Massachusetts moms are still often laid off while on parental leave, pushed out of workplaces and subjected to stereotypes about their competency. But with few legal protections, attorneys say most cases go unreported. Tori Needels had been back from parental leave...
Adults in the United States and Massachusetts who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than adults who reported less discrimination at work, according to a new study. The researchers defined discrimination...
Massachusetts patients with disabilities often find trouble getting the proper medical care, and new data confirms doctors are biased in their care of those with disabilities, sometimes even discharging them from their practice. Authors of a recent study showing this...
A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it did for white customers, the state attorney general's office said. The complaint filed in...
A former American Express employee filed a class-action complaint alleging that the credit card company exhibited "callous indifference" to civil rights law by terminating him because he is White and spoke out against its "racially discriminatory" policies. Brian...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuits on March 23 and March 24, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The EEOC is the federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination....
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination enforces the anti-discrimination laws of Massachusetts which protects you if are treated differently or unfairly based on your membership in a protected class by your landlord or condo association, and when you are...
Massachusetts has agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who had argued that the state’s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates. The agreement could affect about 600...
Lawmakers in New York City seem poised to pass a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate based on weight and height, according to reports. The bill, introduced by Council Member Shaun Abreu last Spring, would amend the city's code to prohibit "discrimination...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, via a final rule, is rescinding a 2020 Fair Housing Act rule and reinstating HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard, which dates back to 2013, the agency announced. “Discrimination in housing continues today and...