House Passes Bill Aimed at Closing Gender Wage Gap
The vote marks the second time in recent years the House has passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, but it faces another uphill battle in the Senate even with Democrats in control.
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In a condemnation case relating to a family’s property along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, a federal court in the state granted the federal government’s motion for immediate possession. The family argued the taking discriminates against them because of their opposition to the border wall.
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A federal court in California preliminarily certified a class of former HP employees who accuse the company of “targeting older employees and replacing them with younger employees.”
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Democrats Renew Push for Equal Pay Legislation
House lawmakers on Tuesday debated the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill Democrats say will close longstanding loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
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Lending Startup Can’t Dodge Suit Over Denying Loans to Immigrants
A federal judge denied a financial technology startup’s motions to compel arbitration and dismiss a class action brought by immigrants who were denied loans and other credit services.
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Judge Approves US Women’s Soccer Settlement on Working Conditions
The ruling clears the way for the Women’s World Cup holders to appeal a judge’s dismissal last year of their claims that they’re unfairly paid less than men’s national team players.
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Study: Facebook Delivers Biased Job Ads, Skewed by Gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study.
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Websites Not Bound by ADA Accessibility Rules, 11th Circuit Finds
The ruling vacates a federal judge’s decision that the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain’s website violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by being inaccessible to visually impaired people who use screen-reader software.
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In Columbus’ Name, Amen
Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney faces a federal complaint from some four dozen proud Italian-Americans over his redesignation of the holiday held on the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Rejection of Religious Discrimination Case Irks Gorsuch, Alito
Over a dissent from two justices Monday, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case of a utility worker who chose church over work on Good Friday and was promptly suspended.
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Religious Practices
A Walmart store in Wisconsin did not discriminate against a Seventh-day Adventist whose promotion was rescinded after he informed the store he couldn’t work between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday, the Seventh Circuit ruled, because accommodating his religious practices would require the store to bear “more than a slight burden.”
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Uber Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Discriminating Against Passenger With Guide Dog
She was verbally abused, threatened and stranded by drivers. Now Lisa Irving’s attorneys believe an arbitrator’s $1.1 million award is the largest ever for disability discrimination against a single blind complainant.
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An Illinois Suburb’s New Housing Program Could Offer Roadmap to Reparations
Evanston, Illinois, recently launched a reparations initiative for eligible Black residents. Some experts say it’s headed in the right direction, while others question whether it can be considered reparations at all.
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Cuban Umpire Who Alleged Major League Bias Loses Suit
A federal judge found nothing untoward Wednesday about the treatment of one of the most disliked umpires in the history of the Majors.
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Video Shows Asian American Woman Assaulted on NYC Street
An Asian American woman was attacked by a man who repeatedly kicked her in front of witnesses who seemingly stood by, according to surveillance footage released by the New York City Police Department.
Read more‘Captain Underpants’ Spin-Off Pulled for ‘Passive Racism’
A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.”
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Tenant Discrimination
The Second Circuit ruled that, while there is “no question” a landlord may be liable under the Fair Housing Act for intentionally discriminating against a tenant based on race, landlords cannot be held liable for tenant-on-tenant harassment.
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Are Suit Jackets Oppression? Lawmakers Fight Own Dress Codes
A sneaker-clad Latino state senator in Rhode Island is objecting to his chamber’s jacket and dress shirt edict as a form of white oppression. Female lawmakers in Montana complain proposed rules dealing with s kirt lengths and necklines are overly sexist.
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Hollywood Press
A federal court in California granted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s motion to dismiss an antitrust suit brought by a Norwegian entertainment journalist and another journalist who challenged their exclusion from the professional association and claimed the “preferential treatment” given to the group by Hollywood studios “requires open membership to all ‘qualified’ applicants.”
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Illinois City 1st in US to Offer Black Residents Reparations
Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.
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