Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension September 22, 2023 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for...
Appeals Court: Atlanta Weatherman Fired for Harassment, Not Because He Is White September 11, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports One of the longest-serving TV meteorologists in Atlanta was terminated from his high-profile job in 2019 because of repeated instances...
Kansas City Fire Department Faces US Department of Justice Investigation for Alleged Racial Discrimination August 28, 2023 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is under a U. S. Department of Justice investigation...
Conservative Attacks on Diversity Efforts in Corporate America Keep Coming August 24, 2023 By Kelsey Butler Before the US Supreme Court did away with affirmative action in college admissions, corporate America was bracing itself for attacks...
Lawsuit Says Gannett Discriminates Against White Workers to Meet Diversity Goals August 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Gannett Co Inc., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to...
Ex-Trump Administration Officials Target Corporate Diversity Efforts August 18, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Activision Blizzard Inc and Kellogg Co have joined a growing list of major U.S. companies to face claims from a...
Boston Man Hopes His Civil Rights Suit Bankrupts White Supremacist Group August 15, 2023 By Mark Pratt A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with...
Former Employee With Bladder Condition Sues State Farm Alleging Disability, Racial Bias July 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging...
Maine Lawmakers Agree to Expand Equal Pay Law to Address Racial Bias June 13, 2023 Maine lawmakers have signed off on a proposal to expand the state’s equal pay law to prevent discrimination on the...
EEOC Says Uber Should Face Claims That Driver Ratings Are Biased April 6, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that...