For example, certain federal contractors have special legal obligations when it comes to combating workplace discrimination. A notable example includes the steps the contractor must take to prevent ...

Discrimination is everywhere. It’s in our workplaces, in the news and on our minds. Discrimination affects every one of us in multiple ways. As corporate and community leaders grow increasingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with ...

About eight-in-ten Americans say there is a lot or some discrimination against Muslims in their society, and two-thirds or more in the UK, Germany and France agree. In every country but Germany, ...

Recent research has found that only small minorities of people engaged in racial or ethnic discrimination, ranging from a low of 1.3 percent to a high of 20 percent. These numbers are so low, they ...

On May 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) again issued guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to educational institutions discussing how Title VI ...

Sometimes discrimination is easy to spot. Many forms of unfair treatment toward an individual of a certain group are hard to deny. The most obvious examples may include acts of violence or offensive ...

Employers often have a set of standards and guidelines that establish the types of workers they prefer to hire. There is a fine line, however, between preference and discrimination. Employers must be ...

In recent years, U.S. public opinion has been divided about the existence and seriousness of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. Amid growing racial divides in civil and political views, ...

How can platform companies, like Airbnb, reduce bias online? For years, Airbnb gave hosts extensive discretion to accept or reject a guest after seeing little more than a name and a picture, believing ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...