The EEOC Is Sending a Clear Message: White Men Can Be Discrimination Victims

For decades, many employers assumed some employees were “safe” to fire. A pointed message from the EEOC makes clear that ...

Neil Gorsuch confronts lawyer on trans discrimination in Supreme Court case

Justice Neil Gorsuch questions whether transgender people qualify as a protected class in a Supreme Court discrimination case ...
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New Local and State-Wide Laws in Pennsylvania Prohibit Discrimination Based on a Variety of Protected Categories

In the past month, Pennsylvania and its two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, enacted legislation that will affect employers across the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania adopted legislation to ...
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Pittsburgh City Council adds ‘housing status’ as protected class to combat housing discrimination

In a move to protect residents from housing discrimination, Pittsburgh City Council has added “housing status” as a protected class. On Tuesday, city council passed an ordinance amending Pittsburgh ...
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California’s New Law Targets Intersectional Discrimination, Here’s What Changes for Workers

In California, the pay gap is more than just a gender issue. Latinas earn an estimated 44 cents per dollar that a white man earns, while Black women earn just 58 cents, according to recent data from ...
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South Bend councilors choose not to make 'homelessness' a class protected from discrimination

SOUTH BEND — A bill to make “homelessness” a protected class stalled Monday after failing to sway enough South Bend Common Council members. The proposal by at-large councilwoman Lori Hamann would add ...