Diageo Settles Racism Dispute With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs January 17, 2024 By Dasha Afanasieva Diageo Plc has settled a lawsuit with Sean Combs after the music mogul sued the British drinks company, accusing it...
Some Companies Alter Diversity Policies After Conservatives’ Lawsuit Threat December 18, 2023 By Jody Godoy and Disha Raychaudhuri At least six major U.S. companies including JPMorgan Chase have modified policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation that...
Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee with Social Anxiety Disorder November 14, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her...
Walmart Sued by US Agency over Test that Screened Out Disabled Workers September 14, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that it had sued Walmart Inc. over allegations it...
Employee with Overactive Bladder Sues State Farm for Discrimination, Retaliation 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...
Twitter Beats Disabled Worker’s Lawsuit over Layoffs, for Now May 8, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in California has tossed out a lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc. of discriminating against workers with disabilities by...
NFL Investigated by Two US States over Sex Bias, Harassment Claims May 5, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner State attorney generals in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of...
FedEx Loses Bid to Undo $366M Racial Bias Verdict, Files Appeal February 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected FedEx Corp’s request to throw out or reduce a jury’s $366 million damages award to a...
Facebook Job Ads Illegally Discriminate, Female Truckers Say December 2, 2022 By Josh Eidelson Meta Platforms Inc. “routinely discriminates” in steering job ads to specific age and gender groups on its Facebook platform, a...
Supreme Court Turns Away School’s Appeal of Sex-Assault Case November 22, 2022 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says...