UNBELIEVABLE: Discrimination | History Defined

Claims St Andrews rector faced racist treatment are 'arguable', review finds

A REVIEW commissioned by representatives of St Andrews rector Stella Maris has concluded there is an “arguable” case that she was subjected to disability discrimination and racist treatment by university officials, The National can reveal ...

The National (Scotland) · 2h ago

‘This is discrimination’: Mother claims school threatened her with a fine for taking her disabled child out of school for medical treatment

The school claimed her son's attendance should be the same as other students despite his disability.

We Got This Covered · 13h ago

Nike Worker Says She Was Fired the Day She Returned From 3-Month Medical Leave After Complaining of Discrimination

A Nike manager in Memphis says she was fired on her first day back from FMLA leave, which began a day after her sex discrimination complaint.

International Business Times UK · 17h ago

US agency sues Harvard over hiring records in probe into alleged discrimination against white men

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Harvard University seeking records related to an investigation into whether the Ivy League school discriminated against white men and other groups in its hiring practices.

The Times of India · Oct 1

Ecowas Court and women’s rights in west Africa: what’s working – and what isn’t

The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The court, originally set up to handle economic matters related to the Ecowas Treaty, was given a human rights mandate in 2005. Since then, of the…

The Conversation · Oct 1

A Colorado preschool case will be the Supreme Court’s latest to test boundaries of LGBTQ rights and religious freedom

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Oct. 5, 2026. One of the cases that the justices have agreed to hear is a First Amendment religious liberty case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.

The Conversation · Oct 1

In 1944, a retired IRS auditor Anne Scheiber invested $5,000 in stocks; 51 years later, her portfolio was worth $22 million

Anne Scheiber reportedly retired in the mid-1940s with an annual salary of about $3,150. She had never been promoted. Her pay had also changed very little during her final years at the agency. People who knew her believed discrimination at work had held back her career.

The Economic Times · Sep 30

Separate your gay job from day job: Former JPMorgan worker files lawsuit against boss's disparaging remarks

Brian Larson, a former senior associate in JPMorgan's rotational Chase Associate Program, has filed a discrimination lawsuit in Manhattan federal court and complained that his boss, Peter Bergman, repeatedly made disparaging comments about his sexual orientation and eventually forced him to resign. The Independent reported that this happened in 2022…

The Times of India · Sep 30

Blind man sues British Museum in Bayeux Tapestry discrimination row

Dr Yusuf Ali Osman says he wants to experience the 1,000-year-old tapestry for himself

The Independent UK · Sep 30

RCN has no position on gender debate, boss tells Sandie Peggie tribunal

The nurse has brought a legal case against the union over what she claims was direct discrimination over her gender-critical beliefs.

Evening Standard · Sep 30