Equality
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Sheetz hit with lawsuit for allegedly discriminating against minority job applicants
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against Sheetz and two subsidiary companies, alleging the Altoona-based chain discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to have failed a criminal background check.
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Central Pa. school district cancels gay actor’s speech over his activism and ‘lifestyle’
“30 Rock” actor Maulik Pancholy was scheduled to speak against bullying at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg. However, the district’s school board voted unanimously Monday night to cancel his talk after some members voiced concerns and others noted the district’s policy about not hosting overtly political events.
