Discrimination

Washington's attorney general filed a lawsuit in state court Wednesday, accusing the auto parts retailer of violating the state's anti-discrimination laws, including one that requires employers to provide accommodations for pregnant employees.

The Oregon state agency charged with monitoring discrimination in workplaces across the state was itself a hostile work environment for the Black woman who was hired to head the civil rights division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded Carol Johnson $1.7 million dollars on Monday, supporting her claim she faced a hostile workplace and race discrimination.

Clark County officials were accused of turning a blind eye to racist remarks and holding double standards in the workplace. The employees said they faced derogatory comments on the job “on an almost weekly basis.”

Multiple women have come forward in recent years describing a culture of harassment and bullying in the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department.

An 18-year-old college student was waiting to get off a city bus when another passenger struck her in the head multiple times.

The program is a part of the funding provided by the Democrat reconciliation bill. It is a part of an effort to address discrimination from the Agriculture Department.

The new initiative is a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year.

An Oregon Court of Appeals ruling earlier this year found the state's initial award of $135,000 in damages against Sweet Cakes By Melissa showed signs of bias.

A jury found Timothy Hale-Cusanelli guilty for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The trial included dramatic testimony secretly recorded by Hale-Cusanelli's former roommate.

Leaders in the civil rights community are pushing the department and other cabinet agencies to take more aggressive action.