Former Fox News Channel host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against the company’s chairman Roger Ailes this week, claiming that the station declined to renew her contract as a result of her having rebuffed Ailes’ prior sexual advances. Carlson left Fox News in June, but was best known for her stint as one of the primary co-hosts … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Death Penalty Case with Racial Overtones
It has long been said that the criminal justice system is disproportionately skewed against people of color such as blacks and Latinos. Despite the claim, and the ample statistics to back it up, it is rare that a particular case exemplifies just how biased and the system can be. In a case which the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear, a … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Vehemently Disputes Judge’s Orders
In an effort to change the legal status of millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States, in 2014 the Obama Administration took the unprecedented step of issuing an executive order which essentially legalized up to 5 million people. 26 states filed suit against the Administration and claimed that the action was unconstitutional. So began … [Read more...]
Chicagoland Dunkin’ Donuts Employees File Suit Claiming Wage Theft
Just days ago the Obama Administration announced that it would expand federal overtime rules to include millions of workers who were not previously covered, and clarify the overtime statuses of millions more. The move comes as the administration attempts to tackle an economy in which unemployment is near historic lows, but wages and upward mobility … [Read more...]
Boeing Faces Another Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Boeing has found itself at the center of a lawsuit once again after eight current and former black employees of Boeing in El Segundo filed a suit this last Tuesday. The eight individuals involved have alleged that they were hired into lesser positions by the aerospace firm, and that they were passed over for promotions and kept from attending … [Read more...]
Lowe’s Agrees to $8.6 Million Settlement for Medical Leave Practices
Hardware giant Lowe’s recently agreed to pay out over $8 million to settle a case in which it was accused of having implemented discriminatory practices with relation to its sick leave policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Lowe’s of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act with its policy of terminating the … [Read more...]
ACLU and Gay Couple Challenge Mississippi Religious Freedom Law
House Bill 1523, which was passed by the Mississippi legislature and will become law on July 1, is now the subject of a lawsuit. Among other provisions, the bill allows workers to decline to provide services to potential clients or customers if the worker feels that doing so will violate his or her religious convictions. The law is widely … [Read more...]
North Carolina and U.S. DOJ Gear Up to Fight over “Bathroom Law”
There is a major legal fight brewing between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. Department of Justice, and the battle lines are now clearly drawn. On one side is the Governor of the state of North Carolina, Republican Pat McCrory, and his supporters. They favor that a law that was recently passed by the North Carolina legislature, and … [Read more...]
Families Wait for Supreme Court Immigration Case
From the Associated Press: Families Wait for Supreme Court Immigration Case From YouTube, "The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally." https://youtu.be/A8zJR49CBFk … [Read more...]
Who is Behind the New and Emerging LGBT Bathroom Laws?
After the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage last year, anti-LGBT bills began emerging state after state. Lawmakers in numerous states have been passing bills as a means to protect the religious beliefs of individuals, allowing them to refuse service or employ gay or transgendered individuals without consequence, in some cases, limiting restroom … [Read more...]
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