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NFL Investigated by Two US States over Sex Bias, Harassment Claims

State attorney generals in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of the National Football League (NFL) have been subjected to sex discrimination and harassment. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New …

More Employment Suits in Pipeline in Silicon Valley

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ decisive victory over Ellen Pao’s gender bias suit doesn’t mean Silicon Valley giants are off the hook. More lawsuits alleging gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation are already in the pipeline. Cases against Twitter Inc. …

Jury: Silicon Valley Venture Firm Not Guilty of Gender Bias

A jury soundly rejected Ellen Pao’s claims of gender discrimination by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, in a case that riveted Silicon Valley for weeks and exposed how women fare in the male-dominated world of venture capital. The verdict followed …

Missouri Trial Against Anheuser-Busch Over Gender Bias in Pay Begins

Jury selection began this week in the trial of a case brought by the former top ranking woman executive at Anheuser-Busch, who accuses the bear maker of wage discrimination for paying her less than half the base salary of her …

FBI Analyst Files Suit Alleging Gender Bias

An FBI analyst who failed a fitness test by one pushup claims in a federal lawsuit that the test is biased against men. Jay Bauer’s lawsuit says he met other requirements to become a special agent. But Bauer could perform …