Silicon Valley Diversity
Congresswoman to tech firms: ‘You’re hiding something’
Most big Silicon Valley tech firms won’t release diversity job data. “They’re probably covering up their dismal record,” Rep. Barbara Lee said.
Workers’ Rights
In the ceaseless push for profits, corporate accountability and safety often take a back seat.
All Work. No Pay.
Chicken workers sue, saying they were modern-day slaves
Judges across the country had ordered defendants into rehab programs that double as work camps for for-profit companies.
Criminal Justice
Pot growers call for labor regulation after abuse disclosures
The director of the California Growers Association now is calling for a series of solutions after Reveal published an investigation into sexual abuse in the state’s pot country.
Criminal Justice
Against their will
Powered by the internet, the sex trade is reaching into all corners of the country. Reveal takes us into hidden places – real and virtual – where people are exploited for sex.
Criminal Justice
In secretive marijuana industry, whispers of abuse and trafficking
For decades, California’s Emerald Triangle has provided cover for the nation’s largest marijuana-growing industry. But its forests also hide secrets, among them young women with stories of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Worked Over
How a temp agency can get away with discrimination
The ILM Group got sued by the government for refusing to hire women. Then, it disappeared. Or did it?
Worked Over
‘I was greedy and stupid’: Workers’ comp attorney admits to bribes
Sean E. O’Keefe was a well-known attorney for injured workers in San Diego. But he didn’t get success the old-fashioned way – he paid cash for the bulk of the clients who walked through his door.
Worked Over
Meet the ‘poster child’ for fighting discrimination investigations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been investigating racial and gender discrimination at Maryland-based Aerotek’s temp agency branches since 2008.
Immigration
Kill bill: How Illinois’ temp industry lobbying quashed reform
A state bill would have provided proof that temp agencies were shutting out black workers in favor of Latinos they could more easily exploit. This is the story of why the bill was born – and how it was killed.
Techsploitation
Tesla relied on cheap foreign labor
Tesla used foreign laborers from Eastern Europe, some of whom earned as little as $5 an hour, to build a paint shop at the company’s Fremont, California, plant, according to The Mercury News.
