Federal Court Blocks CFPB Move to Scrap Racial Discrimination Settlement June 16, 2025 By Douglas Gillison A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday refused to allow the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to vacate a racial...
Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims it Favored White and Asian Employees March 19, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees...
Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Woman’s Bias Suit February 26, 2025 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court signaled it will revive a job-bias lawsuit by a straight woman and make it easier in...
Meta Must Face Lawsuit Claiming it Prefers Cheaper Foreign Workers February 26, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers...
Apple to Keep DEI Efforts, Though Some Adjustments Possible February 25, 2025 By Mark Gurman Apple Inc. investors rejected an outside shareholder proposal to end the iPhone maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, though Chief...
EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases February 24, 2025 By Claire Savage and Alexandra Olson Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss...
Intel Resolves Antisemitism Lawsuit, Case Is Dismissed February 21, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A Jewish former employee of Intel has resolved his lawsuit accusing the chipmaker of firing him after he complained about...
Supreme Court Tackles Straight Woman’s ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Case February 21, 2025 By Andrew Chung Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio’s youth corrections system, so when she...
EEOC Says It’s Going After ‘Anti-American Bias’ in the Workplace February 20, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers.” In...
Which Companies Are Pulling Back on Diversity Initiatives? February 14, 2025 A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much...