discrimination

For many Asian Americans on Long Island, understanding English is not only a challenge – it is also a barrier to essential services and the right to vote and it contributes to discrimination.

New Yorkers for Equal Rights hosted a virtual rally urging residents to vote “yes” this November on Prop One: the Equal Rights Amendment.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is appealing a county court ruling that removed the Equal Rights Amendment from the November ballot due to a procedural error.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong's investigation found no evidence that a former assistant principal at Cos Cob School used discriminatory hiring tactics.

Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been sued for age and gender discrimination.

A former Groton Town police officer alleges he was the target of discrimination after the department did not rehire him to an office position following an injury.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has launched a civil rights investigation into alleged hiring discrimination at a Greenwich school.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has ordered three Long Island real estate companies to pay $115,000 to settle claims of housing discrimination.

A Nassau County legislative committee approved legislation on Monday offering a retired Black police officer $650,000 to settle her claims of false arrest and discrimination. This comes after WSHU reported last week that Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder allegedly used a racial slur to describe the officer.

Renee Coleman-Mitchell, who was ousted on May 12, 2020, says in her a federal court filing that she was never provided severance pay or consideration for another position as promised by Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat.