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Mastercard slapped with $26 million discrimination lawsuit after being accused of underpaying thousands of employees

The company was accused of underpaying 7,500 female, Black, and Hispanic US employees compared to their male and white colleagues.

Fortune

Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.

The Texas Tribune

While Hollywood ignored stories of Black resistance, Cuban filmmakers celebrated Black power

In recent years, there has been an increased push for more diversity and representation on our entertainment screens. The #OscarsSoWhite campaign of 2015 and the enduring social justice movement it generated increased public awareness of the longstanding problematic issues of discrimination and exclusion in Hollywood.

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Free Speech and Private Power: Function-by-Function Analysis and Permissible Nondiscrimination Rules

[I am serializing my short Harvard Law Review Forum essay titled "Free Speech and Private Power", responding to the Harvard Law Review's publication… The post Free Speech and Private Power: Function-by-Function Analysis and Permissible Nondiscrimination Rules appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

NHS Worker Took Over 400 Sick Days In 4 Years Due to 'Complex Mental Health Issues'; Wins Discrimination Case After Dismissal

NHS cleaner wins discrimination case after unfair dismissal due to mental health absences. The tribunal ruled dismissal irrational and ordered compensation.

International Business Times UK

Josh Burns says there are ‘clearly gaps in legal framework’ amid calls for antisemitism national cabinet

Labor MP says parties must not ‘squabble over discrimination’ as Jillian Segal urges prime minister to convene meeting

The Guardian - AU

House Passes GOP Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports

GOP-led bill banning transgender athletes from women's sports at federally funded schools sparks debate on fairness and discrimination.

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Lawsuit alleges racial and gender discrimination led to an Air Force contractor's death

The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit against her company, Sumaria Systems LLC, claiming her trainer subjected her to gender and racial discrimination that ultimately put her in harm's way and led to her death

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination

Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work – such as self-driving vehicles, robot workers, artificial intelligence and so on – researchers in the field of neuroergonomics are using technology to improve how humans perform in their roles at work.

The Conversation

‛My father insisted that I have the baby, but not in his house’ – Kenya’s teen mums lack support

Kenya’s pregnant teenagers aren’t getting the support they need. These young women face massive hurdles, like access to healthcare, and social and economic challenges. Importantly, they often face stigma and discrimination.

The Guardian - UK

McDonald’s sacked 29 people after sexual harassment allegations, MPs told

Information given to select committee comes as more than 700 junior workers join legal action against chain

The Guardian - US

Pentagon reaches historic settlement with veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

LGBTQ+ veterans who faced discrimination under policy can update paperwork to remove mention of their sexuality

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Court Rejects Title VI Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Haverford College

"As a result of Plaintiffs' scattered pleading, any serious allegations of actionable discrimination are buried as needles within a haystack of distraction."

The Guardian - UK

‘I was stunned’: man claims Florence karaoke bar banned Neapolitan song

Enraged customer’s video triggers social media debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination in Italy

Dynamite News

From seeking alms to managing traffic, incredible journey of 39 transgenders in Telangana

The transgenders, who have been appointed on a pilot basis, say they now get respect from citizens in contrast to the severe discrimination and insults they faced in the past. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Govt amends prison manuals rules to address caste-based discimination

This reform follows the landmark Supreme Court judgment dated October 3, 2024, in the case Sukanya Shantha vs Union of India and others. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Black woman who sued Heathrow for £1 million after being 'strip searched' has race discrimination claim thrown out

A black woman who attempted to sue Heathrow Airport has had her case thrown out after claiming that she was strip-searched “because of her race”.

Reason

Plaintiff "Took Thousands of Photographs and Videos of Many of Her Coworkers Without Their Permission"

From Thursday's decision by Judge Lee Rosenthal (S.D. Tex.) in Berry v. City of Houston: [T]aking the disputed facts in… The post Plaintiff "Took Thousands of Photographs and Videos of Many of Her Coworkers Without Their Permission" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s Sex Discrimination Act is turning 50, so how much longer until women have equal pay?

The 1975 legislation paved the way for important change but progress has been slow and poverty is still informed by gender

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