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Cisco Allowed Harassment of Pro-Palestinian Workers, US Agency Says

The finding by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said there was reason to believe that the tech giant subjected employees to a hostile environment. The EEOC determined that Cisco violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by failing to stop harassment and retaliation against employees, part of an internal group called "Bridge to Humanity," after they circulated a letter signed by over 1,700 workers opposing the company's sales to the Israeli military.

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