PITTSBURGH (AP) — No charges will be filed against three white Pittsburgh police officers who were accused of using...

Pennsylvania’s numbers fluctuated quite a bit over the three years available. In 2009, there were 3,448 complaints,...

CAIRO (AP) — A black smoke covered Cairo's Tahrir Square. Around a dozen protesters who had been holding a weekslong...

May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a Florida teacher's lawsuit against the Christian...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's former President Lech Walesa says that members of Solidarity, the trade union he once...

CLEVELAND, May 15 (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich signed a bill on Tuesday reversing a contentious...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police used batons to disperse stone-throwing opposition supporters outside a court in Bangladesh's...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting on a Republican-written bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act, but the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? ...

BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations...

MILAN (AP) — For the Italian entrepreneur whose business and marriage were falling apart, a tax bill was the last...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police uprooted a protest camp in central Moscow that has become a center of opposition...

First came complaints that the winner of the Miss World Fiji pageant looked too Western to represent her country. ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police have uprooted a protest camp in central Moscow that has recently become a center of...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian activists say a 13-year-old girl was shot to death Wednesday in the latest of...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police has uprooted a protest camp in central Moscow that has recently become a center of...

In a statement Tuesday, the administration complained that the House bill strips out critical confidentiality...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by...

According to ABC, some have speculated that the entire double-life was done as a way to get a book deal. Sarah...

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The biggest goal of Keeling Pilaro's field hockey career happened far from an athletic field...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of...

CAIRO (AP) — At a campaign rally for the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for president, a hardline cleric and TV...

PARIS (AP) — Francois Hollande campaigned for the French presidency with some pretty radical promises. But his...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The leader of South Africa's main opposition party was whisked away from a protest in central...

In February, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck of federal court in Manhattan gladdened the hearts of legal technophiles...

In April, the Kentucky Supreme Court voted to raise bar association dues for Kentucky lawyers. But guess who still...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters...

DENVER (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples in the state rights similar to married...

DENVER (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Colorado's governor to give gay couples rights similar to married couples in...

The State Assembly passed the legislation with overwhelming support, but it is currently sitting in the Senate Rules...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor may soon have something in common with tough-talking Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — William Henderson Foote was a black federal law enforcement official in America's Deep South at a time...

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted a national right-to-die group and several members for...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry,...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A resident in the northern Malian city of Gao says Islamists smashed TV sets that were being...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is defending his personal view that gay couples should have the right to marry.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial...

DALLAS (AP) — For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana diocese is denying that it discriminated against a parochial school teacher who...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed...

ALBANY, Calif. (AP) — University of California police raided a four-week Occupy encampment at a college-owned farm...

CHICAGO (AP) — Police have arrested several anti-war protesters who rallied outside President Barack Obama's Chicago...

BERLIN (AP) — Will Smith says he supports U.S. President Barack Obama's position on gay marriage. The Hollywood actor...

In a time of economic recession, employers might attempt to reduce their older workforce for discriminatory reasons...

It is very important for employers to not engage in wrongful discrimination (such as racial discrimination, gender...

One man residing in Arizona was recently arrested in connection for his alleged role in the January murder of a man...

A drug charge can result from various types of activities. For example, a routine traffic stop for a defective...

It's not uncommon for reporters or columnists at newspapers to have secondary sources of income. In an industry not...

A major public transportation system is waiting to hear the decision on a federal discrimination complaint filed by...

A recent workplace discrimination suit involving AT&T should be a reminder to employees in Greenbelt that they do...

A Wendy's franchisee has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for discriminating against...

Then-President Woodrow Wilson declared Mothers Day a national holiday in the United States in 1914. Although the U.S....

Although many of us consider the U.S. to be a progressive country that provides fair opportunity and support to...

The subject of civil rights is on the cusp of a number of political discussions and reported on in nearly every...

Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced that he supported same sex marriage. Not domestic partner benefits. Not...

Back in the day, couples would meet at family gatherings, parties, bars or church outings. Today, in an age of...

Cindy Guillen, a public relations officer to Burbank's Spanish-speaking community, is now in court rather than at work.

A lot of employees relish the opportunity to do a special favor for their boss, hoping that the goodwill translate...

Five women have filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against a popular whiskey distillery. The women say that...

The housing crisis continues to be an area of controversy for California's corporations. Earlier this week, San...

It is very important for employers to take all proper steps to protect their employees from wrongful harassment...

Have you ever prayed during work or requested time off due to a religious belief? Most employees understand that...

Maryland residents who have faced sexual harassment at work will be interested to read about two young women who...

Job seekers in Dallas, Texas, and throughout the country may face difficulty finding employment if they have...

No employee should have to worry that they will be harassed or discriminated against at work because of their race. ...

We have the freedom to belong to a particular religion and the ability to change our religious affiliation if we so...

Older workers who do their jobs with competence, skill and professionalism deserve respect and consideration in the...

The Family Medical Leave Act was passed to help protect employees who need to take time off to care for a loved one...

Thomas Beatie, the transgender "pregnant man," recently filed for divorce from his wife. The two have been married...

Certain employees of Minnesota state agencies used to find themselves in a difficult position as their fifty-fifth...

We have previously written about the ways in which those with a criminal record are sometimes unjustly discriminated...

Massachusetts is one of the few states that recognize same-sex marriages and has since 2004. Unfortunately, the right...

Age discrimination in the workplace can be extremely harmful to employees. Thus, it is very important for employers...

Georgia residents and employees across the U.S. are protected by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against the Jacksonville, Florida, firefighters...

Let's say that your Santa Cruz startup hits the big time and flourishes for years. That is wonderful and you are...

Criminal background checks are often a fact of life for job applicants these days. The accessibility of online...

A group of Dallas, Texas, area men recently filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit, claiming they were fired from...

Employees can suffer great harm when their employer engages in wrongful disability discrimination against them. No...

Workplace discrimination based on an employee's sex has been prohibited for decades by Title VII of the Civil Rights...

While the national unemployment rate sits at 8.2 percent, the rate in Maryland rose slightly in the month of March,...

A New Jersey man won an appeal that will expand the definition of our state's anti-discrimination laws. The appeals...

While this may not be happening in Wisconsin, the authorities at work in this story violated the civil rights of a shop...

In a progressive and groundbreaking ruling, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has extended the right to...

It is not uncommon that a small fine leads to a criminal conviction for drug possession. Perhaps you were pulled over...

Some dedicated viewers of the hit television show "Mad Men" may find themselves enamored with the office environment...

While visiting former coworkers, Debbie Stevens learned that her former supervisor at Atlantic Automotive Group,...

Former Phoenix police detective and military veteran Mia Macy was offered a job as a ballistics technician at a...

Daytona State College reportedly is considering a settlement in a workplace harassment lawsuit that the institution...

Federal laws prohibit employers in New Jersey and around the country from discriminating against their employees on...

Leaders from local Muslim groups have engaged in successful talks with the administrators at the St. Louis County...

It is very important for employers to not engage in gender discrimination when making employment decisions (such as...