Y2K tests, upgrades cause their own chaos

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The year 2000 computer problem is causing havoc around the world as various government agencies and commercial enterprises test their computer systems for when the calendar turns to January 1, 2000. Due to the fact that many computer systems use two digits to represent the year, unless these systems are repaired, they will process date-related information involved in most computer operations incorrectly. The global push to ready computers for this date is estimated to have cost from $300 billion to $600 billion. The fixes involve working with millions of lines of software code, much of it in outdated programming languages such as Cobol, which only adds to the confusion.

Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Science & research, Management Informatn Computer Systems, Analysis, Testing, Year 2000 transition (Computers), Technology overview, MIS, Management information systems

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Grower Tanimura & Antle agrees to pay nearly $1.9 million in harassment case

Article Abstract:

A large lettuce grower in the U.S., Tanimura & Antle, admitted no wrongdoing yet will pay an EEOC-imposed fine of almost $2 million for sexual harassment of female workers in Arizona and California. The company says it will also revise its harassment policy and provide training for its supervisors to prevent such behavior in the future.

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Sexual harassment case is settled between lettuce grower and female employees

Legal issues & crime, Vegetables and melons, Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming, Lettuce, Cases, Abstract, Vegetable industry, Sexual harassment, Working women, Migrant labor, Tanimura and Antle Inc.

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