US Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Lawsuits Easier to Pursue June 6, 2025 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals...
Grocery Store Chain Settles Suit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination June 26, 2024 Regional grocery chain Weis Markets, Inc. has settled a sexual harassment and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment...
Critics of Workplace Diversity Efforts Eye Civil War-Era Law September 1, 2023 By Riddhi Setty Several suits filed on behalf of White workers following the US Supreme Court’s decision outlawing affirmative action in higher education...
Appeals Court Nixes Its Own ‘Flawed’ Limit on Title VII Employee Discrimination Claims August 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has discarded its own long-time precedent and expanded the scope of discrimination claims that employees can...
Vassar College Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Women in Pay, Promotions August 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Vassar College, founded in 1861 to provide equal education for women, has been hit with a class action suit by...
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...
EEOC Civil Rights Suit Accuses New York Pizzeria of Harassing Transgender Cook April 3, 2023 T C Wheelers, Inc., which operates T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, violated federal law when management...
Alleged Bias Against Women Costs Maryland Staffing Agency $2.6M in Default Judgment March 24, 2023 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex...
Oklahoma Piping Inspection Company to Pay $250K EEOC Fine December 27, 2022 American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide...
Harvard, Zurich Insurance At Odds Over $15M Coverage for Admissions Program Defense October 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Harvard University has already exhausted $25 million in insurance coverage defending its affirmative action admissions program and is in court...