Why Trump Is Ending Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws That Ban ‘Disparate Impact’ May 5, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that...
Asian American Venture Capitalist Accuses PayPal of Racial Bias in Minority Program January 7, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting...
Dallas Auto Dealer That Gave Employee Racist ‘Trophy’ Fined $22K January 12, 2024 AOD Ventures, Inc. doing business as Autos of Dallas, a local retailer of pre-owned vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,...
Supreme Court Buoys Religious Employees Who Seek Accommodations at Work June 29, 2023 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the ability of employees to obtain accommodations at work for their religious practices,...
Texas, Federal Government at Odds Over Flood Relief Discrimination Suit August 29, 2022 The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders of the difficulties...
Civil Rights Ruling Protecting Gay Employees Likely Headed to Supreme Court: View April 7, 2017 By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View Everyone agrees that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers are forbidden from discriminating on the...
Court Rules Gay Employees Not Protected Under Civil Rights Law March 16, 2017 By Kate Brumback In a setback for gay rights advocates hoping for an expansion of workplace discrimination protections, a federal appeals court in...
Lawsuit Alleges Yahoo Discriminated Against Men in Employment October 11, 2016 By Deborah M. Todd A Yahoo Inc. media executive fired from the internet company last year has filed a lawsuit claiming a job review...
Suit Charges Wal-Mart with Discrimination Against Gay Employees Over Health Benefits July 15, 2015 By Erik Larson Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was accused of discriminating against gay employees in a lawsuit that pits the biggest U.S. retailer against...