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The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice has had its eye on Affirmative Action policies used at Ivy League colleges for years. Now, while a private lawsuit against Harvard goes up on appeal, the DOJ has turned its attention to Yale University, and what it calls racial discrimination against Asian Americans and white applicants in the […]

Can you be denied a job because you are HIV positive? Many LGBTQ+ employees and others who live with this diagnosis worry any time an employer requires a medical check. But a recent settlement shows that HIV discrimination is illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Find out what you can do if you believe […]

Lawyers, specifically employment lawyers, are the ones who help employees fight back against discrimination and harassment at work. But what about when they are the victims of the behavior, or the ones doing the harassing? The American Bar Association’s Ethics Committee has released a new formal opinion that provides discrimination and harassment guidelines for lawyers, […]

Fast-food retail giant McDonald’s reported a lawsuit against their former CEO, Steve Easterbrook, over accusations of sexual harassment, violations of company policy against relationships with subordinates, and using the company email to send pornographic pictures to himself. Find out what happens when company efforts to avoid public disclosure of sexual harassment problems backfire. Fast Food […]

Figure skating abuse is not the phrase that conjures up the elegant images of prime athletes oft associated with the sport. Olympic figure skating has long been one of the most popular competitions in the Winter Games. But looking at the beautiful skaters, it can be difficult to remember that many of them are just […]