EEOC issues guidance on worker background checks
WASHINGTON – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued updated guidance on employers’ use of criminal background checks in making employment decisions. According to EEOC officials, the new...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court seems split over affirmative action policy
In a highly contentious argument that ran well past its allotted one hour on Wednesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court clashed over the constitutionality of a university policy that considers...
View ArticleFired LSU tennis coach sues, claiming discrimination
Ton Minnis' suit alleges he was subjected to "unwelcome race-based harassment and discrimination" throughout his employment at LSU. He contends white coaches were paid up to $30,000 more than he...
View ArticleCensus: Whites won’t be a majority in U.S. by 2043
The official projection, released today by the Census Bureau, now places the tipping point for the white majority a year later than previous estimates, which were made before the impact of the recent...
View ArticleHUD says race affects home buying, renting
A major federal study has found that minority renters and homebuyers who test the housing market for discrimination were told about and shown fewer homes and apartments than their equally qualified...
View ArticleCourt limits supervisor liability in racial harassment case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that an employer was not vicariously liable for a racially hostile work environment created by an employee who did not have the power to hire, fire or discipline the...
View ArticleFinancial success? Report shows race plays major role
For those growing up in Louisiana, African-American children may have a significantly more difficult time achieving financial success as adults than white children, according to an Annie E. Casey...
View ArticleNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu working on book about race
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is working on a book about his views on race and his support for taking down four Confederate monuments earlier this year.
View ArticleCouncil's plans seen as racist
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor Earlier this month, the New Orleans City Council adopted an ordinance to make transparent the awarding of professional services contracts. Mayor C. Ray Nagin vetoed the...
View ArticleWhite council members criticized after leaving meeting
By Deon Roberts, Online Editor The exit of the New Orleans City Council’s four white members from a meeting yesterday did not leave a good taste in the mouths of the public in attendance who lashed out...
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