The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cases.
Category: Discrimination
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Trump Administration Tells State Regulators It Won’t Back Some Discrimination Claims
The E.E.O.C. said it would stop paying state and local civil rights agencies for claims from transgender employees or those based on “disparate impact.”
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What Is ‘Debanking’? How the Right to a Bank Account Became Political.
There is a degree of political agreement over so-called debanking, but no easy answers to the hot topic in Washington.
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Why Has the Closet Taken on a New Allure?
Long a place of hiding and shame, it’s now being reconsidered in queer culture — and beyond.
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Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality
He shared an Emmy for his reporting on “Nightline” about South Africa’s policy of racial segregation. The National Association of Black Journalists named him journalist of the year.
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U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans
The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.
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Why Some of Japan’s Most Exciting Cultural Figures Are of Korean Descent
The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure.
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Singer Sues Met Opera Over Firing for Post-Pregnancy Vocal Problems
The mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who suffered vocal problems during and after pregnancy, is suing the opera company — and the union that represented her — after she lost work.
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Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to return a $105,000 penalty it collected last fall when it resolved a discrimination lawsuit.
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K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96
His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row.
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A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East
Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.
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A Youth Leader From Chile Fights Discrimination Across the Globe
Isidora Uribe Silva tried as a teen to promote inclusive spaces for girls, women and disabled people in Chile. She has taken her mission to the U.N. and beyond.