A former University of Hawaii football recruiter alleges she faced discrimination after disclosing a narcolepsy diagnosis, claiming male colleagues slept during work without consequence while she was scrutinized. Ella Devenny's lawsuit details claims of disability and gender discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
Ella Devenny, former director of recruiting for the University of Hawai'i's football program, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging discrimination based on her narcolepsy diagnosis and gender. She claims she faced increased scrutiny and was ultimately fired after disclosing her condition, while male colleagues sleeping on the job faced no comparable consequences.
Marlene Louise Johnson, a former Associated Press reporter whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination spurred affirmative action hiring plans, has died at 89. Johnson died May 9 in Inglewood, California.
Rep. Jung Jun-ho of the Democratic Party has proposed an amendment to the Basic Act on Gender Equality to provide legal and psychological counseling to workers who have experienced gender discrimination in the workplace. The bill aims to address the lack of specific support for victims, citing the persistent 'glass ceiling' phenomenon in South Korea.
The Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution bench hearing the Sabarimala temple gender discrimination case said it cannot rely on information from 'WhatsApp University,' responding to senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul who cited Shashi Tharoor's article on judicial restraint. Justice BV Nagarathna made the remark during arguments on the scope of religious freedom across faiths. The bench is revisiting a 2018 ruling that lifted the ban on women aged 10-50 from entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.
