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A Judge Puts a Temporary Block on a Texas School District’s Gender-Based Hair Policy
Category: Blog | October 27, 2021
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas school district’s enforcement of a grooming policy that prohibits boys from having long hair. Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal’s ruling on Monday came days after seven students, ages 7 to 17, … Continue reading
A Former Hospital Executive Wins a $10 Million Discrimination Suit
Category: Blog | October 27, 2021
A former top executive in a North Carolina-based health care system who claimed in a lawsuit that he lost his job because he is a white male was awarded $10 million by a federal jury on Tuesday. In his 2019 … Continue reading
A Transgender Woman Is Suing a Senior Living Community for Discrimination
Category: Blog | October 25, 2021
A senior living community in Maine is facing what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind discrimination claim for denying a room to a 78-year-old woman because she is transgender. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders filed a complaint Oct. 14 on the woman’s … Continue reading
A Chicago Metal Scrapper Faces Allegations of Emissions Violations
Category: Blog | October 25, 2021
A Chicago metal scrapper is being sued by the state of Illinois for allegedly violating state pollution codes with its emissions in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood. The lawsuit announced Friday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul contends that Sims Metal … Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson Uses a Controversial Bankruptcy Maneuver to Block Thousands of Lawsuits Over Its Baby Powder
Category: Blog | October 22, 2021
Johnson & Johnson is drawing criticism after using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to block roughly 38,000 lawsuits linked to claims that its talc baby powder was contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos. The health products giant used a quirk of Texas state … Continue reading
Facebook Settles a U.S. Worker Discrimination Lawsuit for $14 Million
Category: Blog | October 20, 2021
Facebook has agreed to pay up to $14 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the tech giant of favoring immigrant applicants for thousands of high-paying jobs, authorities announced Tuesday. US prosecutors alleged Facebook “channeled” jobs to visa holders … Continue reading
Multiple Virginia Lawsuits Accuse 29 Companies of Discriminating Against Renters
Category: Blog | October 20, 2021
Virginia’s attorney general’s office has filed lawsuits against more than two dozen real estate companies accused of discriminating against renters protected under a recent change to state law. Attorney General Mark Herring’s Office of Civil Rights filed 13 lawsuits Monday … Continue reading
Canon Faces a Class Action Lawsuit Over Deceptive Marketing Practices
Category: Blog | October 18, 2021
Canon USA is currently facing a class-action lawsuit after plaintiff David Leacraft discovered the deceptive marketing practices of the printer maker. According to the complainant, the Pixma MG6230 printer would disable the scanning and faxing functions if the printer ran … Continue reading
A Former NY General Manager Sues Red Lobster for Race and Sex Discrimination
Category: Blog | October 18, 2021
The former General Manager of Red Lobster’s Horseheads location is suing the restaurant chain for race and sex discrimination. According to a complaint filed in the Western District of New York, Elmira resident Miquelle Fountain is alleging “discriminatory conduct through … Continue reading
A Group of Black Farmers Intervene in a Texas Debt Relief Lawsuit
Category: Blog | October 13, 2021
A group of Black farmers is seeking to jump into the Texas federal court battle that has stalled a $5 billion debt relief program for farmers of color. The motion to intervene filed on Tuesday by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance … Continue reading