By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group 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 [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Another Black Tesla production worker has sued the company for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, alleging mistreatment from her supervisor. The lawsuit describes a hostile working environment where the Tesla employee was repeatedly referred to as certain racial slurs. The plaintiff also describes racial slurs were written [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group A class action discrimination lawsuit has been filed against Wells Fargo in the Northern District of California for allegedly approving more white mortgage loan applicants than Black borrowers in 2020. The lawsuit also alleges that Black applicants were offered higher interest rates than white individuals, regardless [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group A third former employee of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has accused the college of racial discrimination and retaliation. Former English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, Shantell Colebrooke, has filed a charged with the EEOC contending that she was fired not only because she [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group The Interfraternity Council, known as the IFC, has instituted a new requirement among fraternity members at The George Washington University. Chapters are now required to attend sexual assault training. These educational workshops, led by activist group Students Against Sexual Assault, are required courses for 80% of [...]
