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Fox Business - CVS 'gender transition' guide says employees must use preferred pronouns, can use bathroom reflecting identity - fox29.com - Usa
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CVS 'gender transition' guide says employees must use preferred pronouns, can use bathroom reflecting identity
BLOOMSBURG, UNITED STATES - 2022/08/18: A CVS logo is displayed at one of their stores near Bloomsburg. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) EXCLUSIVE: CVS Health's "gender transition guidelines" for employees requires workers to address people by their preferred pronouns and names and that they may use whichever restroom or locker room they wish regardless of whether the individual identifies as transgender.In the guidelines obtained exclusively by FOX Business, employees are told they may be entitled to a medical leave of absence "under the Family and Medical Leave Act, state law, and/or CVS Health policy." Transitioning employees are asked to tell their immediate leaders about their transition so the company "can provide support and to make your transition as smooth as possible.""You may also wish to have appropriate medical care to support your transition, including treatments such as hormone replacement therapy and/or gender confirmation surgery," the guide states. "During and after the transition has occurred, CVS Health encourages you to continue to partner with your Leader and your Advice & Counsel representative, and to immediately report any issues that you might have with your employment, your work environment, and/or your Leader, co-workers, clients, and customers," it continues.US SPENDING $5 BILLION TO INCREASE NEW COVID VACCINES' SPEED OF DEVELOPMENTIn a section titled, "Guidelines for Supporting a Colleague who is Transitioning," the guide encourages employees to be an ally by asking colleagues to let them know if they say or do anything that makes them uncomfortable.
Fox Business - Johnson & Johnson to end sale of talc-based baby powder globally in 2023 - fox29.com - Usa - state California - Canada - county Johnson
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Johnson & Johnson to end sale of talc-based baby powder globally in 2023
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 12: In this photo illustration a bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder is displayed on a table on November 12, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Johnson & Johnson announced plans to split its pharma Johnson & Johnson will no longer sell its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the company said on Thursday, more than two years after it stopped selling the product in the United States and Canada."As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, we have made the commercial decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio," it said in a statement to Fox Business.OVER 2K FLIGHTS DELAYED, OVER 600 CANCELED ON THURSDAYIn 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced that it would stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying demand had fallen due to "misleading" information regarding the product's safety.The company faces about 38,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen.INFLATION HITS 8.5% ANNUALLY IN JULY, MONTHLY RATE REMAINS UNCHANGEDJohnson & Johnson denies the allegations, saying decades of scientific testing and regulatory approvals have shown its talc to be safe and that the product "does not contain asbestos and does not cause cancer."CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSJohnson & Johnson spun off subsidiary LTL Management in October, assigned its talc claims to it and immediately placed it into bankruptcy, pausing the pending lawsuits.Reuters contributed to this report.
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