Workplace discrimination charges went down slightly in fiscal year 2012, according to year-end data released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Bank of America will pay $7,500 to settle the first action to enforce the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new rule prohibiting home lenders from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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An attorney’s race discrimination suit against law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been dismissed on summary judgment by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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The federal government could not be sued for breaching the terms of an agreement settling an employee’s Title VII discrimination claims, the 6th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.

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Military chaplains from certain Protestant denominations have standing to sue the U.S. Navy for the discriminatory denial of promotions, the D.C. Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.

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Temporary workers at Wal-Mart have filed a new class action against the retail giant.

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A closely watched case that grappled with the issue of the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Internet has settled.

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A quadriplegic California lawyer who has gained notoriety by suing thousands of businesses for disability discrimination is himself facing a lawsuit brought by four former employees who are accusing him of sexual harassment.

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WASHINGTON – A bill that would prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered individuals in the federal jury selection process has been introduced in the Senate.

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A federal jury has ordered the city of Boise to pay $1 million to an organization that helps homeless people because the city discriminated against women and children and retaliated against the organization when board members complained.

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