Race Discrimination

Recently, a former employee of the Atlanta Hawks filed a wrongful termination/racial discrimination lawsuit against the basketball team. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits various forms of race discrimination, including discrimination based on race, sex, religion or national origin. Further, to encourage employees to speak out against discrimination, Title VII also…

In a recent race harassment lawsuit, a federal district court determined that a supervisor’s single use of the “n” word was sufficient to constitute a hostile work environment, and allowed he race discrimination case to proceed. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes race discrimination/race harassment illegal. Further, according to the Equal…

More employees have now joined a previously filed racial lawsuit against the Fox News Network arising out of actions at a New York station.  According to reports, an executive at the station frequently used racial slurs and insults.  She also allegedly forced black female workers to arm wrestle white co-workers for entertainment.  The lawsuit also…

Employment law news reports that a race discrimination lawsuit has been filed against CNN in a Georgia federal court. According to the lawsuit, the media giant has engaged in both racially discriminatory and harassing behaviors. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination. This includes taking race into consideration when making…

A new lawsuit has been filed against Fox News alleging racial discrimination.  According to the suit, two African American women at a Fox affiliated station located in the Bronx were subjected to several year’s long repeated racial discrimination.  Allegedly demeaning and discriminatory actions included mocking “stereotyped speech” and forcing the women to pronounce the words  “‘mother,’ ‘father,’ ‘month’ and…

A recent lawsuit filed by the Department of Labor against tech giant Oracle reveals the complexity of discrimination.  In the race discrimination case, the DOL asserts that Oracles hiring pool was both over-represented by Asians, and thus discriminated against other ethnic groups (such as African-Americans and Hispanics) but also underpaid them relative to white workers.   The…

A lawsuit filed in federal court asserts that the social media giant Facebook unlawfully discriminated against two black employees at its North Carolina data center. According to the complaint, the two employees were subjected to several acts of harassment, including a facility manager using racial slurs whenever referring to black employees. When the employees reported…