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Lloyds Bank Manager Awarded £450,000 After Winning Case Over Racist Slur He Made

The ex-Lloyds Banking Group Plc manager who won his unfair dismissal case over his use of a racist slur was awarded more than £450,000 ($572,560) from an employment tribunal that said he was unlikely to be able to work in …

US Agency Suing Tesla for Race Bias Says No Need to Pause Lawsuit

A U.S. anti-discrimination agency has asked a federal judge to reject Tesla Inc’s TSLA.O bid to pause a lawsuit alleging widespread racial bias at the electric carmaker’s flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a …

Some Companies Alter Diversity Policies After Conservatives’ Lawsuit Threat

At least six major U.S. companies including JPMorgan Chase have modified policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation that conservative groups threatened to sue over, a Reuters review of corporate statements has found. The companies are among 25 that …

Activision Blizzard to Pay $54 Million to Settle California State Workplace Claims

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California`s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is subject to court …

Teachers Have Been Outed for Moonlighting in Adult Content. Do They Have Legal Recourse?

At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content. The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing …

Tesla Sued by US Agency over Alleged Harassment of Black Factory Workers

A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc. on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said in the lawsuit filed …

AstraZeneca Refused to Pay Full Bonus to US Remote Worker, Lawsuit Claims

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP has been sued in the U.S. by a former senior director who claims the drugmaker refused to pay her nearly $130,000 in promised bonuses and stock options because she worked from home full-time. Elmarie Bodes, who was …

Employee with Overactive Bladder Sues State Farm for Discrimination, Retaliation

A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging she was discriminated and retaliated against because of her bladder disability. The employee, Elisa Brown, was diagnosed with overactive bladder …

US Labor Agency Sues Starbucks over Treatment of Seattle Workers

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday sued Starbucks over the coffee chain’s refusal to rehire 33 workers as it reorganized three downtown Seattle stores, including its flagship store in Pike Place Market. In a petition filed in Seattle federal …

Twitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest

Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting its return-to-office mandate. Software engineer Alexis Camacho claimed the company put them on administrative leave in retaliation for posting a message urging …