18 States Sue Over EEOC’s Policy on Transgender Workers May 14, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing...
Maryland Hospitality Firm Settles Employee Pregnancy Discrimination, Firing Suit May 6, 2024 Savage River Lodge and Little Crossings will pay $150,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle federal charges that they discriminated...
What to Know About New Rights for Pregnant Workers April 23, 2024 By Alexandra Olson and Claire Savage Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers...
Job Cuts, Fleeing Investors: How Anti-DEI Lawsuits Take a Toll on Targets March 1, 2024 By Kelsey Butler Elizabeth Gore is fighting for survival. Just six months ago, the founder of financial technology startup Hello Alice was getting...
Voyant Beauty Agrees to $75K Settlement Over Disability Discrimination Suit February 28, 2024 Voyant Beauty, LLC will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....
Not Interviewing, Hiring Deaf Job Applicant Cost Distributor $1.6 Million February 12, 2024 A seven-person jury in Syracuse, New York, returned a $1.675 million verdict last week in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed...
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $105K February 9, 2024 A furniture retailer and lessor based in Louisiana has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 to settle a race...
NFL Diversity Policies Are Racist, Conservative Group Says February 7, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A conservative U.S. legal group has accused the National Football League (NFL) and its teams of engaging in discrimination through...
EEOC Says No Need to Pause Lawsuit Against Tesla for Race Bias January 4, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. anti-discrimination agency has asked a federal judge to reject Tesla Inc’s bid to pause a lawsuit alleging widespread...
Virginia Security Firm Settles Religious Discrimination Claim Over Employee’s Beard December 29, 2023 Triple Canopy, Inc. a Reston, Virginia-based company that provides protective services to federal agencies, will pay a former employee $110,759...