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Microsoft Will Review Sexual Harassment Investigation Of Bill Gates, Others

Microsoft announced Thursday it would commission a review of its sexual harassment policies and examine how the company has handled reports of harassment, including its investigation of founder and former CEO Bill…

January 26, 2022

Photographer Appeals Court Ruling Forcing Her To Photograph Same-Sex Weddings

A New York photographer is appealing a federal court ruling that would force her to provide her services for same-sex weddings in violation of her religious beliefs, according an announcement by her…

January 13, 2022

Riot Games To Pay $100 Million In Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Riot Games has agreed to pay $100 million in a settlement with women who are current and former employees of the company in a California class-action lawsuit. The “League of Legends” giant…

December 28, 2021

Justice Department Obtains $4.5 Million Settlement from New Jersey Landlord to Resolve Claims of Sexual Harassment of Tenants

NEWARK – The Justice Department announced today that a landlord who has owned hundreds of rental units in and around Elizabeth, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $4.5 million in monetary damages…

June 22, 2023

New York Can Force Photographer To Take Pictures At Same-Sex Weddings, Court Rules

A federal district court ruled that the state of New York can force a photographer to take pictures depicting same-sex weddings. In the decision issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci,…

December 15, 2021

Justice Department Obtains Settlement from Kentucky Landlords to Resolve Claims of Sexual Harassment Against Female Tenants

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Chester Gordon Whitescarver and his wife, Betsy Whitescarver, who have owned and managed rental properties in and around Russellville, Kentucky, have agreed to pay…

December 14, 2021

Justice Department Resolves Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Town of Wolcott

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today it has reached an agreement with the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut, to settle a lawsuit alleging that the Town violated the Fair Housing Act when…

December 6, 2021

Worcester Landlord and Employee Agree to Resolve Sexual Harassment Allegations

BOSTON – A Worcester property landlord, Mohan Prashad, and employee, David Besaw, have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also…

November 24, 2021

Justice Department Obtains Consent Decree in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners of Minneapolis Area Rental Properties

MINNEAPOLIS – The Justice Department today announced that it has obtained a consent decree with Reese Pfeiffer and several other defendants to resolve allegations that Pfeiffer violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA)…

October 25, 2021

United States Settles with Private School to Resolve Allegations of Disability Discrimination

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The United States has reached a settlement with Sayre School (Sayre), a Lexington-based private school, resolving allegations of disability discrimination and taking steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities…

October 18, 2021

It’s now legal in New Jersey for AIDS patients to infect their sexual partners without notifying them first

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Buck is ordeing police departments in the state to immediately stop charging and prosecuting AIDS patients who knowingly have sex with non-AIDS infected partners…

October 12, 2021

Murphy signs bill to combat age discrimination in New Jersey

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed A681 into law, which expands the scope of the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by providing protections against age discrimination by employers. “Discrimination of any kind has no place…

October 7, 2021

Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination by Developer and Owners of Eight Senior Living Complexes in Five States

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Justice Department announced today that the developer and owners of eight senior living complexes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee have agreed to pay $450,000 to…

September 18, 2021

Baldwin County Man Sentenced to 108 Months for Possession of Ammunition During Sexual Assault

MOBILE, AL – A Robertsdale, Alabama man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to court documents and evidence introduced at sentencing,…

August 21, 2021

Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Property Manager and Owners of California Apartment Buildings

Note: View the Spanish translation of this press release here. LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno…

August 7, 2021

More victims come forward after Elizabeth landlord charged for sex for rent scheme

ELIZABETH, NJ – An Elizabeth landlord charged earlier this month for a sex for rent scheme is now facing more charges. The owner of hundreds of rental units scattered across 18 residential…

July 7, 2021

Feds Settle Housing Discrimination Case Against Staten Island Real Estate Agency

BROOKLYN, NY – Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Pamela S. Karlan, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil…

April 1, 2021

Cumberland County settles $1.1 million sexual harassment suit

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ten. – Ten women have settled their sexual harassment lawsuit against Cumberland County and the Solid Waste Department, earning a $1.1 million settlement. The Justice Department announced today that it…

March 24, 2021

Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners Of Minneapolis Area Rental Properties

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the filing of a lawsuit against property managers/owners REESE PFEIFFER, JEANNE PFEIFFER, MICHAEL FRUEN, and JEREMY MARTINEAU and business entities FRUEN & PFEIFFER, LLP…

September 16, 2020

Today is Reckoning Day as New Jersey Defies Trump’s Deadline to End DEI and Transgender Sports Policies in Schools

TRENTON, NJ – Today marks the deadline set by President Donald Trump for schools and universities across America to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and policies allowing transgender athletes to…

February 28, 2025

Trump Vows to End “Mutilation of Our Youth” on Day One

NEW YORK—In a recent address, former President Donald Trump outlined a series of measures he would take to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, criticizing what he described as “chemical, physical, and emotional…

November 7, 2024

New Jersey AG Returns to Federal Courts to Support Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, in partnership with California and Pennsylvania, announced the filing of two amicus briefs defending Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students. The briefs…

September 5, 2024

Senate Democrats Want Your Daughters to Fight America’s Future Wars

Washington, D.C. – After facing pushback in Congress, Democrats in the U.S. Senate are pushing to force America’s daughters into future wars by expanding selective service draft registration to include women. As…

June 16, 2024

U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school’s girls’ track and cross-country teams, blocking enforcement…

April 16, 2024

A New York roller derby team’s newest opponent: an order restricting trans athletes

By Jonathan Allen SEAFORD, New York (Reuters) – For years, New York’s Long Island Roller Rebels have welcomed transgender women to strap on skates and body padding and join their women’s roller…

March 22, 2024

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