California settles Activision Blizzard gender discrimination lawsuit for $54 million

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 agrees to settle California sex discrimination case

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

Wells Fargo mortgage lenders probed over racial discrimination

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

Bullying bombshells from Robert De Niro’s $1.2 million discrimination trial

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’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

SpaceX found a legal workaround to block the DOJ’s discrimination lawsuit

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

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

Robert De Niro Testifies In Gender Discrimination Trial Brought By His Ex-Assistant

Robert De Niro testified Monday on day one of the trial in the gender discrimination case against him, brought by his ex-assistant, Graham Chase Robinson.  In August 2019, the Killers of the Flower Moon star, 80, sued Robinson, 41, for breach of duty and conversion amongst other claims, alleging she binge-watched Friends on the job and stole millions of … Read more

Ulku Rowe Is the First Google Employee to Beat the Company in Court Over Sexist Discrimination

In a statement, Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini focused on the company’s win in beating one of Rowe’s claims. “We are pleased that the jury unanimously found that Ms. Rowe has been paid and leveled fairly from the time she was hired to date, and that she was not subsequently denied any promotions,” she wrote, citing … Read more

Bird loses its NYSE wings, Uber gets tight with taxis and Tesla gets sued again for racial discrimination

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