On May 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) again issued guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to educational institutions discussing how Title VI ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with Ohio worker Marlean Ames who claimed she didn't get a job and was ...

To address decades of systematic disparities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a total of $2.2 billion in grants to farmers, ranchers, and land-owners who faced ...

Every time Erin publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from Business ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

State insurance regulators tackled race and insurance during the summer 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Only some 40 percent of disabled people are employed. But even that low figure is ...

One of the most exciting parts of the college experience is moving from living in a dorm to renting an off-campus house with friends. I just went through this process of finding what will be my home ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court sided against a firefighter who was forced to retire because of Parkinson’s disease on Friday, finding that she can’t file a post-employment discrimination suit ...

Students exit St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, Maine. The school is one of two that is appealing a federal court decision that requires religious institutions to adhere to the state’s nondiscrimination ...