Racial Discrimination Cases
December 6th, 2013
Written by David Pitt - Associated Press in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
Black employees are suing the state of Iowa for what is described as a culture of discrimination and retaliation at Iowa Workforce Development.
The lawsuit, which began this week with jury selection, was filed on behalf of Tereasa Jefferson. It is the second case to stem from a class-action lawsuit that claimed up to 6,000 blacks were denied state jobs due to a pattern of discrimination in state...
November 14th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Discrimination Cases with 1 Comment
Florida lawmakers have approved a bill requiring state law enforcement officials to conduct full investigations of self-defense claims and develop training guidelines for all neighborhood watch groups.
By a vote of 7-2, Senate Bill 130 also stipulates that law enforcement fully investigate all use of force incidents where self-defense has been claimed. The bill also mandates that anyone who uses...
November 8th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases with 2 Comments
A Muslim civil rights group said Thursday it has filed federal complaints over the firing of 24 workers in a dispute over prayer breaks at a DHL Global Mail facility in northern Kentucky.
The Cincinnati chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the employees were terminated last month. The group said the employees had been using their break times for regular evening prayer. It...
November 4th, 2013
Written by Dinesh Ramde in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A closely watched federal trial is set to begin Monday over a Wisconsin law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls. The outcome could set a precedent for legal challenges in dozens of states that have imposed or stiffened voter ID requirements in recent years.
The Wisconsin law passed in 2011 has never gone into effect because a judge handling a separate state lawsuit declared the measure...
November 2nd, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A black couple is suing Macy's for $2 million for alleged racial profiling at its department store in the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island
Richard Campbell and Samantha Bynoe, of Brooklyn, say they were leaving the store after buying items with a gift card when they were stopped outside by two males, who turned out to be Macy's employees.
Court documents say the two claim they were "wrongfully...
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