Kept Out
Can algorithms be racist? Trump’s housing department says no
A new HUD rule would make it difficult for banks to be sued when their algorithms result in people of color being disproportionately denied housing.
discrimination
Impact
Tesla fired safety official for reporting unsafe conditions, lawsuit says
A former Tesla safety director’s suit says he was fired for reporting unsafe working conditions such as chemical exposures and fires at the company.
Workers’ Rights
This kind of civil rights lawsuit may be endangered under Trump
Republicans and business groups have criticized the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for pursuing large-scale, systemic cases.
Impact
PayPal gains in diversity, but top managers still mostly white, male
Newly released data shows whites made up 75 percent of PayPal’s executives in 2017, slightly less diverse than average for large Silicon Valley firms.
Impact
Jesse Jackson calls out Silicon Valley ‘empty promises’ on diversity
Rev. Jesse Jackson asks tech companies each year to release basic demographic reports they send to the government. This year he’s turning up the heat.
Silicon Valley Diversity
How you can push for more transparency from Silicon Valley’s tech giants
Many of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech firms refuse to share their diversity data – which is where you come in. Here’s how you can help.
Religion and Government
Woman who fought Abercrombie: ‘I feel like we are taking a step backward’
The woman who took her discrimination case to the Supreme Court calls Eric Dreiband’s nomination to a DOJ post “a step backward.”
Techsploitation
Has Google increased representation of women? Not so much
There is a mistaken but entrenched belief that the tech industry is based on pure meritocracy, says Caroline Simard, senior director of research at Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research.
Techsploitation
Objecting to sexual harassment got me fired, says ex-Uber employee
A former Uber employee claimed he was fired last year after sticking up for female colleagues facing sexual harassment, according to a formal complaint that has not previously been made public.
The Trump Era
Draft of Trump executive order allows firing based on religion
The Trump administration plans to would allow religious organizations receiving federal dollars to hire and fire employees based on their beliefs, according to a draft executive order obtained by Reveal.