For example, certain federal contractors have special legal obligations when it comes to combating workplace discrimination. A notable example includes the steps the contractor must take to prevent ...

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 ...

If you’ve experienced age discrimination at work, you’re not alone. More than two-thirds of workers ages 50 or older say they ...

Discrimination of any kind can harm your mental and physical well-being. Weight discrimination is particularly harmful because it’s still legal in most places. It can limit your job prospects, ...

Discrimination is everywhere. It’s in our workplaces, in the news and on our minds. Discrimination affects every one of us in multiple ways. As corporate and community leaders grow increasingly ...

Recent research has found that only small minorities of people engaged in racial or ethnic discrimination, ranging from a low of 1.3 percent to a high of 20 percent. These numbers are so low, they ...

About eight-in-ten Americans say there is a lot or some discrimination against Muslims in their society, and two-thirds or more in the UK, Germany and France agree. In every country but Germany, ...

Employers often have a set of standards and guidelines that establish the types of workers they prefer to hire. There is a fine line, however, between preference and discrimination. Employers must be ...

Targets of discrimination are treated unfairly. That much is definitional. Getting discriminated against can narrow your opportunities and inflict psychological costs. There is another problem with ...

How can platform companies, like Airbnb, reduce bias online? For years, Airbnb gave hosts extensive discretion to accept or reject a guest after seeing little more than a name and a picture, believing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 made it easier for workers to file so-called "reverse discrimination" lawsuits after siding with ...