Category Archives: Race Discrimination
Former Security Guard Sues Celebrity Employer for Racial Discrimination
Recently, employers have begun to adopt company policies that acknowledge that racial discrimination can manifest itself in rules about employees’ hairstyles. As for state laws, California enacted the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act in 2019; it prevents discrimination based on hair texture and prohibits employers from refusing to… Read More »
Systemic Racial Hostility or Discrimination in the Workplace
It is difficult to work in an environment where you may be treated unfairly because of your race. Racism in the workplace is not always overt – it will be unlikely that there is a policy in place that favors one race over another. But deliberate actions by management or staff motivated by malice,… Read More »
Longtime Employee Sues Fire Department Over Racial Discrimination
It is disappointing when your employer does not grant you a promotion for which you have applied and for which you are eligible, but you usually tell yourself, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” When this happens multiple times, though, there might be some reason for it besides random chance. Denial… Read More »
Ophthalmologist Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Hospital System
It is difficult to work in an environment where people assume the worst about you and go out of their way to make it difficult for you to perform your job duties. The legal term for this is a hostile work environment. Sometimes a hostile work environment arises because you complained about others in… Read More »
