Race Discrimination

On October 4, 2021, a jury in San Francisco federal court awarded Owen Diaz (Diaz) $136.9 million in damages for the race-based harassment he endured working for Tesla, Inc. (Tesla). This is one of the largest individual plaintiff awards for racial harassment cases in the United States.  There are likely thousands of racial discrimination employment […]

You’re probably already well aware that an employer can’t discriminate against you because of your race. But what happens if the racial discrimination doesn’t take the form of an adverse employment action but instead involves treating another employer better than you because of their race? The short answer is that such behavior is largely illegal

Overt, malicious racism still happens every so often in the workplace, but Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it completely illegal. Additionally, overt racism is almost universally frowned-upon today, so it is not too common. However, casual racism is quite prevalent in many facets of life, including the workplace. Unfortunately, it

  Discrimination and inequality in the workplace are some of the more damaging forms of injustice. They directly impact an individual’s professional opportunities which can also affect that individual’s access to essential resources and overall quality of life. One of the hardest hit by discrimination is the black community. Institutionalized and informal racism has hindered

The U.S. Secret Service is an elite law enforcement agency trusted to investigate financial crimes. It’s probably best known for its responsibility to protect the President of the United States and other important officials. However, despite being such an honored and respected agency, the Secret Service hasn’t had the best track record with respect to its

This blog is a guest post by Spiggle Law Firm partner Phillis h. Rambsy. I cannot escape the topic of hair. As a black woman who works in a “professional services” industry, I often get questions about my hair, ranging from whether it is my real hair to whether I “wear it like that” in