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On the importance of eliminating bias in AI-based recruitment
Experts believe that leaders who don't currently have a framework in place for frequently reviewing…
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Walmart hit with lawsuit, accused of firing a Florida mom who claims managers harassed her and denied lactation accommodations
A former Walmart employee is suing the company for failing to meet her needs as a new mother and ev…
Jordan Hart
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Hobby Lobby faces a federal lawsuit after firing an employee who requested working with service dog, EEOC says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Hobby Lobby fired an employee for requesting to…
Jordan Hart
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Tesla says it's been dragged into a 'turf war' between competing civil rights agencies amid claims of racial discrimination at its flagship factory
Tesla has asked a judge to pause a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by California, saying it's…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Woman gets $100,000 in settlement with former employer she said told her to stop taking her ADHD medication and then made her take a drug test
The woman's ex-manager allegedly told her to stop her medication and later made her take a drug tes…
Sarah Jackson
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Trucking company that used controversial strength tests that 'disproportionately screened out women' ordered to pay $500,000 in damages
In addition to paying damages to settle the sex discrimination lawsuit, a Minnesota trucking compan…
Bethany Biron
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A Black McDonald's ex-manager says she was fired after reporting racial discrimination
"McDonald's can't just say 'Black Lives Matter' - it needs to prove it," Shanece Tailo, a former em…
Mary Meisenzahl
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As Walmart continues its legal battle over discrimination charges, a lawyer accuses the company of repeatedly failing to accommodate disabled workers
A Wisconsin lawyer said in a court filing that since 2017 she's represented six Walmart employees w…
Kevin Shalvey
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Facebook did not hire Black employees because they were not a 'culture fit,' report says
"There's no doubt you can do the job, but we're really looking for a culture fit," a Facebook hirin…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Biden fired a Trump-appointed lawyer who refused to leave office
Her dismissal prompted fury from other Republicans like Rep. Virginia Foxx, who called it an "unpre…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Facebook recruiter filed a federal complaint alleging the company is biased against Black employees and job candidates
A recruiter and two rejected job applicants, all Black, accused Facebook of bias in evaluating, pro…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Former employees say Wall Street firm BTIG had a toxic party culture that was stuck in the '80s
Interviews, court records and documents reveal allegations of a boys'-club culture, excessive drink…
Nicole Einbinder,Rebecca Unga…
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Justice Department reportedly seeking to persuade EEOC to reverse stance on LGBTQ workplace discrimination
Members of the five-person commission - which has two current vacancies and a 2-1 Republican majori…
Lauren Frias
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A pharmacy in Denver hired staff with hemophilia then fired them if they refused to pay for its pricey medications to treat it, a federal agency lawsuit says
The pharmacy deliberately hired workers with hemophilia and then "pressured" them to get their pres…
Grace Dean
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Even millennials are getting too old to land a tech job
It's official: The ranks of tech workers under 25 are rising, while the share of workers over 40 is…
Amanda Hoover
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A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement
The company had said an issue with the worker's blood pressure was a "safety concern" and offered h…
Grace Dean
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A beauty manufacturing company fired a worker on her first day after finding out she was deaf, a federal agency says
The company agreed in a consent decree to pay the worker $75,000 in back pay and compensatory damag…
Grace Dean
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The owner of a restaurant in New York state told a transgender cook he 'wasn't a real man' and asked about his genitalia, a federal agency claims
Some workers at the pizzeria even equated being transgender to pedophilia, the EEOC claimed. The re…
Grace Dean
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A company has to pay a woman $105,000 in back pay and damages after firing her when she refused to retire at 65
J&M Industries, a Louisiana company, has agreed to pay a woman $105,000 in back pay and damages to …
Joshua Zitser
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Walmart settles a lawsuit that claims it passed a female worker for promotion because she had young children at home
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a Walmart worker was told the company didn't think she wanted to s…