September 13, 2023
Via: HRD AmericaIn a recent case, a student filed a complaint alleging that her professor showed racial bias against her, routinely demeaned and embarrassed her in front of her classmates, and failed to offer the required disability accommodations for her dyslexia. The […]
April 25, 2023
Via: HR HeroThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel publicly issued on February 27, 2023 an Advice Memorandum confirming the agency’s view that workplace discussions about racism are protected concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor […]
January 19, 2022
Via: HR HeroTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination based on numerous protected categories (e.g., race) in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, and any other term or condition of employment. It’s not […]
July 1, 2020
Via: HR HeroThe global response to George Floyd’s tragic and shocking death and other recent acts of injustice (including those involving Ahmaud Arbery, Christian Cooper, Breonna Taylor, and Nina Pop, among others) and the ensuing protests and riots amid the COVID-19 economic […]
June 12, 2020
Via: HR HeroWhen the video of George Floyd handcuffed on the ground with a white Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck went viral, public outrage included claims of systemic racism in many law enforcement agencies. Those claims didn’t start with Floyd’s […]
February 21, 2019
Via: SHRMNew York City this week is issuing the country’s first-ever ban on employer policies and practices that discriminate against how black people wear their hair. Guidelines from the New York City Commission on Human Rights state that while employers can […]