by Press | Dec 18, 2019 | Press Releases
Yesterday, the EEOC voted 2-1 to rescind its 1997 policy position that forced arbitration of employment discrimination disputes contravenes the fundamental principles of our civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC’s...
by Press | Dec 4, 2019 | Press Releases
Lawyers’ Committee Argues that Ruling Especially Hinders Access for Black Low-Income Women in Louisiana Washington, D.C. – On December 2, 2019, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a dozen other...
by Press | Nov 26, 2019 | Press Releases
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law applauds the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, proposed today by Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Brian Schatz, and Senator Ed Markey. This comprehensive data privacy bill prioritizes the...
by Press | Oct 11, 2019 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – A coalition of civil rights and social justice organizations led by the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, filed an amicus...
by Press | Oct 2, 2019 | Newsclips
A coalition of civil rights organizations this week accused Comcast of undermining Reconstruction-era protections against racial discrimination, weighing in on a lawsuit against the company that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Comedian and media mogul Byron...
