Winston Cooks, LLC In The News
“Workday Inc.’s artificial intelligence systems and screening tools allegedly disqualify applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40 at a disproportionate rate, according to a lawsuit…”
Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination at Cypress Inn
An alumni group of a predominantly black fraternity has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Cypress Inn, claiming the restaurant canceled a private party after learning the members are black. Restaurant owner Renea Henson said Tuesday that the allegations are “completely untrue.” The suit filed in U.S. District Court last month claims alumni group had planned a Feb. 23 social event and fundraiser. The group made the initial plans on Dec. 15 and paid a $1,500 reservation fee before meeting with a Cypress Inn representative in early February.
HP Spinoffs Accused of Race Discrimination in Hiring, Promotions
HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. were hit with an age and race discrimination lawsuit Monday claiming job cuts at the two Hewlett-Packard spinoffs since 2012 disproportionately affected older, black workers. Lawyers at Winston Cooks in Birmingham, Alabama, and The Greene Law Firm in San Francisco filed suit on behalf of two former and one current black HP employee claiming they were repeatedly passed over for promotions.
A chicken processing plant must face allegations that it discriminated against an employee of African descent, an Alabama federal judge ruled Monday, saying negative stereotypes about voodoo practitioners are enough to demonstrate potential racial bias. Koch Foods of Alabama LLC had argued that supervisors’ alleged remarks about Monolesa Fitzpatrick’s practice of voodoo did not fit a federal law banning discrimination based on race, saying complaints made to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission only
noted discrimination based on national origin.
Suit Over AI Hiring Tools Tests Discrimination Law Boundaries
"An unsuccessful job seeker's suit claiming human resources software provider Workday's artificial intelligence-powered hiring tools violate employment discrimination laws could provide early answers about whether vendors can face liability for products..."
Family for man shot dead by police demand transparency from prosecutor's office
Kwaben Rasuli holds a photo of the bullet holes in Melvin Bouler’s car while Lorrell Kilpatrick holds a photo of Melvin Bouler during a protest for justice for Melvin Bouler on Wednesday at the Lake County Government Center.
Family of hearing-impaired retiree shot by police files wrongful death lawsuit
HAMMOND — A hearing-impaired 82-year-old man was not intoxicated and did not have a gun when he was shot by Gary police Nov. 17, 2019, a recently filed wrongful death lawsuit states.
Family, Black Lives Matter-Gary call for more accountability in 2019 police shooting of man, 83, in Gary
Community activists gathered Wednesday outside the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point to demand transparency into the investigation of a 2019 Gary police shooting of an 83-year-old man.
Press Releases
Winston Cooks, LLC: Amended Notice of the Deadline to File for Lead Plaintiff Status in a Securities Lawsuit Against Churchill Capital IV and Lucid Motors Is August 30, 2021
June 29, 2021 01:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time – BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Winston Cooks, LLC in conjunction with the Beeman Law Firm has filed a proposed securities class action lawsuit against Churchill Capital Corporation IV, Lucid Motors, Michael Klein, Jay Faragin and Peter Rawlinson…[Keep Reading]…
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