Discrimination

‘Not Wanted’: Black Applicants Turned Down for Trump Housing Speak Out

In 1973, New York City school teacher Annette Gandy Fortt was looking for a decent place to live. A listing for an apartment in a building owned by Donald Trump’s father, Fred, caught her eye — but she says the super told her there were no units available. “I was black,” Fortt said recently.


As One Lawsuit Sinks, Disney IT Workers Prepare a New Fight

The IT employees laid off by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, who alleged a “conspiracy to displace U.S. workers” in a lawsuit, lost a key ruling Thursday and face dismissal of the complaint. But this is a two-part legal fight, and a new lawsuit alleging national origin discrimination may be filed in the next month. The first lawsuit followed a decision by Disney to outsource some of its IT …


Black FDNY Civilian Employees File EEOC Complaint, Announce Lawsuit

Black civilian employees of the Fire Department of New York are still dealing with discrimination. This week, at a City Hall news conference, FDNY’s civilian employees announced that they had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They also announced that a $150 million anti-discrimination class-action lawsuit will be filed against the FDNY and the City of New York …


ClassAction.com Sues Florida Restaurant That Allegedly Gave Black Customer Receipt Printed With Racial Slur

Court documents show that the customer was allegedly given a receipt containing a racial epithet. Miami, FL (PRWEB) September 29, 2016 On September 29th, 2016, ClassAction.com civil rights attorney Michael Hanna filed a discrimination lawsuit against Florida restaurant Los Perros, alleging that the restaurant violated state and federal public accommodations and anti-discrimination statutes. …


Judge Dismisses Part of Gay D.C. Cop’s Bias Lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday dismissed three of 11 counts in a lawsuit filed last year by a gay former D.C. police officer accusing fellow officers and supervisors of subjecting him to discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on his sexual …


Federal Court Bats Down Equal Opportunity Lawsuit Involving Dreadlocks

In a blow to equal rights in workplaces everywhere in America, a federal appeals court ruled September 15 that rescinding a job offer based on a candidate’s refusal to remove her dreadlocks does not constitute racial discrimination on the part of an employer. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 against an Equal Employment Opportunity …


Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Midtown Houston Bar Owners, Operators

The establishment’s name might be changed, but its stigma will remain the same after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a discrimination lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that the owners and operators of 360 Midtown “discriminated against African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American patrons in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” according to a statement released …


Chadbourne Class Action Lawsuit Gets Juicy AF — Lawyer Fires Back Against Criticism

There have been a lot of recent lawsuits filed by women partners at Biglaw firms alleging gender discrimination. But none have been as intriguing as the purported class action lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke. The allegations in the complaint are juicy, natch, with Kerrie Campbell alleging she was paid less than her male counterparts and that the firm is in the “dark …


These Biglaw Partners Are Super Pissed Someone Filed a Class Action Lawsuit on Their Behalf

Remember Kerrie Campbell? The former Chadbourne & Parke partner made headlines last month for filing a $100 million class action against the Biglaw firm alleging the all-male management committee chronically underpaid female partners. Now some of the purported class members, other women in the ranks of Chadbourne partnership, have spoken out about the lawsuit — let’s just say they disagree.