Racial Discrimination Cases
November 13th, 2014
Written by Mark Sherman - Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
The Supreme Court will review the U.S voting district in a case which alleges that Republicans relied too heavily on race to draw new electoral maps following the 2010 census. In last week's elections, Alabama Republicans shrank their once-powerful Democratic opponents to just eight seats in the state Senate, all of them from districts in which African-Americans are a majority.
Black Democrats...
November 10th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 1 Comment
Four Whitten Inn hotels have been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for racial discrimination against minority employees who were subjected to racial slurs, derogatory comments and retaliation for seeking remedy. The hotel chain broke the law by subjecting minority employees in New Mexico, Texas and South Carolina to a hostile work environment and firing those who...
October 24th, 2014
Written by Don Thompson in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
California will have to stop segregating prisoners by race based on a court settlement. Prison officials will have to balance safety concerns with the need to avoid racial stereotypes after the state agreed to end a long-standing policy that had been challenged in court and deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Under a court settlement made public Wednesday night, the state...
October 16th, 2014
Written by Matt Stroud in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 1 Comment
Five African-American former employees of a West Virginia gas pipeline contractor sued the company Tuesday, claiming they are victims of racial discrimination.
They filed a joint lawsuit in the Northern District of West Virginia against CKS Pipeline Contracting. CKS is based about 20 miles south of Clarksburg, W.Va.
The lawsuit says four of the five were laid off by CKS on the same day in April...
October 10th, 2014
Written by Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Voting restrictions in North Carolina are raising concerns with minorities and civil rights groups about how many people will actually be able to vote, and determine the outcome in the upcoming November mid-term elections.
Same-day registration won't be allowed during early voting in North Carolina and Election Day ballots cast in the wrong precinct won't be counted this fall after the U.S....
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