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 ...

Most people know that the law protects them from being discriminated against by their employer on the basis of race, gender, disability, and a variety of other protected characteristics. Some ...

All Brown community members will be required to complete a new training by the end of this semester, which is aimed at strengthening “Brown’s response to reports of discrimination and harassment,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The PDA makes it illegal for your co-worker or employers to treat you unfairly during pregnancy. Examples of discrimination include getting fired or demoted and ongoing rude or negative remarks. Legal ...

Over the past year, there’s been a rise in anti-Asian bias incidents, hate crimes and violence. But it didn’t start this year. Asian Americans of all ethnicities — whether South, East, Southeast, ...

A 10-year-old child recalled being called “blackie” at school. A medical field employee faced a racist slur in the workplace. And another person was berated for 15 minutes with anti-gay slurs at a ...

WASHINGTON, DC (7News) — One of the first to sound of alarm about housing discrimination in D.C. is praising Thursday’s $10 million settlement against real estate companies, while sharing tips on how ...