Discrimination articles
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Supreme Court eases path for discrimination claims in job transfers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sgt. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, who alleged she was reassigned to a less prestigious role within the St. Louis Police Department because of her gender, making it easier for workers to pursue employment discrimination claims related to job transfers.
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Gender Discrimination Forced This Senior Manager To Resign 72 Hours After Being Promoted
Heather Wallander waited over a year for a promotion at US-based access management company Okta."All of my peers, including those with less tenure, became senior manager last year," Wallander wrote in a LinkedIn post. "When I asked why, the reasons were that I'm 'high strung'."Although she has finally received her career bump, addressing her connections on LinkedIn, Wallander announced that she would resign from her new post."I was promoted to senior manager at Okta today, and I will resign from...
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Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of discriminating against one of its former employees based on her religious beliefs.