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Consumer Watchdog Seeks to Vacate Discrimination Case it Already Won

The top U.S. consumer finance agency on Wednesday asked a court to undo an enforcement case which the watchdog had already won last year, accusing prior agency officials of abusing their power as they sought to enforce diversity, equity and …

Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims it Favored White and Asian Employees

Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers. The accord with Google, a unit …

Vermont School District Settles With US Over Racial Harassment Allegations

A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a settlement agreement with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. The department’s Civil Rights Division and the Vermont …

Asian American Venture Capitalist Accuses PayPal of Racial Bias in Minority Program

PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to Black and Hispanic applicants, costing her millions of dollars. Thursday’s complaint by …

Suit Claiming Racial, Income Bias in Rental Algorithm Settled for $2.2 Million

Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …

Obama Relatives Settle Racial Bias Suit With Private School in Milwaukee

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private school in Milwaukee refused to reenroll their children after the couple raised concerns about racism and inappropriate conduct at the …

Former UPS Driver Wins $238 Million Verdict in Suit Over Firing

A Black UPS driver won a $237.6 million jury verdict in a case in which he alleged he’d been discriminated against and subject to a hostile work environment before being fired. The verdict, rendered Thursday in the US District Court …

Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit

An Atlanta-based venture capital fund on Wednesday agreed to stop operating a program that awarded grants to small businesses run by Black women to settle a lawsuit by an anti-affirmative action group that claimed it discriminated based on race. Fearless …

Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Lawsuit Alleging Hair Discrimination at Houston High School

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who alleged that school officials committed racial and gender discrimination when they punished him for refusing to …

Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks

Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery chain. A lawyer for Whole …