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NYC Students Demand End To Job Bias

NYC Students Demand End To Job Bias

October 17, 2012
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Study: Doctors May 'Learn

Study: Doctors May 'Learn" Bias In Med School

September 06, 2011
New Johns Hopkins research shows that medical students -- just like the general American population -- may have unconscious if not overt preferences for white people, but this innate bias does not appear to translate into different or lesser health care of other races. The research findings, to be published tomorrow in the Journal ... read more
COURT SAYS NYPD BIAS SUIT A GO

COURT SAYS NYPD BIAS SUIT A GO

August 31, 2011
Manhattan Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin has given the go ahead to a lawsuit that challenged the city's stop-and-frisk policies as biased, especially toward Blacks and Hispanics. Judge Scheindlin said the allegations in the lawsuit were supported well enough to justify a trial to decide if New York's stop-and-frisk policies are legal. She said the trial can determine whether quotas prompted officers to stop suspects without just cause. She said the trial can also decide whether police leadership has failed to adequately train officers. ... read more

Feds Launch Bias Probe Into LA Sheriff's Dept.

August 19, 2011
The Justice Department today announced it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of discriminatory policing by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) members based in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, Calif. Deputies have been accused of discriminating against mostly minority residents of government-subsidized housing. The Justice Department will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations ... read more

Manufacturing Giant Settles Bias Suit

August 03, 2011
A business unit of aluminum maker Alcoa has settled a discrimination case with the U.S. Department of Labor for $540,000, the government said. Alcoa Mill Products Inc. will pay $484,656.19 in back wages to 37 Hispanics and African-Americans as well as $35,516.88 to two women who all were rejected for job positions ... read more

OBAMA + DEBT = BIAS?

July 19, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas suggested to members of Congress that President Obama is being treated unfairly in debt negotiations because of his race. As Jackson and many members of the Black community see it, Republican’s reluctance to raise the debt ceiling when it has been raised ... read more

ILLINOIS POLICE BIAS CONTINUES

July 13, 2011
An annual report released today by the Illinois Department of Transportation reveals that Illinois State Police troopers continued to ask motorists of color for permission to search their car without cause at a higher rate than white drivers during 2010. The report documents that the pattern identified ... read more
Court Throws Out Wal-Mart Gender Bias Case

Court Throws Out Wal-Mart Gender Bias Case

June 20, 2011
The women pressing the suit claim they and colleagues across the country were victimized by Wal-Mart’s practice of letting local managers make subjective decisions about pay and promotions. ... read more
ACLU Alleges Bias In Illinois Police Searches

ACLU Alleges Bias In Illinois Police Searches

June 08, 2011
"Years of data make clear that consent searches by the ISP are conducted in a racially disparate manner," said Harvey Grossman, legal director for the ACLU of Illinois. ... read more
Bayer Gender Bias Lawsuit Widens

Bayer Gender Bias Lawsuit Widens

May 25, 2011
According to the amended complaint, there is an entirely new class of plaintiffs and an additional Bayer HealthCare Division now added to the case. ... read more
Fla. Univ. Accused Of Race Bias After 'Spanish Only' Mayoral Debate

Fla. Univ. Accused Of Race Bias After 'Spanish Only' Mayoral Debate

May 16, 2011
Speaking to CBS Miami, Luther Campbell - a former rap star and African American candidate for mayor - said he was appalled at what he called a 'Cuban-only forum'. ... read more
Anti-Transgender Bias Costs State Millions

Anti-Transgender Bias Costs State Millions

May 12, 2011
"When that many people face discrimination, when we trace out the economic consequences, the dollars add up very quickly." ... read more
Feds Open Bias Probe Of Newark PD

Feds Open Bias Probe Of Newark PD

May 09, 2011
Allegations of excessive force, discriminatory policing, whether detainees confined to holding cells are subjected to unreasonable risk of harm are being investigated. ... read more
STUDY: MINORITY COURT BIAS

STUDY: MINORITY COURT BIAS

May 06, 2011
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Study Finds Gender Bias In Kids' Books

Study Finds Gender Bias In Kids' Books

May 04, 2011
The disparity between male and female characters is sending children a message that "women and girls occupy a less important role in society than men or boys." ... read more
Unintentional Racial Biases May Affect Economic, Trust Decisions

Unintentional Racial Biases May Affect Economic, Trust Decisions

April 25, 2011
Researchers asked 50 racially diverse participants to rate the trustworthiness of individuals depicted in photographs of Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, and mixed race men. ... read more
IS JESSE JACKSON BIASED?

IS JESSE JACKSON BIASED?

April 18, 2011
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ACLU Alleges Racial Bias In FL Foreclosure Courts

ACLU Alleges Racial Bias In FL Foreclosure Courts

April 07, 2011
The special “mass foreclosure docket” established in December 2008 operates under rules that differ substantially from those that govern the rest of Lee County. ... read more
Job Bias Hardest On Women

Job Bias Hardest On Women

April 01, 2011
Pregnant women of color are denied access to accommodations regularly granted to their pregnant co‐workers of a different race. ... read more
GENDER BIAS ALLEGED AT TSA

GENDER BIAS ALLEGED AT TSA

March 30, 2011
Female TSOs are being forced from their baggage screening position to the checkpoints because of the male to female ratio needed for passenger screening. ... read more

Walmart Bias Case In Court Tuesday

March 28, 2011
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US And Brazil Agree On Gender Bias Issues

March 23, 2011
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BIG PHARMA CHARGED WITH BIAS

BIG PHARMA CHARGED WITH BIAS

March 21, 2011
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FEDS: NEW ORLEANS PD BIAS

FEDS: NEW ORLEANS PD BIAS

March 17, 2011
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BIAS IN TRANSPLANT OPERATIONS

BIAS IN TRANSPLANT OPERATIONS

March 16, 2011
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Bias In Child Welfare System Explored

March 10, 2011
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Empathy Helps Reduce Bias In Pain Treatment

March 08, 2011
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Group Calling Attention To "Enormous Bias"

March 07, 2011
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Health Giant Sued In Gender Bias Suit

March 03, 2011
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Museum Program Teaches About Bias, Tolerance

February 01, 2011
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