PayPal accused of racial bias against Asian Americans in funding program

PayPal accused of racial bias against Asian Americans in funding program

PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to black and Hispanic applicants, costing her millions of dollars. Thursday’s complaint by Nisha Desai and her New York-based venture capital firm Andav Capital is part of a growing push among some conservatives to curtail diversity, … Read more

Michigan trucking workers ‘had to use segregated bathrooms’: suit

Michigan trucking workers ‘had to use segregated bathrooms’: suit

Nine former employees of a Michigan trucking company claim they were forced to use minority-only bathrooms even as they were subjected to racist taunts and harassment — including finding the letters “KKK” scrawled on a door and slurs such as the N-word, “beaners,” and “porch monkeys,” according to a federal lawsuit. Workers at the Lake … Read more

British Asian Man Doesn’t Get Job In Liverpool FC, Sues Club Over ‘Racial Discrimination’

British Asian Man Doesn’t Get Job In Liverpool FC, Sues Club Over ‘Racial Discrimination’

A British Asian man is reportedly suing Liverpool FC over racial discrimination, claiming the club rejected his application for a job in favour of someone less experienced. Asad Farooq has a degree in stadium and event management and has worked for Tottenham Hotspur and at the Qatar World Cup. But the 25-year-old was not called … Read more