Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or...
Tesla Faces Major Trial in California for Alleged Bias Against Black Workers September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A California agency’s lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing rampant race discrimination at its flagship assembly plant is set to go...
Starbucks Dress Code Didn’t Violate NYC Workers’ Labor Rights, US Court Rules September 3, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a federal labor board ruling that said Starbucks broke the law by barring...
EEOC Says Nike Complied With Subpoena, Drops Lawsuit August 14, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination has dropped a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena in an...
OpenAI Pays $3.2 Million in Probe Over Hiring Foreign Workers August 10, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner OpenAI and a subsidiary will pay $3.2 million to settle U.S. government claims that they favored foreign workers with temporary...
EEOC Moves to End Employer Reporting of Worker Race, Sex Data August 3, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination moved to scrap a requirement that employers annually submit data on...
Meta Employees’ Lawsuit Shows That if AI Fires You, Proving it Is the Hard Part July 23, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A novel lawsuit claiming that Meta Platforms relied on discriminatory AI tools to select employees for layoffs highlights the problems...
Uber, Lyft Win Court Block on NYC Law Requiring Notice Before Firing Drivers July 23, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge has ruled that New York City cannot prohibit Uber Technologies and Lyft rom deactivating drivers from their...
Judge Won’t Block Meta From Laying Off Workers Who Filed AI Discrimination Suit July 20, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge on July 17 rejected a bid by 26 employees of Meta Platforms to block the tech giant...
Meta Used AI to Target Workers With Medical Conditions for Layoffs, Lawsuit Claims July 14, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the tech company, accusing it of using AI-powered software...