A woman who was threatened, verbally assaulted, and physically assaulted at Glen St. Andrew Living Community outside of Chicago in Niles, Illinois has had her lawsuit against the facility reinstated after 7th Circuit Judge Diane Wood disagreed with contentions from the senior center and its management team that a landlord isn’t liable under the … [Read more...]
JPMorgan Pays $24 Million to Settle Out of Discrimination Lawsuit
More than 250 current and past employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be paid a total of $19.5 million by their former employer as part of a settlement to a class action discrimination lawsuit. The six members of the class say the bank hindered both their success and the success of other African-American advisers by purposefully assigning … [Read more...]
Lesbian’s Landlord Likely Liable in Tenant Taunting
https://youtu.be/d8qd7-pq0E8?rel=0 Court of Appeals Sends Discrimination Suit Against Senior Living Facility Back to District Court Back in 1968, just one week after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated; President Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law. In its original form, the Fair Housing Act outlawed discrimination based on … [Read more...]
Carson Looks to Curtail 2015 Fair Housing Rule
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) dates back to 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson approved it just one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The FHA was enacted with the intent of abolishing housing discrimination and encouraging integration across the United States. For example, the FHA made it illegal for landlords to refuse to rent … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Attacks Rules Meant to Protect Against Discrimination
The Fair Housing Act has suffered blows under the Trump Administration, with HUD Secretary Ben Carson leading the charge against certain Obama-era regulations requiring equitable treatment in the housing market. One rule, entitled the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing provision, was introduced in 2015 after several years of concerted studies … [Read more...]
