In 2022, only 2.1% of venture capital investments in the U.S. went to businesses that are founded solely by women. But some say the gap may be closing. Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Starting a business is always challenging and while women have historically faced additional challenges, some female founders say the landscape is … Read more
If you’ve worried that candidate-screening algorithms could be standing between you and your dream job, reading Hilke Schellmann’s The Algorithm won’t ease your mind. The investigative reporter and NYU journalism professor’s new book demystifies how HR departments use automation software that not only propagate bias, but fail at the thing they claim to do: find … Read more
$54,875,000. That’s the amount that Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay to settle the equal pay and discrimination lawsuit that paved the way for Microsoft’s acquisition of the video game company behind hit titles such as World of Warcraft and Call of Duty. The Civil Rights Department (CRD) of the State of California announced on … Read more
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A California regulator has settled its blockbuster lawsuit that alleged a culture of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard. Now under the ownership of Microsoft, the gaming company will pay about $54 million as part of the settlement, according to a press release from California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD). The CRD (formerly known as the Department … Read more
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick speaks at the CNBC Evolve conference November 19th in Los Angeles. Jesse Grant | CNBC Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard has agreed to settle a case from a California state agency that alleged the video game publisher discriminated against women, including denying them promotion opportunities and paying them less. California’s Civil Rights … Read more
People pass by a Wells Fargo bank on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned. The discounts, known as pricing exceptions, are used by mortgage personnel to help secure deals … Read more
Gender discrimination case against Robert De Niro brought to light some shocking allegations made by his ex-assistant Robert De Niro’s former personal assistant has been victorious in her gender discrimination lawsuit against the actor’s production company, Canal Productions. Graham Chase Robinson was awarded nearly $1.2 million in damages after accusing De Niro and his company … Read more
Robert De Niro’s trainer Daniel Harvey testifies in gender discrimination trial Robert De Niro is currently entangled in a legal battle as he has been sued by his former assistant for alleged gender discrimination and harassment. It has been reported that the Hollywood veteran’s personal trainer has also testified in the gender discrimination trial against … Read more
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The Elon Musk-owned SpaceX won a court order preventing the Department of Justice’s hiring discrimination lawsuit from moving forward, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a decision on Wednesday, US District Judge Rolando Olvera ruled that the DOJ’s administrative judges don’t have the authority to review the case. The DOJ sued SpaceX in August over … Read more
Robert De Niro delivers strong word at discrimination trial In the court, things started to get heated as Graham Chase Robinson’s lawyer pressed Robert De Niro with pointed questions in the embezzlement case where the latter took his ex-assistant to court in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. “Shame on you, Chase Robinson!” the Oscar winner shouted on … Read more