Tag: Employment
Jewish employees of Columbia eligible for settlement money, federal agency says
Andrea Lucas, who heads the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency, told the Columbia Daily Spectator, a student paper, that Jewish employees at Columbia University are eligible to receive money from the commission’s...
UN hiring new employee for ‘Jerusalem, Palestine’
The United Nations posted a job opening on July 23 for an executive assistant in the U.N. Resident Coordinator Office, based in what the global body describes as “Jerusalem, Palestine.”
The listing, which expires on Aug....
Trump admin’s new work guidance encourages religious accommodations
Despite the Trump administration’s strong, public stance against federal employees working remotely, new federal guidelines encourage agencies to “adopt a generous approach to approving religious accommodations, prioritizing employee needs while maintaining operational efficiency.”
The guidance from the...
Auto manufacturer sued for antisemitic workplace discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a Title VII lawsuit in Detroit against an automobile manufacturer for allegedly discriminating against a Jewish employee and refusing him religious accommodations.
According to the commission’s lawsuit, FCA US LLC,...
Even before Oct. 7, Jewish groups struggled with security issues, burnout
Leading Edge released its report “The State of the Jewish Workplace 2023” based on data from 18,212 employees and 304 CEOs at 327 organizations. The information comes from a May 2023 survey.
The results of the survey—the...
Record employment for Israeli ultra-Orthodox men
The employment rate for ultra-Orthodox men in Israel has reached an all-time high of 55.8% amid a soaring cost of living and rising interest rates, according to a report by the Central Bureau of...
Bronx Defenders to pay $170,000 to harassed Jewish employee
A legal-aid agency in New York City with a history of anti-Israel bias reached a settlement with a former Jewish employee, who claims that she was harassed and treated so poorly that she had...
Canadian ambassador and Israeli filmmaker pose ongoing question: Why the glass ceiling?
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Tribe Tel Aviv hosted a panel discussion that included Canadian Ambassador to Israel Lisa Stradelbauer and Israeli-American film director Paula Kweskin, founder of The 49%,...
Unemployment rate in Jewish state hits 50-year low
The unemployment rate in Israel dropped to 2.9% in the first half of April from 3.7% in March.
According to a report in the Israeli business daily Globes, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports a 50-year-low...
Gantz: Time for Palestinian Authority to take ‘concrete action’ against terror
In a broad interview hosted by the Washington Institute (TWI), Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that Israel is taking an approach that it hopes would strengthen Palestinian society to avoid violence.
In an hourlong...