May 31, 2024 Merrill Lynch settles class action racial discrimination lawsuit for $20 million The lawsuit alleges that African American advisers employed by Bank of America-owned Merrill received less compensation and promotions than their white counterparts—and were terminated at higher rates. BY Associated Press Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a … Continue reading Merrill Lynch settles class action racial discrimination lawsuit for $20 million
May 28, 2024 Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology firm, in Ashburn, Virginia. BY Associated Press A northern Virginia tech company is paying $38,500 to settle claims that it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates … Continue reading Tech firm settles after worker posts ‘whites-only’ job listing
Whistleblower explains how Cambridge Analytica ‘exploited’ Facebook Richard Lawler @Rjcc Last night Facebook announced bans against Cambridge Analytica, its parent company and several individuals for allegedly sharing and keeping data that they had promised to delete. This data reportedly included information siphoned from hundreds of thousands of Amazon Mechanical Turkers who were paid to use … Continue reading Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million
Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 1, 2022 The Yandex Group signed an agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) — a federal-level executive governmental organization that controls the execution of the antitrust laws — and a consortium of Russian Internet companies, in connection with an antitrust … Continue reading Yandex Settles Antitrust Lawsuit With Russian Classified Sites
