Positive discrimination is when a person receives favourable treatment, usually because they are from an underrepresented group in society. In the workplace, this is common in the recruitment process ...

With so many initiatives focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion, we often hear about examples of positive action or positive discrimination in the context of employers’ approaches to increasing ...

The Equality Act 2010 allows for the introduction of the concept of dual discrimination, where an individual who believes that he or she has been treated less favourably because of a combination of ...

Confirm that the employer’s policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation are consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Make any necessary updates. Ensure that the ...

A Sky employee has won £14,000 in an employment tribunal after being told by her diversity officer colleague that she must have experienced discrimination because she is of Latino heritage. Rosemary ...

Gaps in UK law over the use of AI at work could lead to widespread discrimination and unfair treatment at work. Employment law has failed to keep pace with the expansion of AI at work, according to a ...

The head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is encouraging white men to file a claim with the federal agency if ...

The UK’s largest housing association was ordered to pay an employee more than £8,000 after a tribunal found that Clarion’s decision to dismiss her “was an act of direct race discrimination”. A ...

It seemed poised to make it easier for white, straight people to make claims. It was a high-profile legal debate at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday with potentially big implications for America's ...

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released joint “technical assistance documents” (i.e., non-binding interpretive ...