As student reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic discrimination are on the rise on campuses across the nation, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education have released informational resources for the public. These resources include webinar...
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EEOC Sues ExxonMobil for Lack of Action on Racially Discriminatory Nooses in Its Workplace
In January 2020, a Black employee at an ExxonMobil chemical plant in Louisiana reported finding a hangman’s noose at his workstation. It was, at the time, the fourth time a noose had been found at the plant. A fifth noose was found that December. According to the...
Companies Fight for Affirmative Action
Many U.S. companies have worked hard to diversify their workforce knowing it provides financial benefits and is socially responsible. In light of the Supreme Court’s potential removal of affirmative action policies from the college admissions process, more than 60...
Federal Intelligence Community Still Lacks Diversity
The death of George Floyd, and others, at the hands of law enforcement officers has led to a national reckoning among many, including in government agencies. So it was no surprise that National Security Agency (NSA) staff asked for a meeting with the director to...
THE SLAP HEARD AROUND THE WORLD: EMPLOYMENT ISSUES RELATED TO THE AFTERMATH
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (no pun intended), you saw Will Smith slap Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Today, the Academy's Board of Governors issued a statement that "for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be...
What Can We Expect from the Next Supreme Court Justice?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to become the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout her confirmation hearings this week, the topic of Judge Brown Jackson’s race was raised on more than one occasion, and some have questioned whether...
CROWN Act – Hairy Situation for Employers?
Today the US. House of Representatives passed the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” Act, also known as the CROWN Act. The bill, which President Biden says he “strongly supports”, now heads to the Senate. The purpose of the bill is to...
NFL Flagged for False Start on Rooney Rule
Back in 2020, the National Football League (NFL) had its teams paint social messages in the back of their end zones. Among them was the phrase “End Racism.” Nearly two years later, the NFL is realizing that racism can’t be stenciled away. On Tuesday this week, a...
Tesla Ordered to Pay $137 Million in Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Earlier this week, a federal jury in California decided that Tesla had subjected a former worker to a racially hostile work environment and awarded him $137 million in damages. The jury awarded the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, $6.9 million in compensatory damages for...
Report: US Blacks Earn 24% Less Than Peer Whites, Pay Gap Widening
In 2010, Black men with bachelor’s degrees or higher earned about 18% less than their white peers. By 2019, that gap jumped to 24% even though many companies are actively pursuing diversity and inclusion goals. Why is the pay gap so large? Why is it growing? A...