UK Financial Services Firms Sharpen Staff Scrutiny as New Misconduct Regime Looms July 20, 2026 By Kirstin Ridley and Phoebe Seers Financial firms in Britain are sharpening their focus on employee conduct, with some weeding out staff suspected of misconduct such...
Google Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit for $50 Million May 13, 2026 By Barbara Ortutay Google has settled with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed...
Trump Administration Targets Dismantling of Already-Weakened DEI May 4, 2026 By Jeff Green After a remarkably successful effort to extinguish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at US employers, federal officials are stepping up...
Personnel Staffing to Pay $155K in Sex Discrimination Charge April 15, 2026 Alabama-based Personnel Staffing Inc., a staffing service for more than 15 southeastern states U.S., will pay $155,000 to a class...
AI-Generated Job Ads Discriminated Against US Workers, Says Civil Rights Unit February 27, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported it has secured a settlement agreement with a Virginia information technology services firm that...
Jury Orders Massachusetts State Police to Pay $6.8M Over Discrimination Claims November 21, 2025 A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female...
NFL Cannot Force Black Coach’s Racial Claims Into Arbitration, Says Appeals Court August 15, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The National Football League cannot force Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ racial bias claims into an arbitration controlled by...
When a Disabled Employee Who Undermines Process of Accommodation Is Fired July 10, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A hospital lab employee who was fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost her claim that she...
Woody Allen’s Personal Chef Sues Over Firing December 16, 2024 Woody Allen’s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his...
Supreme Court to Decide If White, Straight Workers Face Higher Bar in Bias Lawsuits October 7, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether it should be more difficult for workers from “majority backgrounds,”...