Racism and bias don’t exist in professional circles of American society, right? Try telling that to professionals of color who deal with racial bias every day. The bias is so prevalent that some professionals alter the most basic things about themselves to avoid...
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IKEA accused of age discrimination
IKEA is coming under attack for alleged age discrimination. In the past year, five lawsuits have been filed nationwide against the home furnishings retailer. In the latest lawsuit, a 48-year-old Connecticut man alleges IKEA has a "corporate culture of age bias" and...
Chili’s server denied promotions due to her gender nonconformity
When Meagan H.’s supervisors at a Phoenix Chili’s Grill & Bar invited her to apply for a manager training program, she was thrilled. She loved her job as a server and was good at it. Things began to go bad when Meagan appeared at a seminar regarding the company’s...
Majority of workers over 50 face unwanted termination, report says
Age discrimination may be far more common — and more damaging — than most people ever thought. The nonprofit news organization ProPublica and a think tank called the Urban Institute recently analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a detailed survey...
Judge says African-Americans can proceed with class action against Kaiser
Two former Kaiser hospital employees claim Kaiser has a policy of discriminating against workers on the basis of race, gender and age. The workers allege their own experiences of being harassed, being denied promotions and ultimately being wrongfully terminated are...
Supreme Court rules unanimously on age-discrimination case
Federal age-discrimination laws apply to governmental entities regardless of their size, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its first opinion of the court’s current term. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the court’s unanimous 8-0 decision, which was...
Justice Department argues transgender isn’t protected by law
Two years ago, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against transgender individuals. “Discrimination against employees, either because of their...
Lawsuit: Microtargeted job ads discriminate against older workers
“Their business relies on this microtargeting; the problem is microtargeting can be discrimination,” explains a spokesperson for the Communications Workers of America (CWA). “Civil rights don’t stop when you turn on your computer.” The CWA has filed a federal class...
Top Uber exec resigns over unresolved discrimination complaints
In another shakeup for Uber Technologies, Inc., the company’s chief people officer resigned following an investigation into whether she handled discrimination complaints properly. An anonymous group of whistleblowers has accused the executive of systematically...
Pregnancy discrimination widespread at America’s top companies
The New York Times recently published an expose about how common pregnancy discrimination continues to be in the U.S. After reviewing thousands of pages of public records and court documents and interviewing dozens of women, their lawyers, and public officials, the...