UPDATE: Black Coaches Join Race Bias Suit, NFL Tries to Force Arbitration
By: Barbara Hart, Principal in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Since former Miami Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL in February 2022 for racial discrimination, more minority NFL coaches have come forward with similar claims. Collectively, plaintiffs allege racial bias in the NFL’s hiring process. Flores’ initial suit targeted the New York Giants, [...]