NFL’s Goodell would be biased arbiter in discrimination case, Black coaches say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A lawyer for three Black coaches accusing the National Football League of racist hiring on Monday told a federal judge their case should not…
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A lawyer for three Black coaches accusing the National Football League of racist hiring on Monday told a federal judge their case should not…
INDIANAPOLIS – Today the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Town of Clarksville, Indiana for violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit, filed in…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – The National Football League on Thursday said lawsuits by three Black coaches accusing the league of racist hiring practices should be dismissed because the…
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the…
BOSTON – United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins announced today that an agreement has been reached with the Massachusetts Trial Court to resolve allegations that its drug court violated the…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it reached a settlement with Bianchi Home Care Inc. (Bianchi), a home care provider based in Washington state. The settlement resolves the…
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit against Tesla on Wednesday alleging the electric car maker racially discriminates against employees. The complaint, which targeted Tesla’s…
By Daniel Wiessner – A California civil rights agency said it filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Tesla Inc of failing for years to address widespread racist conduct at its…
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with the current and former owners…
– A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Rachel…
From the desk of Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer Woolrich Township, NJ – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, representing South Jersey introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination against some workers who have not…
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that the owner and the former manager of…
ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia has entered into an agreement with Sentinel Real Estate Inc., Tina Brooks, and John’s Creek, LLC (“Respondents”), a…
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…
Harold Hutchison and Kendall Tietz on December 8, 2021 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Carson v. Makin, a case that carries national implications regarding religious freedom as…
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…
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal launched a lawsuit and investigation into the conduct of members of the Jackson Township Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board…
A poll from Pew Research Center intended to highlight racial discrimination among Hispanics found that party alignment was more significant than skin color when determining whether one would claim to…
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…
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…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, in partnership with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have entered…
ATLANTA, GA – Major League Baseball has criticized the state of Georgia for its new voter laws, but did you know the rules to get inside a Major League Baseball…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish man who served time in the Ocean County Jail on domestic charges is now claiming he was mistreated by jail staff who didn’t…
India’s Parliament has approved a controversial citizenship bill that grants citizenship to minorities facing persecution from three neighbouring countries – but excludes Muslims. A day after clearing the lower house,…