U.S. Cities Are Backing Off Banning Facial Recognition as Crime Rises May 12, 2022 By Paresh Dave Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias...
Hospital in California Sued for Racism in Black Mother’s Death May 6, 2022 By Brian Melley The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical hospital on Wednesday, saying...
Reducing Inequality, Hiking Minimum Wage Could Boost U.S. Economy: White House April 20, 2022 By Andrea Shalal Boosting enforcement of antidiscrimination and antitrust laws, raising the federal minimum wage and higher unionization rates could substantially boost U.S....
Flight Attendants Settle Discrimination Suit with Colorado-based Frontier April 18, 2022 Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against...
Judge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker Who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout April 14, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc. was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car...
North Carolina City Settles Female Firefighter’s Discrimination Lawsuit April 14, 2022 Officials in a North Carolina city have settled a federal discrimination lawsuit with a former female firefighter who said she...
Consumer Group Demands Probe After Reports of Alleged Bias at State Farm March 29, 2022 By Jim Sams A national consumer rights group on Thursday called on state insurance commissioners to investigate racial bias in claims handling after...
Google Accused in Lawsuit of Systemic Bias Against Black Employees March 21, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers...
CAS Releases Reports on Race and Insurance Pricing March 15, 2022 The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has started to release multiple reports on racial bias in insurance pricing. “The CAS is...
Tesla’s Many Dockets of Litigation Keep Lawyers and Judges Busy February 24, 2022 By Dana Hull Elon Musk generates a near-constant barrage of news headlines because of his tweets. It’s a lot to keep up with....