Asda Loses Key UK Ruling in $1.5 Billion Equal Pay Contest February 3, 2025 By Upmanyu Trivedi British supermarket chain Asda Group Ltd. lost a crucial ruling in its £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) equal pay dispute as...
US Agency Sues Two Automakers, Alleging Discrimination And Harassment January 22, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors and the United Auto Workers of age...
US Sues Airbnb After Host Rejected Rental to Mother With Children January 13, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. government sued Airbnb Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother...
Settlements Eclipse $40B in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge January 9, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40 billion in 2024, according to an extensive analysis of more than 1,400...
EEOC Advises Using Wearables With Employment Discrimination Laws in Mind January 8, 2025 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is warning employers that wearable technologies could run afoul of employment discrimination laws, since...
PayPal Accused of Racial Bias Against Asian Americans in Funding Program January 6, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting...
Rocket Sues HUD to Dismiss Home Appraisal Bias Allegations December 6, 2024 By Nicola M. White Rocket Mortgage is pushing back against U.S. accusations that it’s at fault for lowball appraisals by outside firms that allegedly...
HSBC Appeals Decision Reinstating Female Banker’s Discrimination Claim October 11, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley HSBC on Thursday appealed a tribunal’s decision to reinstate a female, senior investment banker’s lawsuit that alleges the bank victimized...
Globe Life Says It May Face EEOC Lawsuit Over Alleged Discrimination September 30, 2024 By Niket Nishant Globe Life may face a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over alleged discrimination against six of its...
BNP Manager Alleged to Have Cut Women’s Bonuses to Give to Men September 17, 2024 By Katharine Gemmell and Jonathan Browning A BNP Paribas SA manager faces allegations he ordered staff to cut female employees bonuses to boost the pay of...