Suit Claiming Racial, Income Bias in Rental Algorithm Settled for $2.2 Million November 25, 2024 By Jesse Bedayn Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis,...
Obama Relatives Settle Racial Bias Suit With Private School in Milwaukee November 12, 2024 Former first lady Michelle Obama’s brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private...
Former UPS Driver Wins $238 Million Verdict in Suit Over Firing September 16, 2024 By Andrew Harris A Black UPS driver won a $237.6 million jury verdict in a case in which he alleged he’d been discriminated...
Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit September 13, 2024 By Nate Raymond An Atlanta-based venture capital fund on Wednesday agreed to stop operating a program that awarded grants to small businesses run...
Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Lawsuit Alleging Hair Discrimination at Houston High School August 8, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black...
Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks July 23, 2024 By Nate Raymond Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to...
Kansas School District Was Discriminatory in Discipline: DOJ July 5, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them,...
Four Tops Singer Sues Detroit-Area Hospital for Racial Discrimination June 13, 2024 WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a...
Ex-Employee Accuses Private Equity Firm of Retaliatory Firing Over Complaint May 30, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A former executive assistant at One Equity Partners sued the private equity firm on Wednesday, claiming she was subjected to...
Virginia Tech Firm Settles Allegations Over Whites-Only Job Listing May 30, 2024 A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking...