Nineteen workers are suing United Parcel Service, otherwise known as the major shipping company UPS, claiming management at a distribution center in Ohio, “enabled, tolerated, and purposefully promoted and encouraged a culture of racism and racially discriminatory conduct.” UPS and five UPS managers were named in the lawsuit for allowing a racially hostile work environment…. Read more »
On July 27, 2018, the SLS South Beach hotel on Miami Beach, Florida agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with 17 of its former Haitian employees. These employees worked at the hotel’s restaurants, including Hyde Beach, The Bazaar by Jose Andrés, and Katsuya. Back in 2014, the employees accused the hotel of firing Haitians for… Read more »
The 2018 World Cup in Russia seems to come with endless surprises and upsets, all bets are out the window. The soccer greats of Argentina, Germany, and Brazil struggled from the beginning, yet underdogs, like Uruguay, Iceland, and England became surprising contenders. Nevertheless, each day that passes since I began to write this article the… Read more »
MIAMI, FLORIDA — Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stephen Millan who grew up in New York is under fire for using the word “moolie” to describe a black defendant and for other racially insensitive comments while in chambers. The first instance of misconduct involved Judge Millan on a break with attorneys in his chamber, where… Read more »
