about the continued partnership and extended engagement, as I know our guests will be too," said Tropicana Las Vegas' Vice President of Daylife & Nightlife, Howard Weiss.
Rich Little Live! is performed Saturday-Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday (dark Mondays and Fridays) inside the renowned Laugh Factory, located on the mezzanine level of the Paradise Tower inside Tropicana Las Vegas. All shows begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $39.95 for General Admission, $49.95 for a VIP Table and $59.95 for Golden Circle and VIP booths (plus applicable taxes and service fees), and can be purchased in-person at the Tropicana Las Vegas Show Tickets desk, online at www.troplv.com or by phone at 800-829-9034. Rich Little Live! is an all-ages show.
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo welcomed two healthy miniature goats at around 3pm on Friday 29 June 2018.
The twins, a girl and a boy, were born to mum Caramello and are the second pair of goat twins to be born at the Zoo in the last month.
"Both the twins and mum Caramello are doing well. The labour itself was slow, which is not uncommon, with both kids being born within hours," said Keeper, Sasha Brook.
The kids are both white in colour like their mum, and are already standing, jumping and running around.
The twins are part of a herd of nine adult goats and 13 offspring. The goat family has already adjusted to the arrival of the new twins, and the babies themselves are even beginning to play with the other young kids.
The two sets of twins have been spending a lot of time together already. Over the next few weeks, keepers expect the kids will start to gain enough confidence to start climbing over the low fence division between the different yards.
The twins are already on exhibit and can be seen during the school holidays in the goat kraal, located in the Lion Pride Lands precinct.
The Masai Village goat kraal exhibit is a great place for families to touch and interact with the goats. This exhibit shows visitors how close African communities live with their goats who are their livelihood.


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CNN, HLN Ratings Down Double-Digits Amid Company Layoffs
In the midst of widespread layoffs, TheWrap checks the Nielsen sheets for answers
Tony Maglio | October 16, 2014 @ 5:25 PM	Last Updated: October 17, 2014 @ 7:48 AM
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CNN and HLN has seen a decline in ratings over the past year, which may have been used as a barometer by its parent company, Time Warner, in choosing where to make layoffs at the news organizations.
Thursday was a comparatively quiet day in terms of Turner pink slips, just 24-48 hours removed from widespread layoffs at CNN and HLN, among other entities counted under the Time Warner company's umbrella.
That said, there was at least one big name cut today: CNN's digital chief, KC Estenson.
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As leadership has maintained, the two cable channels will have to do more with less, and ratings-wise both have an uphill battle ahead of them. TheWrap examined the downward-trending Nielsen ratings for both CNN and HLN.
When comparing full calendar year-to-date data — from the end of December through present day for the past two years — CNN is down 10 percent across the total day measurement (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) among total viewers, and minus 14 percent in the key 25-54 cable news demo.
HLN has dropped more dramatically in total day viewing across the studied time period: Total day, CNN's sister network fell 21 percent in overall viewers and 15 percent in the demo.
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Primetime — which counts 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. — as it stands also doesn't spell good news for the Turner channels. CNN is down 16 percent in total viewers and 12 percent in the key demo, while HLN has dropped 22 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
Or to simply summarize: CNN is delivering its worst rated year ever in both total day and primetime across total viewers and the demo.
Also read: CNN, HLN Layoffs Day 2: 'Crossfire,' 'Unguarded' With Rachel Nichols, and 'Sanjay Gupta MD' Canceled
On Wednesday, staffs for "Sanjay Gupta MD" and Rachel Nichols' "Unguarded" were counted among the casualties. On Tuesday, Jane Velez-Mitchell was let go and CNN's entertainment reporting unit was disbanded.
The cuts, credited to Turner boss John Martin's "2020" plan and expected to total 1,475 total employees — or 10 percent of the staff — started last Wednesday. They are expected to continue through next week.
Turner CEO John Martin on Layoffs: 'That's Going to Yield Significant Savings'
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Turner Broadcasting Cutting Staff by 10 Percent
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Tape update: LTO-7 bit error rate improves, LTFS use rises
Linear Tape-Open (LTO) program leaders say latest LTO-7 bit error rate improvements are significant for reliability, see tape used with flash as "flape" system.
Carol Sliwa, Senior News Writer
The seventh generation Linear Tape-Open (LTO) specification offers more than a doubling of the maximum compressed capacity to 15 TB and an increase in the data transfer rate to 750 megabytes per second.
Newly released LTO-7 also improves the bit error rate to a significant degree, according to representatives from Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM and Quantum, the LTO program technology provider companies.
Shawn Brume, a business line executive for data protection and retention at IBM, and Laura Loredo, a worldwide product manager for HP's enterprise servers, storage and networking, recently spoke with TechTarget about the significance of the new LTO-7 specification and adoption trends with the Linear Tape File System (LTFS).
They claim the open-standard LTO Ultrium format commands about 85% of the tape market over proprietary formats from vendors such as IBM and Oracle.
Is there anything special about the LTO-7 update other than the boost in the capacity and data transfer rate?
Brume: The bit error rate has improved over previous generations, and that can actually be significant. To the common customer, it may not look like there's been a big difference, but the bit error rate drives reliability and availability of data. … Cloud providers say they have nine nines of availability. ... By moving to the higher bit error rate on tape, we actually move tape into the availability rate of 12 nines on a single copy of data when you calculate out availability based on bit error rate.
So, it is a significant jump in the long-term reliability of data to be written correctly and be able to be read back correctly. And since tape is the lowest cost target for data -- that often means data is going to stay there forever -- having that availability and that reliability is very important.
To what degree did the error correction code improve in LTO-7 compared to LTO-6?
Newly released LTO-7 improves the bit error rate to a significant degree, according to representatives from Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Quantum.
Brume: The correction codes change every version. The bit error rate in LTO-6 was [10Ex17] and now in LTO-7, it's [10Ex19]. It would be 1 with 17 zeroes after it versus 1 with 19 zeroes after it, as far as the number of disks written without error. So the method and the capabilities of the error corrections during write and read operations has been significantly improved enough based on coding and the manner in which the algorithms are run to make that statistical claim of availability, or should we say, reliability of data.
They're both large numbers. Is the difference significant?
Brume: They both are significantly large numbers, but the difference means the difference between writing one petabyte (PB) of data without an error and writing 100 PBs of data without an error. And if you compare that to disk, you're looking at hundreds of terabytes (TBs) vs. hundreds of PBs.
For what types of customers will the bit error rate improvements be meaningful?
Brume: High-end customers have always written into the 10s and 100s of PBs of data: financial industry, oil and gas, those collecting geospatial data. They've always written petabytes. But what we're seeing is new use cases where they're writing not only PBs but exabytes and zettabytes of data, which includes cloud.
When you look at cloud providers that are offering storage, those CSPs [cloud service providers] need a reliable medium. … Google Nearline and Amazon Glacier say this is a place to put your data. It will survive forever. Well, those CSPs need the lowest cost storage in order to turn margins. What better way than to put it on tape and know that your reliability is three orders of magnitude better than what you can do with disk.
Other use cases that we're seeing growing: media and entertainment [M&E]. There are rumors that both Star Wars 7 and the next Avatar are going to take over a PB of data to do all the transforms and everything in order to release those to market. That's a lot of data in the M&E industry.
How is in-house tape faring vs. cloud archiving?
Brume: Cloud archiving's new. It's making its inroads. They still don't have nearly as much data within cloud as there are on-premise installations, or what we might call on-premise clouds, for some of these other vendors. But some of the majors within the industry have already talked that in their storage infrastructures, they are using tape. … The fact is, tape is more alive even in the latest use cases -- cloud -- than it's ever been before.
What kind of traction are you seeing for LTFS?
Brume: We know that it took off extremely well on its introduction into the media and entertainment industry. That was mainly because with media and entertainment, they're very much early adopters. But what's happened since then is those infrastructures have grown. The need for open, non-proprietary standards of the data on tape is really pushing customers to say, "Hey, I need a format that's easy to use. How can tape help me?" And LTFS has been the great savior there in that customers look at it and go, "OK. So what you're telling me is I can view my data like it is a file system interface. I can drag and drop. I can do adds and deletes and everything I need to do, and when I tuck that data away, I don't have to keep the application that wrote the data." That right there is a huge savings because they don't have to keep this huge database.
Loredo: It has grown very big in media and entertainment, but it's going to all the different verticals where they have a need for long-term retention of data, and they have big amounts of data. So anything that requires video, like video surveillance, medical images, media and entertainment, they're creating huge amounts of data that they need to retain for very long periods of time. It's ideal for these verticals.
Brume: Does it mean it's their global standard? No, but I think a great reference on how well it's expanded is in late 2013, early 2014; Discovery Channel made the mandate that if you were going to send them video, you must send it on an LTO tape formatted in LTFS. That's a pretty big statement considering that they're one of the largest ingest houses for raw data.
Have you seen any change in the last year or so in the way that people use tape? Are they using tape as a tier with flash- and disk-based storage arrays?
Brume: It certainly is used with the flash and disk systems, and there's a lot of information out there where you can see people are recognizing the value even of a flape solution -- flash and tape -- because tape is going to give them that lowest cost storage for that 80% of data that rarely, if ever, gets touched that they have to keep.
What we're actually seeing is a lot of people are coming back and saying, 'I have to store that data, and I have to store it forever, and as I move my infrastructure, because now we're starting to see an economy turnaround, I need to figure out how to implement tape better in LTFS.'
What are your predictions going forward for tape?
Brume: You're going to see tape really stabilizing. You're going to see the industry of cold storage growing, more cloud providers recognizing the need, more social media recognizing the need for tape infrastructures. I mean, 300 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute? That data's got to go somewhere, and ultimately, if they're going to keep it, most of it's not going to be accessed.
Are you going to see giant revenue growth? No, it's not about giant revenue growth. If you look at the capacities of the tape and the ability to deliver that, what you'll see is a flattening of revenue, but you're going to continue to see the exabytes of data shipped every year continue to grow significantly. So, you'll see probably less customers at the extreme low end using tape and at the extreme high end [they will be] adopting even more tape.
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Motion Types Legal Issues
What is Aiding and Abetting Discrimination and Harassment?
Aiding and abetting is a form of derivative liability. Richard B. LeVine, Inc. v. Higashi (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 566.
A defendant is liable for aiding and abetting if the person:
knows the other's conduct constitutes a breach of duty and gives substantial assistance or encouragement to the other to so act, or
gives substantial assistance to the other in accomplishing a tortious result and the person's own conduct, separately considered, constitutes a breach of duty to the third person
Casey v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Assoc. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1138, 1144; see also Gov't Code, § 12940(i).
Aiding and abetting cannot be imposed on a party who is the alleged discriminator, retaliator, etc. Navarrete v. Mayer (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 1276 (aider and abettor liability imposes liability on a person who did not personally cause the harm to plaintiff).
Mere knowledge and the failure to prevent it do not constitute aiding and abetting. Austin B. v. Escondido Union School District (2007) 149 Cal.App.4th 860, 879. Failing to act is insufficient for aiding and abetting under FEHA:
"A failure to act is a far cry from providing substantial assistance and conflates an 'aiding and abetting' claim with a claim brought under Cal. Gov.Code § 12940(k), which makes it unlawful for an employer to fail to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent discrimination and harassment from occurring." Ortiz v. Georgia Pacific (E.D. Cal. 2013) 973 F.Supp.2d 1162, 1184.
It requires the defendant "to reach a conscious decision to participate in tortious activity for the purpose of assisting another in performing a wrongful act." Berg & Berg Enterprises, LLC v. Sherwood Partners, Inc. (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 802, 823 n.10.
It applies to joint tortfeasors. Berg & Berg Enterprises, LLC v. Sherwood Partners, Inc. (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 802, 823 n.10.
Note, individuals who are not themselves employers cannot be sued under FEHA for alleged discriminatory acts, nor for claims of wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Reno v. Baird (1998) 18 Cal.4th 640, 663-664.
And "liability cannot be imposed upon the State under the aiding and abetting provisions of FEHA..." Vernon v. State (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 114, 132.
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The Court sustains the demurrer with 30 days leave to amend. The Court denies Plaintiff's motion to strike the demurrer. SUMMARY OF MATTER Plaintiff Maria Martinez alleges that she was employed as an assistant visiting professor, and employed by Defendant for over 20 years. She alleges that she has superior qualifications, which she lists in paragraph 11 and the sub-parts of the Complaint, but was...
..r interview. The complaint, filed on 10/31/18, asserts a single cause of action for violation of FEHA (gender, sexual orientation, age). Summary of Defendant's arguments: Defendant demurs to the complaint on the grounds that it fails to state facts sufficient and is uncertain. Defendant argues that claims against a government entity must be pled with specificity. For gender discrimination, it alle...
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The court rules as follows on the three motions set out below: Facts/Overview: The operative pleading (original complaint) was filed on 3/25/19 by self-represented plaintiff Chimesa Medina against the following defendants: (1) The Boeing Company, a corporation ["Boeing"]; (2) Boeing Engineering, Operations, and Test, a business entity, form unknown; (3) Boeing Engineering, Test and Technology, a b...
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# 4. Mendoza v. Quest Nutrition, LLC, et al. Case No.: TC028656 Matter on calendar for: Demurrer Tentative ruling: I. Background Plaintiff alleges that Defendants Quest Nutrition, LLC (Plaintiff's employer) and Michael Kenneth Osborn, Roland Jansen Penna, and Thomas Jr. Bilyeu (alleged managing members of Quest, and collectively "Individual Defendants") (1) discriminated against and harassed...
..lure to prevent unlawful discrimination in violation of FEHA; • Seventh Cause of Action: Retaliation in violation of FEHA; • Eighth Cause of Action: Failure to accommodate disability in violation of FEHA; • Ninth Cause of Action: Failure to engage in the interactive process in violation of FEHA; and • Tenth Cause of Action: Wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Plaintiff has filed...
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MELISSA MEDINA VS CASA ESCOBAR MALIBU BEACH LLC ET AL
BACKGROUND: Plaintiff commenced this action on October 3, 2018 against Casa Escobar Malibu Beach, LLC and Daniel Arias for (1) sexual harassment in violation of FEHA; (2) sexual assault and battery; (3) failure to prevent sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual battery in violation of FEHA; (4) discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of FEHA; (5) discrimination on the basis of gender in violation of FEHA; (6) retaliation for complaining of discrimination on the basis of disability in violation
Judge Michael P. Linfield
SARAH OCHOA VS SEIU LOCAL 99 ET AL
Plaintiff asserts causes of action for (1) FEHA disability discrimination, (2) FEHA failure to engage in the interactive process, (3) FEHA failure to accommodate, (4) wrongful termination in violation of public policy, (5) FEHA retaliation, (6) FEHA disability harassment, (7) FEHA failure to prevent harassment and discrimination, (8) intentional infliction of emotional distress, and (9) CFRA discrimination and retaliation. The case has been at issue since December 28, 2015, more than a year ago.
Judge John P. Doyle
JULIE ORTIZ VS. MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO ET AL
Ortiz's reliance and assumption that Mercy High School would comply with California anti-discrimination law is unreasonable as a matter of law. Mercy High School also engaged in anti-discrimination training and posted anti-discrimination signs that Ms. Ortiz relied upon. Mercy High School's argument this conduct is compelled does not require a determination that the doctrines of waiver and estoppel are inapplicable.
Judge HAROLD E. KAHN
San Francisco County, CA
CHOI VS ORIENT PRECISION AMERICA INC
It drops Samsung and the IIED claim, and alleges six counts against OPA and Ha: (1) FEHA gender discrimination; (2) FEHA age discrimination; (3) FEHA age and gender harassment; (4) FEHA retaliation; (5) FEHA failure to prevent discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; and (6) wrongful termination.* Defendants now demur to the FAC, attacking all six counts. ROA 27. Plaintiff filed opposition. ROA 53. Defendants filed reply. ROA 54. The court has reviewed the papers.
Judge Timothy Taylor
GONZALEZ VS. L.B.S., INC.
Because the FEHA and non-FEHA claims were intertwined such that the witnesses were largely the same for both sets of claims, all costs sought by Defendants are attributable to the FEHA claim and therefore are not recoverable.
Judge William D CLASTER
PEREYRA VS DESERT OPHTHALMOLOGY
The Harris case was a Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) action and not, as here, a retaliation claim under Labor Code section 1201.5. The Harris court specifically rejected those non-FEHA cases in which a mixed-motive decision barred recovery. (Harris, supra, at p. 236.) The Harris court refused to apply such decisions in an FEHA action. This action is based on the Labor Code and not the FEHA. Plaintiff cites to no case which applies Harris to a non-FEHA action.
Judge Irma P. Asberry
DELIA PERDUE ET AL VS MOBILE MODULAR DEVELOPMENT INC ET AL
Code section 12940, subdivision(a); (2) associational employment discrimination under Government Code section 12940, subdivision (a); (3) retaliation under Government Code section 12940, subdivision(h); (4) aiding and abetting employment discrimination under Government Code section 12940, subdivision(i); (5) wrongful termination in violation of public policy; (6) waiting time penalties under Labor Code sections 202, 203; (7) failure to pay earned wages in a timely manner under Labor Code sections 204, 206, 218.5
Judge Elaine Lu
GIERUT V. APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
The first cause of action contained four separate FEHA claims and the court only granted partial nonsuit on the cause of action for retaliation; it denied nonsuit on the theory of liability for failure to engage in the interactive process and reasonable accommodation. Moreover, issues of disparate treatment, reasonable accommodations, interactive process, and failure to prevent discrimination were considered by the jury.
Judge James L. CRANDALL
JESUS ANTONIO VS DECKY CO INC
Plaintiff asserts causes of action for (1) FEHA disability discrimination, (2) FEHA retaliation, (3) FEHA failure to prevent, (4) FEHA failure to accommodate, (5) FEHA failure to engage in the interactive process, (6) wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and (7) declaratory judgment. Defendant moves for summary judgment or adjudication.
Judge Michael M. Johnson
OMAR A LOPEZ VS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
FEHA Claims – Failure to Prevent Discrimination (Second Cause of Action) and Retaliation (Third Cause of Action) Government Code Section 12940(k) makes it unlawful "[f]or an employer, labor organization, employment agency, apprenticeship training program, or any training program leading to employment, to fail to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent discrimination and harassment from occurring."
Judge Samantha P. Jessner
RAM PYARE SINGH VS THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORN
Plaintiff asserts causes of action for (1) discrimination in violation of FEHA; (2) associational discrimination in violation of FEHA; (3) failure to take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination in violation of FEHA; and (4) wrongful termination in violation of FEHA. DISCUSSION "Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action or proceeding." (CCP § 1032(b).)
Judge Daniel S. Murphy
SANDRA MENDEZ VS STRATASYS DIRECT INC ET AL
These non-FEHA cases provide only a moderate amount of persuasive authority that the policy in favor of encouraging settlements always outweighs the policy in favor of encouraging litigation to vindicate private rights. As noted by Mendez, though in a conclusory manner, the rights protected by FEHA against discrimination and harassment in the workplace are arguably more fundamental, if not entirely different, from the rights discussed in Goebel, Murillo, and Carver.
Judge Teresa A. Beaudet
MARY ORLEANS V CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED
Orelans' 1st cause if action (for disability discrimination under the FEHA) and to her 2d cause of action (for harassment in violation of the FEHA) are sustained, with leave to amend. To claim unlawful discrimination under the FEHA, pursuant to Govt. Code §12940 et seq., it is not enough that a plaintiff suffered from a 'mental disability.' To constitute a FEHA violation, Plaintiff Ms.
Judge Barbara A. Lane
Ventura County, CA
ROBERT BROWN VS ACCO ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC., ET AL.
("ACCO") and John Peterson ("Peterson") (collectively "Defendants") demur to the 1st (age discrimination [FEHA]), 2nd (harassment [FEHA]), 3rd (failure to prevent discrimination, harassment, and retaliation [FEHA]), 6th (violation of Labor Code §98.6 [retaliation]), and 8th (wrongful termination in violation of public policy) causes of action in the first amended complaint ("FAC") of Plaintiff Robert Brown ("Plaintiff").
Judge Monica Bachner
SUNNY BATH VS COUNTY OF L A DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
Plaintiff filed the operative Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") in this action on February 2, 2017, alleging five causes of action for (1) workplace color discrimination; (2) national origin discrimination; (3) hostile work environment; (4) retaliation for engaging in a protected activity; and (5) failure to prevent harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation. Plaintiff filed a second employment action (BC 648696) on January 30, 2017, alleging ten causes of action under the FEHA.
MARIET OHANIAN VS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL
Madariaga is therefore entitled to costs as the prevailing party in the non-FEHA causes of action. In Cummings, the plaintiff alleged only causes of action for discrimination under FEHA. (supra, 11 Cal.App.4th at p. 1385–1386.) Similarly, the plaintiff in Williams alleged only disability discrimination. (supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 100.) The court DENIES Ohanian's Motion to Set Aside the Judgment and Strike Costs. II. ATTORNEYS' FEES PURSUANT TO Code Civ.
Judge Gregory Keosian
LAWRENCE VS. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in Violation of the FEHA Because this is a derivative claim and some of the claims on which it is based are going to trial, the Motion for adjudication of this claim is denied. 6. Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations in Violation of FEHA and Failure to Engage in the Interactive Process in Violation of THE FEHA Plaintiff signed off and agreed to all three written accommodation agreements.
SAMUEL GARCIA VS COA INC ET AL
Plaintiff's causes of action are labeled as follows: (1) veteran status/disability/perceived disability harassment in violation of FEHA; (2) veteran status harassment in violation of FEHA; (3) disability/perceived disability harassment in violation of FEHA; (4) veteran status/disability/perceived disability discrimination in violation of FEHA; (5) veteran status discrimination in violation of FEHA; and (6) disability/perceived disability discrimination in violation of FEHA.
LUTTRINGER VS NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
Plaintiff is correct that Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) 590 U.S. ___ (Bostock).) However, the causes of action here do not allege violations of Title VII; they allege violations of the FEHA. Bostock is inapplicable to the causes of action alleged in the First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff's claims fail under FEHA as a matter of law.
Judge Jackson Lucky
LENARD VS ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
Code §12940, 12946, 12948, see 12926 (employment discrimination and harassment); Cal. Const. Art. I, §8 (employment discrimination)." (See ¶64 of FAC.) Consequently, the Complaint reveals that Plaintiff's claim under Labor Code section 1102.5 alleged retaliation, based on Plaintiff having complained of related FEHA violations.
Judge John C. GASTELUM
VEGA VS. REED
Marralle (1994) 8 C4th 121, 135-13 (small employers exempt from FEHA bar against age discrimination are not subject to public policy against age discrimination derived from FEHA.] However, Article I, § 8 of the California Constitution provides an alternative source of public policy for these wrongful termination claims even if Defendant were exempt from the FEHA. See Badih v.
ARANA VS. CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
Code § 1102.5 or describe that Plaintiff complained to the City Analyst of FEHA violations. Further, the DFEH's investigation powers do not include Lab. Code § 1102.5 violations, but are directed at discrimination and civil rights violations under specific statutes not including Lab. Code § 1102.5. Gov't Code § 12930(f), (g), and (h).
MARTHA ORTIZ VS THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY ET AL
Although Defendants prevailed on summary judgment on Plaintiff's discrimination claim on the ground that they could not be held liable as her employer, that determination required discussion of the nuances of FEHA applicability to independent contractors and the distinctions between harassment and discrimination claims in that context. (Ruling, 5/7/19, at pp. 3-9.)
Judge Randolph M. Hammock
NASARITA RANGEL VS MEMORIALCARE MEDICAL GROUP
On April 16, 2018, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint ("FAC") alleging causes of action for (1) FEHA disability discrimination, (2) FEHA failure to engage in the interactive process, (3) FEHA failure to provide reasonable accommodation, (4) FEHA retaliation, (5) FEHA failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation, and (6) wrongful termination in violation of public policy.
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A student resource officer visited an Arundel Middle student to hold a dance party while students stay at home during the statewide school closure.
Turning on "Good Morning Baltimore" from the musical "Hairspray" on her loudspeaker, a school resource officer is seen walking out of her patrol car to start dancing in a video posted on Facebook.
Earlier in the day, Cpl. Ashley Carpenter received a message from an Arundel Middle parent to see if she could talk to Andrew Ladd, a 13-year-old student from Crofton.
"I told her I would but I responded — I'd love to do something even better if she didn't mind. I asked her if I could come to her house and have a little dance party with him," Carpenter said.
Doing something special for Andrew is not new for Carpenter. When she was assigned to Arundel Middle School in October, she said he was fascinated with her uniform the day she introduced herself to his class.
From there, Carpenter said he'd meet her every morning and if he didn't see her he'd get worried.
In December, she took him shopping as part of the Anne Arundel police initiative Shop with a Cop. And at the school's Valentine's Day Dance, Carpenter said they "boogied down" too.
Andrew's mother, Amy Ladd, filmed the March interaction. In the video, Andrew shows off some of the dance moves he learned from the musical as Carpenter dances at a safe distance away. The patrol car has the lights on and Ladd said others in the neighborhood came out to see what was going on.
"My husband and I had tears in our eyes," Ladd said. Her neighbors commented that "Andrew's police officer is coming today," she said with a laugh.
She said Andrew has a unique relationship with his SRO and while the family is staying home, as mandated by Gov. Larry Hogan to prevent the spread of coronavirus, he missed her. Before Carpenter drove up, Ladd reminded her son to stay back — knowing that it would be quite a challenge for him.
"I knew he would want to immediately give her a hug," Ladd said.
"It is not in Andrew's DNA. That is who he is, it has been very difficult to keep him distant especially for the ones he loves so much," she said.
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Andrew was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Williams Syndrome and Ladd explained part of the diagnosis comes with a very happy personality, filled with a lot of love to give.
Despite not being able to interact like they would normally do on any given school day, the smiles were bright and clear on both Andrew and Carpenter's face. Dancing for Carpenter is a passion, she said, and music always "puts a smile on people's faces."
During the school closure, Carpenter said student resource officers have started to help patrol and respond to calls for service. While resource officers take up other tasks until school resumes, some have posted videos to remind students to remain safe.
Others even came up with a song and posted it on social media.
Carpenter's dance party now has over 20,000 views on Facebook. She said she called Andrew later on to check in and to let him know he's become famous. And for Ladd she said to see others respond positively has made her happy as well.
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"I was sharing it out there and didn't know it would touch so many but I'm so happy it did. How he makes people feel — he is one of a kind, he really is."
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