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‘Unaware of their race’: Who is Alaina Kunes? Ole Miss freshman and granddaughter of Kunes Auto Group owner apologizes after viral racist videoAlaina Kunes, an 18-year-old who previously studied at the University of Mississippi, has publicly apologized for her inappropriate actions...
Cornell University rocked by another sexual assault scandal involving more than 10 potential victims, accused of ignoring reportsCornell University is being sued in connection with allegations of sexual assault involving former student Esat Braveboy. Two former female...
US sues Lyft, alleges discrimination against disabled ridersThe US Justice Department sued Lyft on Monday, alleging the ride-hailing services provider discriminated against passengers with disabiliti...
Lockheed Martin to pay $29.5 million to settle federal claims it discriminated against white workersLockheed Martin has agreed to pay $29.5 million to settle claims of discrimination against white employees. The company faced allegations r...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions dataThe Justice Department said Harvard had "thwarted" efforts to investigate potential discrimination. It accused Harvard of refusing to compl...
Can race-neutral school admissions policies still discriminate? What’s at stake in the US Supreme Court’s Maryland school caseThe US Supreme Court is set to examine the contested admission policy in Montgomery County affecting Asian-American students. The court's r...
Cloudera settles with the US government, barred from PERM program for two years over labour discrimination allegationsCloudera has agreed to a $2 million settlement amidst claims of discrimination against qualified American employees. The company will creat...
SHRM offered senior specialist role in June 2024, revoked it a month later over employee’s request to bring medical service dog to work; court orders HR giant to pay $400,000A jury ruled that the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM, failed to accommodate a job applicant. Plaintiff Fiona Torres claimed...
Cornell rape allegations: The key differences between a sworn statement, a police interview and a civil lawsuitNewly reported documents have led to the reopening of the criminal investigation regarding Jane Doe's sexual assault allegations. She claim...
'Cornell 7' Frat brother reportedly claimed 'Jane Doe' assaulted him - and said school didn’t care he was a sexual-assault 'survivor'In a troubling turn of events, Matthew Ingalls, a fraternity member, asserts that he was sexually assaulted by Jane Doe due to his intoxica...
A White House press ban was lifted this week. But the tensions and legal battle aren't over yetJournalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have returned to the White House after a federal judge temporarily ordered the Trump administrati...
Donald Trump banned these media outlets, why did Melania Trump invite them to her event?The three news organizations took the dispute to federal court, filing a lawsuit against Trump and other members of his administration. The...
Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts sayUS President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over coverage he called “FAKE NEWS” is facing a le...
US TV networks suspend Trump pool coverage after White House blocks CNNMajor US television networks have suspended their shared coverage of presidential events. This decision follows the White House blocking CN...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House banCNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued the Trump administration after the White House revoked their journalists’ credentials over coverage Trum...
A $1 million Starbucks agreement in Florida puts its hiring & workplace diversity policies under fresh scrutiny as the company faces four years of compliance requirementsStarbucks will pay one million dollars to settle a Florida lawsuit concerning hiring practices. The coffee company did not admit any wrongd...
Harvard, Stanford, Yale under scanner: Trump expands fight against elite colleges with focus on 'the diversity problem'The Trump administration is widening its campaign against US universities, shifting from antisemitism investigations towards diversity prog...
Amazon faces class action alleging widespread discrimination against pregnant workersAmazon faces a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against pregnant workers. The suit claims the company denied basic a...
Despite Donald Trump order, abandoning DEI could land companies in legal troubleU.S. companies reducing workplace diversity efforts due to Trump's directive may face increased discrimination lawsuits, as such policies h...
Sikh man Gurpreet Kherha to get $50,000 in religious discrimination caseSikh man in US will receive $50,000 as compensation to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership in New Jersey.