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Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Amy Wax's Lawsuit Flew Too Close To The Sun, Melts In Shimmering Ball Of Disaster - Above the Law

Amy Wax's lawsuit against the University of Pennsylvania was dismissed; federal discrimination claims failed for lack of race-based allegations and First Amendment defenses failed.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Bay Area company fired worker with premature baby, lawsuit alleges

A former employee of Golden State Cider has filed a lawsuit alleging the Healdsburg company retaliated against him for taking time off to care for his premature baby, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms). Emilio Arellano, a cellar supervisor who worked at the popular Bay Area cider company for nearly eight years, filed the suit in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday.
Law
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Social justice
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

School ordered to pay 85k to teacher after principal tells her to 'enjoy every moment at home with the baby'

A primary school was ordered to pay €85,000 to teacher Emily Williams for discrimination based on family status after comments about maternity leave.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

New Research Finds That ChatGPT Secretly Has a Deep Anti-Human Bias

Leading large language models exhibit significant bias favoring AI-generated content over human content, raising concerns about future discrimination against humans.
fromNBC News
1 month ago

NYC opens first-in-the-nation homeless shelter for transgender people

"Ace's Place will offer Transgender New Yorkers a safe place to heal and stabilize in trauma-informed settings with the support of staff who are deeply invested in their growth and wellbeing."
LGBT
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US Catholic school fires teacher after husband's obituary reveals his marriage to a man

A music teacher was fired from a Catholic school for being a widower in a same-sex marriage, highlighting ongoing discrimination.
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Feldman: Reverse discrimination' ruling's meaning is more than meets the eye

Supreme Court rules no higher burden of proof for white individuals and straight people in discrimination suits, enhancing legal stability.
Women in technology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Ignoring Neurodiversity Is a Major Business Risk

Employment tribunals for neurodiversity discrimination are rising dramatically as managers struggle to support neurodivergent employees.
Organizations face talent loss as neurodivergent workers fear discrimination, despite increased awareness of these issues.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

MAGA exec blames Richard Grenell, not homophobic tweets, for Kennedy Center firing

Floyd Brown alleges he was fired from the Kennedy Center for his anti-LGBTQ+ views under pressure to recant from management.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office

In 2024, CAIR reported unprecedented employment discrimination complaints, showing a concerning rise in Islamophobia in workplaces since Trump took office.
Left-wing politics
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