Goldman Sachs $215M deal to compensate sex discrimination a potential catalyst for gender-equality
Leading Wall Street investment banking firm, Goldman Sachs (Goldman), one month before trial agreed to a settlement of a $215 million lawsuit on Friday following a lengthy gender-biased class action lawsuit, first filed in September 2010. The action was bought by female associates and vice-presidents of the firm, under Title VII of the Civil Rights [...]
The flagship university of Modern Jewish Orthodoxy turned to the US Supreme Court on Monday in hopes of blocking a lower-court order that would require it to formally recognize an LGBTQ+ student organization. The case originated in 2021, after multiple unsuccessful attempts by the student club, the Pride Alliance, to seek recognition from Yeshiva University’s administration. [...]
NYPD failed the citizens of New York City during the George Floyd protests: official report
An investigation into the handling of the George Floyd protests in New York City by the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) officers released Friday found that the NYPD did not execute “its responsibility to protect the rights of citizens to engage in lawful protests” and that the actions of numerous officers went so far outside [...]
New York City rights commission condemns hair and hairstyle based discrimination
The New York City Commission on Human Rights released a guidance document on Monday detailing the implications of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL), which protects New Yorkers from hair-based discrimination. The Commission stated that anti-black bias and racism includes discrimination based on characteristics that are associated with being black. This manifests in [...]
