Amazon has been forced to reevaluate its hiring practices after a manager filed a lawsuit over racial and gender discrimination in early March. In her lawsuit, Charlotte Newman, a senior manager, claims that Amazon hired her for a lower managerial position than she...
Race Discrimination
Racial discrimination surfaces again at McDonald’s restaurants
The Golden Arches have become tarnished from decades of racial discrimination, according to more than 50 former Black franchisee owners who claim McDonald’s restaurants gave preferred treatment to their White counterparts. The 52 plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit...
Is natural hair discrimination affecting your career?
African Americans have long suffered from racial disparities in the workplace -- not the least of which are dress codes and grooming expectations that were designed with non-blacks in mind. California (along with New York) was among the first states to take a stand...
Does skin tone make discrimination against Latinos worse?
What's a little difference in skin tone among family members, right?Everything. Latinos report that they and their family members are often treated with more or less discrimination based entirely on their skin tone. The lighter the skin tone of the Latino, the less...
How do you approach your boss about racial microaggressions?
Nobody enjoys bringing up the victim of racial discrimination at work, but if you are -- whether it's subtle or overt -- you have a right to address the issue with your employer. You also have the right to expect your employer to take action.Many people of color...
California ends discrimination against natural hair
Braids, dreadlocks, Bantu knots, twists, fades and Afros have long been associated with men and women of color -- and generally discouraged in many workplaces (if not outright banned).For decades, professional men and women of color have had to subject their hair to...
Moschino accused of racial discrimination in California
In an eye-opening wrongful termination lawsuit against the luxury retailer Moschino, a former employee of its West Hollywood location alleges that her manager pulled out all the stops when it came to showing her racial biases.The employee, a black woman of Haitian...
Is there colorism in your workplace?
What exactly is "colorism" in the workplace? While racism is a topic that frequently hits the news, not much is said about colorism. Yet, colorism can be just as pervasive -- and may affect darker-skinned people just as much -- as racism. Colorism is discrimination...
How to handle comments about natural black hair at work
Your natural hair has absolutely nothing to do with your fitness for a particular position at work, but you'd be hard-pressed to prove that based on the reactions that a lot of corporations have to black hair.The natural hair movement has encouraged women of color to...
Vivint Smart Home named in harassment suit
Some stories of workplace discrimination are hard to fathom.Four litigants -- all men of color -- have filed lawsuits in California alleging that they suffered a string of offensive events while working at a company owned by Vivint Solar, which is controlled by the...