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Activision Blizzard Settles $50 Million Lawsuit Over Gender Discrimination

Activision Blizzard has settled, agreeing to pay approximately $50 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit filed by California's Civil Rights…

Top 10 Employment Discrimination Charges in 2017

Summary: Insurance Journal analyzed numbers from the EEOC to find out what the most common workplace discrimination complaints of 2017…

University of Denver May Have Violated Equal Pay Act

Summary: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued the University of Denver for underpaying eight female law professors. The University…

Employers Allowed to Deny Employment to Those with Dreadlocks, Court Rules

On September 15th, a federal appeals court ruled that employers can decide not to hire a potential candidate based on…

Muslim Truck Drivers Fired for Refusing to Ship Alcohol, Awarded $240,000 by Jury

Summary: Two Muslim truck drivers, who were fired for refusing to transport alcohol, were awarded $240,000 from a jury on…

Walgreens Settles With Employee Fired Over Bag of Chips

A South San Francisco cashier for Walgreens will receive a $180,000 payment from Walgreens for being fired in 2008 for…

EEOC Rules Transgender People Protected by Gender Discrimination Laws

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled for the very first time that transgender people are protected from any bias…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, April 7, and here's a look back at yesterday's news... Quarles & Brady snag…

Kelley Drye Responds to Age Discrimination Suit

Back in January, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an age discrimination suit against Kelley Drye & Warren for its…

Kelley Drye Sued for Age Discrimination by EEOC

Kelley Drye & Warren was sued Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for violating federal age discrimination law.…