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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: March 2024

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Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more

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Navient to Forgive $1.7B in Loans Under Settlement Over Predatory Lending

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Former top student loan servicing giant Navient has “reached a $1.85 billion deal with 39 states to settle claims that it had made predatory loans that saddled borrowers with crushing debts they were highly unlikely to...more

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Broadening the Pipeline: How to Increase Diversity in the Financial Services Legal Industry

The year 2020 has been a highly unusual and disruptive year — from the COVID-19 pandemic to natural disasters — our daily lives have changed dramatically. Most notable is the social awakening that has taken place this year...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

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Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

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OFCCP Ends Fiscal Year with Large Settlements Focused on Tech and Financial Services Firms

In recent weeks, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has entered into four major settlements that are notable both for their size, and for highlighting current trends. Each case involved allegations...more

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CFPB to hold Nov. 6 symposium on Dodd-Frank Section 1071

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The CFPB announced today that it will hold a symposium on Dodd-Frank Act Section 1071 on November 6, 2019.  Section 1071 amended the ECOA to require financial institutions to collect and report certain data in connection with...more

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Housing group announces settlement of FHA lawsuit alleging insurance-related discrimination

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The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has announced a settlement in its lawsuit against Travelers Indemnity Company in which it alleged that Travelers engaged in discriminatory conduct in violation of the Fair Housing Act...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Q2 saw US growth hit the 3% mark for the first time in two years, besting last quarter’s lackluster showing by almost 2%. The report helped boost stocks across the board....more

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CFPB builds case for ECOA protection for gender identity and sexual orientation

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While CFPB officials have suggested in public remarks that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” includes discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, a...more

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