By Piper Weiss, Shine Staff | Fashion It takes hundreds of employees, thousands of hours and millions of dollars to launch a mass market lingerie line. And one blogger to take it all down. I never thought they would pull the Geisha outfit off the market,” Nina Jacinto tells Shine. “I imagine there were a number of factors that went into that decision.” Two weeks ago, Jacinto, a 26-year-old Bay Area blogger and non-profit development manager, most likely became one of those factors. It all started here. “I saw a link to [Victoria's Secret's Go East] line on the blog,  [ Read More ]

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON: FindLaw.com Racial or ethnic discrimination in the workplace can rear its ugly head in a variety of forms, some of which can be overt or obvious. But racial discrimination can often be subtle and more difficult to detect, such as an employer’s failure to hire or promote an individual on account of their race. Whichever form it takes, however, racial discrimination in the workplace is strictly prohibited by a number of federal and state laws. Identifying Racial Discrimination One of the more difficult aspects of racial discrimination at work, is that it can often take place entirely  [ Read More ]

Racial Discrimination If you have concerns about race or national origin discrimination, feel free to Contact Us. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person’s race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white) individual, but there have been recent cases where whites have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, a minority received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of a white individual. Court rulings handed down  [ Read More ]