Category: WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION

Amanda Garrett, Akron Beacon Journal Published 5:24 p.m. ET Aug. 19, 2020 CLOSE The White House is defending President Donald Trump’s call for the boycott of Goodyear. (Aug. 19) AP DomesticAKRON, Ohio – Akron-area leaders and residents Wednesday lit up Twitter responding to President Donald Trump’s tweet urging people to stop buying Goodyear tires.Trump lashed…

Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Published 5:53 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2020 | Updated 6:32 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2020CLOSEReeling from charges of racism and gender discrimination, Pinterest on Monday named a Black executive to its board of directors.The appointment follows an employee walkout over a lawsuit brought by the former No. 2 executive at the company and…

Xerxes Wilson, Delaware News Journal Published 7:55 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2020 CLOSE State employee holds press conference after she’s told she can’t wear hijab at work. The News JournalWILMINGTON, Del. — Three Muslim women who used to work at a state detention center for juveniles have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Delaware officials…

Christopher Whaley and Dr. Anupam B. Jena, Opinion contributors Published 4:00 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2020 Our study suggests that women’s colleagues may affect their pay. More workplace diversity could help close the gender pay gap in medicine and beyond.In nearly every profession, women are paid less than men. In medicine, where detailed data on…

Charisse Jones, USA TODAY Published 6:05 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2020 | Updated 6:05 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2020CLOSE Employees at Google are accusing the tech giant’s leadership of creating an internal surveillance tool hoping to monitor attempts to organize. Buzz60Continuing a reckoning sparked by two Black employees who accused the company of racial bias,…

Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Published 9:27 a.m. ET Aug. 12, 2020 CLOSEThe former chief operating officer of Pinterest is suing the company, alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination. In a suit filed in California on Tuesday, Francoise Brougher says she was offered a “less favorable pay structure” than her male peers. She also claimed the head of the…

William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 8:31 a.m. ET Aug. 6, 2020 | Updated 9:58 a.m. ET Aug. 6, 2020CLOSE Chief Justice John Roberts has been a conservative vote in important past rulings, but recent decisions have some wondering if he’s now a swing vote. USA TODAYVice President Mike Pence blasted Supreme Court Chief Justice John…

CLOSE The Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ workers cannot be fired under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch wrote the decision. USA TODAYThis story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. For Chris Sanders, June 15 changed everything. That day, the U.S.…

CLOSE The movement to end systemic racism has never been stronger. How can you be part of the solution to end it? USA TODAYBlack scientists are embracing the hashtag movement that forced the nation to take a hard look at systemic racism.As #BlackLivesMatter remains a rallying cry across the country, Black researchers and physicians are using tags including…

Orrin G. Hatch, Opinion contributor Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 26, 2020 Drive-by lawsuits threaten the future of a civil rights law I fought for to help bring disabled people into the economy, not to destroy businesses.Automatic door buttons, wheelchair ramps, signs with braille and raised characters. Simple accommodations such as these have transformed the…