Articles by Daniel Wiessner

Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software

A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants. The 2022 lawsuit against iTutorGroup Inc was the first by …

Kellogg’s ‘Woke’ Workplace Diversity Programs Are Illegal, Group Claims

A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its products. This is the second complaint filed this week …

Southwest Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Requiring ‘Religious Liberty Training’

Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group. The airline in a statement confirmed that …

Amazon Again Cited by Regulators Over Worker Safety

The U.S. workplace safety regulator said Amazon.com Inc has subjected workers at yet another of its sprawling warehouses to hazardous conditions by imposing onerous production quotas and failing to provide proper medical care. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …

X, Musk Seek Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Ex-Twitter Workers’ Severance Pay

X Corp, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, and owner Elon Musk have asked a Delaware federal judge to dismiss one of several lawsuits claiming they failed to pay promised severance to laid-off employees. X, in a filing …

Twitter Again Sued Over Severance Pay, Bias During Layoffs

Twitter Inc. on Tuesday was hit with the second lawsuit this month to claim that it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to ex-workers, the latest in a series of cases arising from Elon Musk’s acquisition of the …

Twitter Owes Ex-Employees $500M in Severance, Lawsuit Claims

Twitter Inc on Wednesday was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company. Courtney McMillian, who oversaw …

Ex-Tesla Worker Seeks Third Trial in California Race Case After $3.2M Award

A Black former Tesla Inc TSLA.O factory worker has accused the electric automaker’s lawyers of “egregious misconduct” after a jury awarded him $3.2 million in a race bias case, and asked for a third trial so he can seek more …

Twitter Beats Two Lawsuits Stemming From Mass Layoffs, for Now

A California federal judge on Monday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Twitter Inc of targeting female employees for layoffs after Elon Musk acquired the company last year, but said plaintiffs would be allowed to amend the lawsuit to add …

NFL Investigated by Two States Over Sex Bias, Harassment Claims

State attorney generals in New York and California on Thursday launched a joint investigation into allegations that female employees of the National Football League (NFL) have been subjected to sex discrimination and harassment. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New …