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...
Workplace Discrimination
California women ask for class-action status against Google
Does Google discriminate against women? The tech giant has long enjoyed a reputation for being one of the best places to work. It often hits the top of the list on Glassdoor and in Fortune magazine. However, at least four California women disagree with that...
Caste-based discrimination alleged in California
What does a 2,000-year-old caste system in India that once divided people into stratified social layers have in common with a workplace discrimination case in California in 2020? Possibly everything, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state's Department of Fair...
Here’s what you can do to be an ally to African-Americans at work
Racial discrimination is a big problem, and it won't end until enough people band together and make it clear that it's unacceptable in any form, in any situation.Do you want to know what you can do to be an ally to African-Americans and other people of color at work...
What’s casual racism at work?
Overt racism at work is usually pretty easy to spot. It includes things like co-workers who use racial slurs and bosses who give the dirtiest, most dangerous jobs to employees of a certain race while reserving the "nice" jobs for those of another. Casual racism,...
An employer’s duty to stop third-party harassment
When you work in any kind of business with the public, you may encounter all kinds of different people. No doubt, some of them you could do without. But what happens when one of your customers is outright hostile to you for some reason? What if a customer harasses you...
Fears of coronavirus contagion lead to discrimination
You can't look at the news without seeing the latest update on the Covid-19 or "coronavirus." To add to the panic, there's a lot of misinformation going around on the internet.There's also a lot of racism and ignorance surfacing. In fact, discriminatory and outrageous...
San Francisco Police Department accused of racial bias
Is there a serious bias against blacks in the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD)?An email from a city employee who was responsible for teaching anti-bias classes to officers alleges that the discrimination toward blacks in the department is both rampant and...
California intervenes in Riot Games discrimination settlement
Video game developer Riot Games, the company that developed "League of Legends," has entered into a tentative agreement to pay $10 million to several former employees. The employees, all women, claimed they were victims of gender discrimination. The company received a...
What form does workplace discrimination take?
Workplace discrimination can affect you at all stages of your employment -- even though discrimination due to numerous factors, like your race, religion, national origin or gender, is illegal under both federal and state laws.You may know that workplace discrimination...