Tag: racism

November 10, 2023

Everyone is serious about anti-racism at work. Of course we are. We defy you to find a board member at a UK business, FTSE 100 or otherwise, who won’t proclaim their abiding intolerance for any discrimination whatsoever. It has a […]

October 18, 2023

Racism at work can take a number of forms, but it often flies under the radar, according to the CEO of a nonprofit focused on equity in the workplace. In fact, most employees from marginalized racial and ethnic groups in […]

August 30, 2023

This report aligns with recent findings that indicate shifting employer attitudes toward DEI, but also how lack of C-suite buy-in can undercut long-term diverse hiring goals. In a 2023 report, 45% of Black workers said they would switch jobs if […]

March 21, 2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently confirmed that employers cannot discipline or fire workers for publicly raising concerns about racism in the workplace. In a Feb. 27 memo, the board concluded that a medical school professor’s discussions of racism […]

November 9, 2022

A factory worker sued her employer, alleging the company discriminated against her based on her race by allowing a hostile work environment to pervade its manufacturing plant. She also claimed it retaliated against her for accusing a coworker of tampering […]

August 9, 2022

More companies are looking to address racism in the workplace by conducting formal racial equity audits. “We have seen an increase in companies considering racial equity and civil rights audits over the last couple of years. And we expect to […]

November 30, 2020

It’s 2020, folks—a year that will always be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some, the year also represents a time of missed opportunity given the racial divide that’s still present in our country. Employment lawyers hear the stories […]

July 29, 2020

Across the globe, there has been a surge in race-related hate incidents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such incidents include micro-aggressions, bullying, harassment, hate speech, and violence. Preventive measures are imperative to counter similar racist and xenophobic incidents […]

July 27, 2020

As protests to end systemic racism spread across the United States and now the globe, many companies are being asked to not only say the words “Black Lives Matter” but also follow up on those words with meaningful action. Myriad […]

June 12, 2020

When 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 […]

June 8, 2020

Racism is bad. All my readers (I hope) agree. There are racists. We also all agree. If you are a horrible person, even off the job or on social media, you may lose your job. With a few exceptions, there […]

January 9, 2019

Throughout 2018 I tracked the worst behavior America’s employers offered up to their workforces. I found each of the examples I tracked in actual court filings or in news stories. These are actual employers doing actual awful things to their […]