All articles tagged with #discrimination
Washington Post reporters profile four Black women with nine degrees who still struggle to land steady paychecks, illustrating how policy shifts and discrimination have widened the Black unemployment gap in a Trump-era economy.
London civil court proceedings have confirmed the Lib Dems unlawfully discriminated against former BBC journalist David Campanale over his Christian beliefs when he was deselected for Sutton and Cheam ahead of the 2024 election; with a damages decision looming, the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum is urging an independent inquiry, backed by Tim Farron, as internal reviews face potential involvement from the Equality and Human Rights Commission if not completed in time.
A Brooklyn cafe, Poetica Coffee, reportedly refused service to Rep. Dan Goldman after visiting with his 7-year-old daughter, issued a refund, and told him not to return. The incident has drawn a federal civil rights investigation into potential discriminatory public accommodations.
Federal investigators with the Civil Rights Division opened a probe into Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn after it posted that Rep. Dan Goldman and his daughter were not welcome, said it issued a refund, and told him to not return. Goldman says the barista was nice, and the incident raises questions about potential illegal discrimination in public accommodations based on race, religion, or national origin.
A Mumbai couple is challenging a century-old rule that only children born to Parsi fathers can be recognized as Parsis, arguing that their daughter should be included in religious rites and spaces. The case revisits a 1908 precedent that excludes converts and children of Parsi mothers who marry outside the faith, as Parsis confront a severe demographic decline and debates over whether to widen the definition to preserve the community. The Supreme Court case could reshape who is considered Parsi in India, amid mixed support among community members and priests.
The DOJ opened a probe into MLB, and Florida and Missouri attorneys general said they will investigate the league over warnings issued to Giants pitchers for wearing Pride Night hats with Bible verses, arguing the actions amount to religious discrimination; MLB says the warnings were about uniform rules, not messages, and similar notices have been given for other non-content-related messages; Florida has demanded internal documents by July 23 under state civil rights laws, signaling mounting legal scrutiny nationwide.
Trump-appointed EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas proposed rescinding the 1972 'Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII' rule, which narrows when race can be used to address past discrimination. The change would make it easier for white men to sue over workplace bias and reflects Lucas's broader effort to portray DEI as illegal race-based discrimination, drawing criticism from former commissioners and activists who say it undermines protections for people of color and women; the move comes as the EEOC has shifted enforcement priorities away from its previous DEI-friendly plan.
FIFA’s disciplinary panel cleared support video assistant referee Shaun Evans of any breach after the controversial ‘White power’ gesture during Germany vs Curaçao coverage, with Evans insisting the motion was an involuntary twitch. Fare network had flagged the gesture as resembling a White Power symbol, but FIFA noted Evans’ statement and found no violation of the disciplinary code.
Fare, FIFA’s discrimination monitor, urged that VAR official Shaun Evans be removed after he flashed an upside-down ‘OK’ sign—widely linked to white-supremacist circles—during a World Cup broadcast. Fare says the gesture disqualifies him from duties, though context (political act or prank) is debated; FIFA did not comment, Evans is one of 30 VAR officials at the tournament, and TV directors reportedly stopped introducing the VAR panel in subsequent games.
A Guardian column highlights Panorama's exposé of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust's maternity unit, detailing years of alleged mistreatment and discriminatory attitudes toward patients, including cases where women were told to delay seeking care. The piece argues these failures stem from staffing shortages and austerity, which eroded compassionate, women-centered care, rather than malice, and stresses the need for adequate resources to restore trust and quality in maternity services.
The Washington Nationals terminated Sean Hudson after a video surfaced suggesting the team doesn’t use pitcher Williams on social media due to his criticism of a drag group that mocks Catholic imagery; the organization said the remarks do not reflect its values and acted promptly to address the situation.
Southwest Airlines has reversed its earlier tightening of the extra-seat rule, now allowing passengers who need more space for safety reasons—such as larger travelers or those with disabilities—to receive a free neighboring seat at the boarding gate, effective immediately; previously, travelers had to purchase an extra seat and request a refund within 90 days.
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Brian Flores’s discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, allowing the case alleging racial bias in coaching hires to proceed in the lower courts.
A former Meta engineer, Jeremy Bernier, claims race-based discrimination at Meta, saying teams were 90% Chinese and that non-Chinese employees were routinely excluded and targeted in layoffs; he describes Mandarin-only informal conversations and social exclusion, urges Meta to enforce English-speaking policies and diversify leadership, but doubts real change will occur while the leadership remains ethnically homogeneous. Bernier was among Meta's 8,000 layoffs on May 20.
Brian Flores has subpoenaed 25 NFL teams for documents on hiring practices as his discrimination lawsuit expands, bringing nearly the entire league into the case. He plans a third amended complaint with a retaliation claim tied to arbitration, which the NFL calls meritless. No trial date has been set while motions are considered.