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Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
Read full article: Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customersThe health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients.
Time's Up study: Many who report harassment face retaliation
Read full article: Time's Up study: Many who report harassment face retaliationThree years into the #MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds that almost three-quarters of people reporting such harassment suffer from retaliation if they complain. More than 7 out of 10 people who reported sexual harassment at the workplace said they faced some form of retaliation, up to and including being fired, said the report. It also found that workplace harassment severely impacted workers’ economic, physical and mental health, and that often, people were subjected to more than one form of workplace harassment — both sexual and racial, for example. — Most people reported harassment to their employer, 64%, rather than a government agency, court or law enforcement.
COVID-19 disproportionately affects women of color
Read full article: COVID-19 disproportionately affects women of colorAnd I was just coughing, coughing, coughing, couldnt talk.She described the pain on a scale of 10, Its most definitely a 10, said Fields. Two thirds of Michigans women of color have been affected by COVID, said Jenalyn Sotto with National Womens Law Center. The center, along with Mothering Justice in Detroit, just released a survey, confirming what many already knew. The results show among women of color in Michigan, two thirds have been affected financially or personally by the virus. Its been really hard, said Eboni Taylor with Mothering Justice.