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Recent Pay Bias Settlements Highlight Risks of Noncompliance

Date:: February 9, 2021

Recent pay and hiring discrimination allegations have resulted in high-dollar settlements for Google and a hospitality management company.

President's Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order Blocked by Judge

Date:: January 5, 2021

A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction to block key parts of President's Trump's executive order on combating race and sex stereotyping from being enforced.

Google Parent Agrees to $310 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement, Will Implement DEI Initiatives

Date:: September 29, 2020

Google's parent company has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a group of shareholders. The lawsuit claimed that male executives who had been credibly accused of sexually harassing female employees were improperly awarded multi-million-dollar severance packages.

LGBT Workers Win Job Protections in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Date:: June 15, 2020

Employers that fire an individual merely for being gay or transgender violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.

9th Circuit Rules Salary History Cannot Justify Unequal Pay

Date:: March 4, 2020

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that prior salary history may not be used to justify paying women a lower salary than men.

$20.5 Million Settlement Resolves EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Against Life Insurance Co.

Date:: January 24, 2020

In what marks the largest monetary agreement ever reached by the EEOC's Denver and Phoenix field offices, the Jackson National Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries will pay nearly $21 million to settle a race and gender discrimination lawsuit.

EEOC Says Facebook Job Ads by Seven Companies Discriminated by Sex and Age

Date:: October 3, 2019

The EEOC has released determinations finding seven corporations posted Facebook job advertisements that discriminated against women and older workers.

New York Bans Salary History Inquiries, Expands Pay Equity Law

Date:: July 15, 2019

Amendments to New York's equal pay law take effect October 8, 2019. A new salary history inquiry law takes effect January 6, 2020.

JPMorgan Chase to Pay $5 Million to Settle Fathers' Paid Parental Leave Discrimination Claim

Date:: June 5, 2019

JP Morgan Chase Bank has reached a proposed $5 million agreement to settle claims that its paid parental leave policy discriminated against fathers.

Colorado, Washington Newest States to Join Salary History Ban Trend

Date:: May 30, 2019

Colorado and Washington both have enacted salary history question bans, making them the 9th and 10th states placing such prohibitions on employers. Colorado's measure is part of a broad pay equity law.

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All Items: Gender Discrimination

Recent Pay Bias Settlements Highlight Risks of Noncompliance

President's Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order Blocked by Judge

Google Parent Agrees to $310 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement, Will Implement DEI Initiatives

LGBT Workers Win Job Protections in Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

9th Circuit Rules Salary History Cannot Justify Unequal Pay

$20.5 Million Settlement Resolves EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Against Life Insurance Co.

EEOC Says Facebook Job Ads by Seven Companies Discriminated by Sex and Age

New York Bans Salary History Inquiries, Expands Pay Equity Law

JPMorgan Chase to Pay $5 Million to Settle Fathers' Paid Parental Leave Discrimination Claim

Colorado, Washington Newest States to Join Salary History Ban Trend

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