In settlement proceedings, Google LLC agreed to pay more than $3.8 million to more than 5,000 employees and job applicants over allegations of “systemic compensation and hiring discrimination” against women and Asian applicants for software engineering positions. Google has long denied accusations of any pay gap or disparity for women... Read More »
The Department of Justice is investigating Elon Musk's company, SpaceX, for possible discriminatory hiring practices against non-U.S. citizens. The investigation was prompted by a complaint that was sent to the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER). The initial complaint that prompted the investigation comes from Fabian Hutter,... Read More »
Prompted by the deaths of at least 250 workers and the ripple effect of virus-spreading unsafe conditions at U.S. meat and poultry plants under the Trump administration, a House Subcommittee is investigating conditions that could have triggered over 54,000 coronavirus cases in twenty states. The investigation follows a report from... Read More »
Figs, a Los Angeles start-up that disrupted the medical apparel field with fashionable, comfortable, form-fitting scrubs, is facing a lawsuit by larger competitor Careismatic Brands. The social-media friendly Figs offers fashion-forward, modern-day marketing images of people in their medical apparel in stark contrast to the more traditional firm, Careismatic Brands.... Read More »
On Monday, February 1, 2021, the Justice Department requested that the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia put the California emissions litigation on hold to “ensure due respect for the prerogative of the executive branch to reconsider the policy decisions of a prior administration.” A coalition of 12... Read More »
The Canadian government is the first country to include the American-based Proud Boys on its official list of terrorist entities. Canada announced the official classification of Proud Boys as a terrorist organization in a statement on February 4, citing that the group poses an active security threat. The Canadian House... Read More »
Lawmakers in New York are working on passing legislation that would ban police from using chemical irritants such as pepper spray on minors. The push for this legislation comes after an incident in which a Rochester police officer pepper-sprayed a nine-year-old girl. The incident which took place on January 29th... Read More »
An inconspicuous voting technology company has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Network. The $2.75 billion defamation lawsuit targets popular news anchors Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro as well as Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and attorney Sidney Powell. The lawsuit was filed by the technology... Read More »
The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers were hit with a blow in the court case of Germany v. Phillipp that was heard in the U.S. Supreme Court this past week. The plaintiffs in the case are contesting the acquisition of an art collection that was obtained by German Nazis... Read More »
Following in President Joe Biden's footsteps, who has overturned more than 30 Trump presidential orders, the Justice Department has canceled a Trump administration civil rights lawsuit brought against an Ivy League school. The Biden administration is shifting many former Trump positions, including civil rights, which had been pushed farther right... Read More »
The once-popular MLM business LuLaRoe has hit another bump in its downward tumble. On February 2nd, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson shared in a press release that LuLaRoe will settle its lawsuit with the state. The settlement will require LuLaRoe to pay out $4.75 million to independent retails who... Read More »
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company reached an agreement with attorneys general in 47 states, five territories and the District of Columbia to settle investigations into its role in “turbocharging” opioid sales nationwide. It has agreed to pay $573 million after lawsuits revealed quantities of documents showing how McKinsey drove sales... Read More »
Steve Bannon, formerly an investment banker and media executive, served as chief strategist and senior counsel to Trump until he left the White House in 2017. Trump, on his last day as President, pardoned him on federal fraud charges. However, that pardon only applied to alleged federal crimes. Now Manhattan... Read More »
On December 21, 2020, the FDIC ordered New York-based Apple Bank for Savings to pay a fine of $12.5 million. The order was made public on January 29, 2021. The fine was assessed due to the bank’s failure to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and with an FDIC... Read More »
President Biden plans to make good on his campaign promise of giving Americans pandemic relief through another round of stimulus checks. Last Friday, the House gave the green light on a budget blueprint comprised of $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief, and over the weekend, the bill was moved through the... Read More »
