Discrimination

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged the changing political landscape for diversity initiatives in the U.S., but added that he didn’t believe there should be any legal issues with the league’s policy.

Attorney General James Uthmeier claims the policy encourages teams to hire nonwhite coaches, which would violate the state's employment laws banning discrimination.

The court fight focuses on the Biden administration's extension of Title IX rules to apply to discrimination based on gender identity. The injunction was granted a day before the change was to take effect.

Florida, three other states and four organizations challenged the Biden administration's addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to the landmark law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into UT and Hillsborough County Schools under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

The students and their attorneys are asking the judge to certify the case as a class action.

The federal lawsuit claims the state has maintained “a segregated system of higher education” and that Florida’s disparate funding and support for FAMU violates constitutional equal-protection rights.

In part, the bill targets diversity, equity, and inclusion training in workplaces, effectively allowing employees to sue if such a conversation could make a person feel badly about themselves.

Flores alleges that the league is "managed much like a plantation" charging that its 32 owners, none of whom are Black, profit from the labor of its players, 70% of whom are African American.

Black farmers that were part of the Pigford class action suit must pay a fee of $146,000, more than double that paid by others. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants an investigation into the rule's intent.

The House voted Thursday to approve the bill to add and expand protections for LGBTQ people in the Civil Rights Act. Here's what it would do and why it's controversial.

A Tampa firefighter who recently won a federal lawsuit against the city is speaking out about workplace harassment.Tanja Vidovic was awarded $245,000 in…