The EEOC’s lawsuit against the New York Times stems from allegations of promoting an underqualified candidate to meet ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently weighed in on the contentious issue of reverse discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars disparate treatment of employees on the basis ...

This time of year brings several global observances spotlighting anti-discrimination. It is a timely moment then to assess shifting US enforcement trends on discrimination law. Federal agencies are ...

Headlines don’t always tell the whole story. A great example: When the Supreme Court handed down an important employment discrimination decision last week, it garnered many headlines like the one in ...

Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The first is that discrimination against people of color is a thing of the past. The second is ...

White individuals and straight people do not need to meet a higher burden of proof than members of minority groups to prevail in employment discrimination suits, the Supreme Court held June 5. The ...

At first glance, some of the language looks familiar. A letter sent to state officials in Rhode Island by the Justice Department in June included a reminder that federal civil rights law "prohibits an ...

Reverse discrimination has long been asserted by majority group members to resist the assertion of equal rights by less privileged groups. Recently, a new type of reverse discrimination claim has ...

In recent years, I have worked full-time challenging illegal sex and race discrimination in higher education. I have filed nearly 1,000 federal civil rights complaints with the Office for Civil Rights ...

White individuals and straight people do not need to meet a higher burden of proof than members of minority groups to prevail in employment discrimination suits, the Supreme Court held June 5. The ...

At first glance, some of the language looks familiar. A letter sent to state officials in Rhode Island by the Justice Department in June included a reminder that federal civil rights law "prohibits an ...