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...
Univ. of Iowa Football Race Bias Suit Nears Settlement With Tax Money March 7, 2023 By Eric Olson A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players...
Maryland AG Overrules Past Racially Discriminatory Opinions November 28, 2022 Maryland’s attorney general announced that he has overruled opinions that upheld or applied unconstitutional racially discriminatory laws. In an opinion...
FedEx Will Appeal $366 Million Jury Award in Worker’s Racial Bias Case November 3, 2022 FedEx Corp. said it will challenge what may be the largest-ever jury verdict won by a worker suing over racial...
FedEx Will Appeal $366 Million Jury Award in Worker’s Racial Bias Case November 2, 2022 FedEx Corp. said it will challenge what may be the largest-ever jury verdict won by a worker suing over racial...