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After shedding most employees, DOJ looks to shift around Civil Rights staff to fill ‘deep need’
Some offices have lost 75% of their attorneys but are still being asked to reassign those who remain to higher priority areas ...
Senate confirms anti-DEI stalwart Andrea Lucas to second term at top workplace civil rights agency
The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country's workplace civil rights agency, ...
LA Civil Rights unveils ‘Just Say Hello’ campaign to promote kindness
“Just Say Hello” is the latest expansion of L.A. Civil Rights’ award-winning “LA for All” initiative, launched in 2021 during ...
US government alleges UCLA violated federal civil rights law
The U.S. Justice Department alleged on Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles has failed to prevent a hostile ...
Civil rights agency sued over handling of trans worker discrimination complaints
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dropped several lawsuits on behalf of transgender workers, stalled progress ...
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IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts
The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
10 civil rights marches that changed America
A single event didn’t define the American civil rights movement; it was a sustained, courageous fight for equality that ...
Civil rights organization declares 'state of national emergency,' citing attacks on DEI
Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, discussed the organization's efforts to resist what he calls an ...