03/30/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – We interviewed one of our staff members based in Pakistan to get her personal experience dealing with the dynamics of her faith and gender in the fundamentalist Islamic country. This is our conversation: People in the west often have a view that Pakistan and other Islamic countries create suffocating cultures […]

The Department of Education (DOE) has proposed a rule change that would allow K-12 schools and universities to limit the participation of transgender athletes in sports while also forbidding schools from completely banning all trans athletes altogether. The proposal is intended to promote “fairness in competition” and strike a compromise between trans advocates and those […]

OAKLAND — With two decades of federal oversight likely to be extended next week, new data reveal that efforts by the Oakland Police Department to diversify its ranks are falling significantly short. A recent internal survey found that nearly half the women officers in the department said that they had personally experienced harassment or discrimination. […]

When the Mississippi Community College Board unanimously selected Kell Smith as executive director earlier this year, it discriminated against a more-educated Black applicant who had worked at the agency longer, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday.  In January, the 10-member board, composed entirely of white people, announced that Smith, a white […]

Two Miami police officers have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Miami, alleging they were retaliated and discriminated against for exposing corruption and wrongdoing they say were at the hands of the department’s top cop. The two officers started speaking up almost a year ago about these accusations that stem from their time […]

Former Arizona Cardinals executive Terry McDonough accused owner Michael Bidwill of gross misconduct, including cheating, discrimination and harassment, in an arbitration claim filed Tuesday with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. As reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN, McDonough states in the filing that he and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks “objected to and sought to avoid […]

Pakistan’s foreign office is now criticizing British Home Secretary Suella Braverman for “’discriminatory and xenophobic’ comments after she said that British Pakistani men ‘hold cultural values at odds with British values’….Braverman also alleged British Pakistani men worked in child abuse rings or networks that targeted ‘vulnerable white English girls.’” Braverman is absolutely correct, but one […]

Welcome to the first of our series on artificial intelligence and its impact on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) industry. This week we’ll focus on the recent advances in AI and how they have played into larger discussions about bias, race, and discrimination. Next week, we’ll look more specifically at how AI is disrupting […]

Colorado is leading the way on regulation around insurers’ use of data with its first rules requiring life carriers to ensure the use of third-party data in life insurance underwriting does not discriminate against protected groups. The proposed data discrimination rule issued in February would impose limits on life carriers’ use of external consumer data […]

One Massachusetts property manager is fighting what he considers a losing battle against the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) after one of his tenants made a discrimination complaint against him. Back in 2017, Marty Green butted heads with a tenant, Nicole Evangelista, over her boyfriend’s dog. Evangelista reported him to the MCAD. Years later, Green […]

The New York City Council is considering protecting New Yorkers from discrimination on the basis of height and weight. This year, New York City could become one of the largest city in the world to make it against the law to deny fat people the same rights that thinner people enjoy. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont and New York State are also […]

Source: UN Interim Security Force for Abyei Please refer to the attached file. Abyei, 05 April 2023 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) this morning commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in their Headquarters in central Abyei with a short walk to the main foyer in the […]

Proving age discrimination can be difficult because plaintiffs must ultimately establish that their age was a determinative factor in the defendant’s decision. In other words, if not for the plaintiff’s age, the [adverse employment action] would not have occurred. In failure-to-hire cases, the burden of proof is especially difficult since the plaintiff may be competing […]

Distribution Company Fired Employee Because She Turned 65, Federal Agency Charges NEW ORLEANS – J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her age after she refused to retire when she turned 65 years old, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

When Dr. Jon  was in medical school, he had trouble finding queer-friendly doctors. His schooling required him to move to new cities often, and it took him a while to find local doctors who he felt comfortable opening up to. A few times, he even left clinics feeling judged and stigmatized just for being gay. […]

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal jury on Monday awarded a former Tesla employee nearly $3.2 million in damages in a race discrimination case — far less than what a judge suggested and the plaintiff turned down. After deliberating for two hours late afternoon last Friday, jurors in the verdict trial broke for the weekend. […]

​A recent lawsuit against a Maryland-based company underscores how discrimination has run rampant in the construction industry. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in a lawsuit against staffing agency Green JobWorks LLC in Hanover, Md., for allegedly refusing to hire female workers for demolition and laborer […]

Before he was fired last year, Rodney Banks got to know Patriot Mobile pretty well. The 42-year-old Black man worked for the conservative Christian cellphone company/PAC from April 2019 to May 2022, and his memories from that time are full of egregious displays of racism and economic exploitation. The family-first, pro-life company has been facing […]

Cologuard Manufacturer Rejected Qualified Applicant It Viewed as Too Old, Federal Agency Charges DENVER – Exact Sciences Laboratories, LLC, manufacturer of the Cologuard colon cancer screening test, violated federal law by discriminating against a job applicant based on his age, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 03 (IPS) – Discriminatory family laws and policies that restrict women’s access to educational opportunities, employment, inheritance, property ownership and equal pay, are making women disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of the global economic downturn. Not only is it unjust to deny women equal economic rights, but it is also significantly […]

Minnesota Democrats are seeking to bake racial and religious discrimination into state law with bills that would promote the racist ideology of critical race theory, deny many religious colleges the ability to offer college credit to high school students, and require teacher hiring decisions to consider applicants’ race. HF 1269, authored by Democrat Reps. Kim […]

The Continental Divide Trail is growing in popularity and is hiked each year by a growing number of people from around the United States and around the world. As with its counterpart, the Pacific Crest Trail, the CDT has slowly become a more diverse and less exclusive space over the years as it’s become better […]

The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss announced in late March that he was stepping away from his franchise, thanking ABC for working with him for 21 years and stating that he believes his replacements will “keep this lightening [sic] in a bottle bold and moving forward.” Following Mike’s announcement, though, Variety discovered that Mike actually left […]

SAN FRANCISCO (CA) — After four days of testimony, an eight-member jury of four men and four women moved into deliberation to determine how much should be awarded to Owen Diaz, a Black man who sued Tesla for racial discrimination and harassment. Diaz, an elevator operator at the 5.5 million square foot factory, sued Tesla […]

Dr. Samer Ilayan, a former Corewell Health physician, is suing the healthcare group for alleged religious-based discrimination. The bombshell lawsuit was filed this week and it claims that one of Corewell Health’s clinics in Taylor violated the former employee’s civil rights among other serious allegations. Ilayan started his residency in 2019 and was eventually hired […]

(Pexels) Christian schools in Maine continue to fight official state discrimination against them, despite a court case resolution that was supposed to eliminate that problem. A Real Clear Policy report only last year explained the U.S. Supreme Court ruled then that a state law preventing state aid from flowing to religious schools under its tuition-payment […]

On March 17, 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstated a 2013 discriminatory effects rule regarding liability under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). In doing so, HUD rescinded a 2020 rule regarding proving liability under the Act. According to HUD, the Act “prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, […]

Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Update 3/31/23 at 11 p.m. ET: Fleiss spoke out in the wake of a Variety report that claimed his exit from the franchise came on the heels of an investigation into alleged racial discrimination and his on-set behavior. “Since its premiere 21 years ago, times have certainly changed, and I’d have to say […]

Last week we reported on how Christian Coons, associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), is facing disciplinary proceedings that may lead to his termination from the university (here). This development has its origins in Coons’s complaints about irregularities in a job search conducted by the Department of Philosophy during the 2015-16 academic […]

My name is Angie Harden. I’m from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  When I was 15, I got my first job. I was thrilled to have my first job. I was lucky enough to work at a recreational athletic facility in their childcare department. My boss was the nicest lady on the planet. We formed a bond over […]

PAJARO — Dozens of angry flood victims marched down Salinas Road on Thursday to demand respect and dignity for the storm-ravaged town’s about 3,000 inhabitants, raising alarms about alleged government discrimination — based on immigration status — against people seeking aid, and demanding that all those suffering be treated equally. Since torrents of water and […]

Racism ruins everything, doesn’t it? Well, it seems the fun for The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss ended due after an investigation into racial discrimination was conducted by Warner Bros. TV, who produces the mega-franchise alongside ABC. When it was announced a few days ago that Fleiss would be stepping away from the show he created […]

Despite no experience in the aviation industry, Phillip Washington was nominated by Joe Biden to lead the FAA.  He pulled his nomination last week after multiple accusations and connections of criminal activities under his watch at the LA Metro became known.   Reporter Cece Woods in Los Angeles is responsible for most of this reporting over […]

A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking 5.1 million pounds ($6.3 million) in compensation and told a London court she wants to retrain as a Baptist pastor. The lawsuit by Julia Sommer, 41, brought after a Swiss Re senior manager commented about […]

In an open letter shared with State House leadership today, Rhode Island LGBTQ+ advocates and supporters urged legislators to reject several proposals that will introduce harmful discrimination into state law, particularly directed at LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color. Three of those proposals, H5859, H5688, and H5739, will have hearings this afternoon in the House Committee on […]

Almost half a century before “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Pose,” Sir Lady Java was a pioneering transgender activist and entertainer who fought against a Los Angeles law that restricted drag performance. She also spoke truth to power by challenging the Los Angeles Police Department and the city. Also, as a Black gender non-conforming woman, she […]

Global Payments Company Denied Worker’s Pleas for Remote Work Due to High Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Federal Agency Charges ATLANTA – Total Systems Services, LLC, a global payments processing company based in Columbus, Georgia, violated federal law by denying repeated requests by an employee with a disability for remote work as a reasonable accommodation due […]

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Witnesses painted a picture Tuesday of Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory as a place where racist language and harassment flowed freely and higher-ups did little to nothing about it. Plaintiff Owen Diaz, a Black man who was then an elevator operator at the 5.5 million square foot factory, sued Tesla in 2017 […]

Teghpreet Singh, director of policy and advocacy at the Sikh Students Association, speaks to attendees at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting. (Anik Panja | Daily Trojan) The Undergraduate Student Government unanimously voted in support of two resolutions — one in support of adding caste as a protected category in USC’s Title IX code notice of non-discrimination, […]

A third-party investigation into allegations of antisemitism in a graduate psychology course found “no evidence” of discriminatory or retaliatory conduct, according to an email interim University President Mark Wrighton issued to the GW community Monday. Investigators for Crowell & Moring, the law firm that GW hired to conduct the investigation, found many of the allegations […]

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received 6,390 complaints related to disability discrimination over the 2022 fiscal year — the highest number of complaints in five years.  The OCR provides raw data regarding complaints, but does not provide detailed information about the nature of those complaints. However, in comments reported by The […]

The Pacific Crest Trail is hiked by thousands of people each year – from all over the United States and the globe. The trail has slowly become a more diverse and less exclusive space over the years as it’s become better documented and more well-known (on this note, be careful with your trail family). As […]

New York — Jefferson T. Koijee, the Secretary General of the Coalition for Democratic Change and Mayor of the city of Monrovia, has frowned upon staff of the National Election Commission (NEC) for denying individuals with certain names, something he says is a sign of discrimination. Speaking from the United States, Koijee made the statement […]

Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit The Michigan Catholic Conference’s efforts to water down new LGBTQ+ protections in the state were ultimately unsuccessful as new non-discrimination legislation was signed into law this month. The new law, passed by legislators and signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, expands Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, first passed in 1977, to […]

The Ten Commandments stand at the 21st annual Bible Reading Marathon in Stuart, Florida, on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (Photo by Joe Kovacs) By Kate Anderson Daily Caller News Foundation A Christian school in Maine filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Education (DOE) for allegedly intending to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling […]

Discrimination and harassment are issues that plague workplaces across all industries. Though there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, there are things employers can do to ensure their employees feel safe, respected and protected. In this blog post, we’ll unpack some of the ways discrimination and harassment impact the workplace, as well as how employers can prevent these […]

Hundreds of thousands of individuals who hold occupational or professional licenses to work in New Jersey can now be subject to disciplinary action by the state boards that license them if they discriminate against current or prospective clients, patients, students, colleagues, or employees. The Uniformed Rules on Discrimination in Licensed Professionals (N.J.A.C. 13:45C-4.1, 4.2, and […]

April Frederickson It’s no surprise that women are underrepresented in the construction industry. The latest statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that women make up about 10 percent of the workers in the industry. Employers in the construction industry have made significant progress toward creating safe and productive workplaces, but the […]

From yesterday’s decision by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Black Diamond Capital Mgmt. LLC: Now before the Court is the motion of plaintiff “John Doe” for an order granting leave to proceed under a pseudonym, or in the alternative, to seal his complaint. {[H]is brief does not discuss the standards for sealing […]

The federal government, under Joe Biden’s leadership, has set up a bureaucracy that it intends will discriminate against people of some races, but not others. Citing that apparent civil rights violation for those people in the groups facing discrimination, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has sued. “America must continue to advance toward a […]

Washington delays Russian diplomats’ visas and imposes travel restrictions on them, an official says The US is failing to fulfill its commitments as the nation that hosts the United Nations headquarters, a diplomat with the Russian mission to the New York City-based international body has said. America’s treatment of diplomats and even Russian nationals employed […]

The nonprofit group Legal Aid of Arkansas has been awarded $425,000 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of an initiative that supports organizations working to address housing discrimination. Legal Aid is considered a second-year grantee under the Private Enforcement Initiative, which “funds non-profit fair housing organizations to carry out testing […]

The Facts Gabriela Lopez worked for La Casa de las Madres (La Casa) at various times between 2002 and 2017, most recently as a shelter m­­anager at La Casa’s residential shelter for domestic violence victims. In April 2016, Lopez notified La Casa of her pregnancy and her expected due date. She was placed on modified […]

March 22, 2023 – Discrimination is emerging as another social determinant of health, with yet another study connecting the weathering hypothesis to healthcare outcomes. This latest report, published in the journal Cancer, outlined a link between discrimination and frailty among Black cancer survivors. Studies like this are important for quantifying how discrimination impacts patient health. The […]

Racist Katie Hobbs runs from black reporter RC Maxwell Twice-convicted racist Katie Hobbs signed her ninth Executive Order last week titled “Prohibiting Race-Based Hair Discrimination,” a clear virtue signal to distract from her past racism and not what Arizona needs. Today, I signed an Executive Order prohibiting race-based hair discrimination for state employees and contractors. […]

Seyfarth Synopsis: A California Court of Appeal ruled that both the Fair Employment and Housing ACT (FEHA) and California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave law (PDL) require a plaintiff to prove that the plaintiff had a condition related to pregnancy and, with a reasonable accommodation, the plaintiff could have performed the essential functions of the job. Lopez v. […]

Black farmers want obstacles that hinder their businesses removed. Black farmers from throughout the state were in Raleigh on Wednesday to tell legislators they are shut out or left behind when government agencies distribute agricultural loans.  Black farmers who spoke at a news conference said they needed access to capital and the lifting of administrative […]

According to a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, white people cannot claim discrimination with the Tribunal recently writing, “an allegation of racial discrimination or discrimination on the grounds of colour is not one that can be or has been successfully claimed by persons who are white and non-racialized,” The Financial Post reported.  The comments were made […]

Soon-to-be-former Everett School Superintendent Priya Tahiliani and Deputy Superintendent Kim Tsai today sued Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the School Committee for job discrimination, alleging that a school-committee vote earlier this month to not renew their contracts was the culmination of an effort by DeMaria and his cronies to oust the first two non-White school leaders […]

A Tucker Carlson producer has filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against Fox News. Abby Grossberg, a former producer for Maria Bartiromo who now heads Carlson’s booking, alleges that the network not only discriminated against her on the basis of her gender and religion — but that Fox’s legal team attempted to manipulate her into […]

Karen Wells stepped outside the meeting room, packed on a bright Saturday with children and parents, as an instructor spoke about chess moves and strategy. She has been bringing her two nieces to the Rainier Beach Community Center for about a year so they can participate in the Detective Cookie Chess Club. News broke over […]

California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector, where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the state […]

A gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Nike by a group of female employees will not be eligible as a class action suit, an Oregon judge ruled this week. The suit, initially filed in August 2018 by two former female Nike employees, alleged that the company “intentionally and willfully” discriminated against women with regard to pay […]

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The Orion reported in spring 2022 that Interim Chief of Police Christopher Nicodemus was mentioned in a civil lawsuit against the City of Oroville, disrupting the search for a permanent chief for which Nicodemus was the sole named candidate.  The report occurred the week the university scheduled public meetings for the search, which were canceled […]

ATLANTA — A federal agency has filed suit against Papa John’s Pizza in federal court, alleging the company discriminated against a legally blind man the company had hired at one of its Georgia restaurants. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Papa John’s with having hired Michael Barnes at a restaurant in Athens, then […]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced it has awarded $54 million to 182 fair housing organizations across 42 states under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The goal is to provide support to organizations that address Fair Housing Act violations and funding Private Enforcement Initiative grantees to continue fair […]

The Department has been laying the groundwork for this move since 2021 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Friday that it rescinded a 2020 Trump-era rule governing Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims and has restored a 2013 Obama-era “Discriminatory Effects” rule that takes aim at discriminatory practices from the housing market. In a rule […]

Would it shock you to learn that Fox News is still a raging dumpster fire of sexism even six years after Roger Ailes found out if he won his bet that there is no hell? Would you faint dead to find out that putting Suzanne Scott in charge of the place and installing a handful […]

It might seem logical to believe that there might be a certain safety in numbers when it comes to protecting minority groups from discrimination. Research from Harvard Business School suggests that might not actually be the case, and that the largest minority group may actually be most vulnerable. The study suggests that hate crimes against […]

ROCHESTER – The city is hiring an outside investigator to look into claims by a censured city council member that she faced discrimination from fellow city officials over an attention disorder. The Rochester City Council censured member Molly Dennis on March 6 for allegedly intimidating council and staff, using city staff time excessively, threatening and […]

When employees allege discrimination, they must prove an employer’s discriminatory motive and connect it to a particular adverse employment decision. An adverse action requires evidence of a significant change in employment status, benefits, or pay. Usually, the proof comes in the form of failure to hire, a firing, failure to promote, reassignment with significantly different responsibilities, […]

A panel of judges unanimously concluded a former female employee at Commerzbank would have likely been promoted if not for illegal sex discrimination. Shutterstock An ex-employee of Germany’s Commerzbank will get $370,000 after judges say sex discrimination likely cost her a promotion. Jagruti Rajput was deputy head of markets compliance in the bank’s London office […]

A Fox News producer’s discrimination lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. provides a wider glimpse into the network’s alleged cultural problems, dealings with prominent Republicans and finger-pointing following a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. Abby Grossberg, who has worked in TV news for two decades, sued Fox, Fox News, Tucker Carlson and several producers late Monday, […]

OTTAWA – The turmoil of the pandemic contributed to the rise of hate and discriminatory behaviour, reflecting historical surges in antisemitism, says the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. Ezra Shanken said antisemitism is often recast to fit with current events, and the pandemic was no different, but he expressed sympathy for other […]

Company Refused to Accommodate Employee with Autism and ADHD, Then Retaliated Against Him, Federal Agency Charges BOSTON – Otis Worldwide Corporation, doing business as Otis Elevator Company — a global company based in Farmington, Connecticut that constructs, repairs, modernizes, and maintains elevators, escalators, and related equipment — violated federal law by failing to provide a […]

At the heart of democratic theory is the idea that the people rule; that in the end, their wishes become codified in law and public policies. Put somewhat less flatteringly by H.L. Mencken, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” As such, […]

OTTAWA – The turmoil of the pandemic contributed to the rise of hate and discriminatory behaviour, reflecting historical surges in antisemitism, says the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. Ezra Shanken said antisemitism is often recast to fit with current events, and the pandemic was no different, but he expressed sympathy for other […]

Delores Bell rents an apartment in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, but she wants to move to the Germantown neighborhood to be close to her aging parents and to rent a bigger place so she can be a foster parent. Making the great-grandmother’s move more complicated is how she plans to pay for her […]

Workplace discrimination claims remain one of the most significant areas of legal exposure for employers, from hiring to firing and everything in between. An employer’s reliance on artificial intelligence (AI), especially in the hiring process, does not lessen this exposure. AI may even do the opposite and create exposure, particularly with respect to disparate impact […]

A discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Louisiana alleges that the St. James Parish Council steered polluting facilities into Black neighborhoods along the Mississippi River. As a result, Black residents there are forced to breathe in more pollution and face a higher risk of related health problems, according to the suit filed […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Experiencing discrimination in any form can be distressing in the moment, but researchers from Wake Forest University suggest that people who continually face bias throughout their lives are more likely to develop dementia. “We need a better understanding of how experiences of discrimination impact health and dementia risk as well as racial/ethnic […]

Housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender expression is illegal in the District of Columbia. This means that housing providers cannot refuse to rent to someone or treat them differently in their housing-related decisions because of their sexual orientation or gender expression.  But what might housing discrimination against LGBTQ home seekers look like? Discriminatory […]

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — Administrators at a charter school in Columbus County are demanding a first-grade boy get his hair cut before students return from spring break. Mia Chavis, the mother of 7-year-old Edward Chavis, told WRAL News her son’s long hair is part of their Lumbee Tribe and Native American heritage, and she refuses to […]

The core members of my friend group are turning 30 this summer. To celebrate, they wanted to do something big, loud, and expensive, which is fitting for their station in life—urbanite creative-industry types who are old enough to not be broke, but young enough to not yet have kids. So, after debating various bank-account-plundering European […]

Ward 7 D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray has filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, alleging that the D.C. Council discriminated against him because of his age and medical status. The charge stems from the removal of Gray from his role as chair of the Committee on Health in January. D.C. Council […]

A Washington State House committee advanced legislation on Tuesday that would protect job applicants in the state from being discriminated against for using marijuana. The bill, which already passed the full Senate last month, would forbid most employers from rejecting applicants simply for testing positive for cannabis on pre-employment drug tests. Workers could still be […]

Following massive earthquakes in southern Turkey last month, refugees in the quake zone – most of them Syrian – have been subjected to “multi-layered discrimination,” including hate speech, ill-treatment and physical violence, Turkish Minute reported, citing a report by the Association for Migration Research (GAR). A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit 11 Turkish provinces in the country’s […]

Michigan is the 22nd U.S. state to ban discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed the legislation into law Thursday. The action caps decades of effort to expand Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Michigan is now the 22nd state to ban LGBTQ+ discrimination. […]

Following a contentious breakup, Miyoko Schinner has countersued vegan dairy company Miyoko’s PBC, alleging that she was dismissed from the company she founded in retaliation for her claims of gender discrimination. In a filing with the Northern District for the State of California, Schinner also responded to her former employer’s claims that she absconded with […]

The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Kathryn Post was published on religionnews.com March 10, 2023.  For 11 years, dozens of education students at Arizona Christian University, a private school in Glendale, Ariz., have gained teaching experience thanks to a student teaching program with the local public […]

A First Nations group welcomes the public apology of a Vancouver hotel following allegations of anti-Indigenous racism, but will not return for its major events. BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres said last week that a “deeply respected cultural and spiritual advisor” suffered trauma and humiliation after a Vancouver Hyatt Regency employee denied him access […]

Source: UN Human Rights Council The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic report of Peru on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Committee Experts commended the advanced level of the State’s law reform, while asking questions […]

Photo by David Gordon This afternoon (March 17, 2023,) Governor Katie Hobbs took another step in her commitment to make Arizona a  better place for everyone by signing an Executive Order that forbids racial discrimination in state agencies and contracts based on how a person is wearing their hair. Please click here to read the […]

A reporter personally apologized to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday after one of his colleagues accused her of discrimination. What happened? Simon Ateba, a correspondent for Today News Africa, began the press briefing by shouting his request that Jean-Pierre call on reporters who, like him, are rarely given an opportunity to ask […]