Judge Rules Against Consumer-Watchdog Anti-Discrimination Effort September 11, 2023 By Jody Godoy A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) does not have broad authority to tackle...
Appeals Court Nixes Its Own ‘Flawed’ Limit on Title VII Employee Discrimination Claims August 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has discarded its own long-time precedent and expanded the scope of discrimination claims that employees can...
Kansas College Reaches Settlement in Suit Alleging Discrimination Against Black Athletes August 30, 2023 HIGHLAND, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas community college that was accused of trying to reduce the number of Black student-athletes...
Yale Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Students With Mental Health Issues August 28, 2023 Yale University and a student group announced Friday that they’ve reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit that accused the...
US Sues SpaceX, Alleges Hiring Discrimination Against Asylum Seekers, Refugees August 25, 2023 By Kanishka Singh The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients...
Activist Behind Affirmative Action Cases Sues Major Law Firms August 22, 2023 By Nate Raymond A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race...
Umpire Hernandez Loses Again in Lawsuit Versus MLB August 16, 2023 By Ronald Blum Umpire Ángel Hernández lost again in his racial discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball when a federal appeals court refused...
Supreme Court to Consider Scope of Workplace Bias Law July 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether workers can bring discrimination lawsuits based on unwanted workplace transfers...
Oil-Field Lawsuit Offers Rare Insight Into Harassment Complaints June 28, 2023 By David Wethe A lawsuit set for trial in July against the world’s largest provider of drilling services will offer rare public testimony...
Lawsuit Claiming Racism at Tesla Draws Almost 240 Black Workers Saying ‘Me Too’ June 6, 2023 By Malathi Nayak A Black former assembly line staffer at Tesla Inc. is moving to add hundreds of other workers to his 2017...