Senate Confirms Anti-DEI Stalwart Lucas to Second Term at EEOC August 4, 2025 By Alexandra Olson The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country’s workplace civil rights agency, demonstrating firm Republican...
EEOC Sued Over Handling of Transgender Worker Discrimination Complaints August 1, 2025 By Claire Savage Legal groups sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on July 29, claiming it is unlawfully refusing to enforce federal...
Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces July 24, 2025 By Cathy Bussewitz The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum...
Prior Knowledge Ends Filmmaker Baldoni’s Coverage for Harassment Claims: Insurer July 22, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The insurer for the actor Justin Baldoni and other executives at his movie studio Wayfarer says its policies do not...
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...