A federal appeals court has reinstated a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black woman against a Wisconsin hospital that allegedly barred her from visiting her hospitalized mother based on her race.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Shawanda Collins presented a valid claim against Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, stating that the hospital’s actions may have violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is seeking to dismiss a federal civil rights case against the Maryland State Police, which alleged discrimination against Black and female applicants....
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On September 6, 2023, the Senate confirmed Gwynne Wilcox for a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which will extend until August 27, 2028. Wilcox...
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A few months ago, an all-white school board of Shenandoah County, Virginia, decided to restore the names of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Turner Ashby...
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In a significant shake-up, President Donald Trump has dismissed two of the three Democratic commissioners from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), marking an unprecedented effort to reshape...
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President Trump signed an executive order rolling back key measures of the Equal Employment Opportunity Order of 1965, also known as Executive Order 11246. This order, initially signed...
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