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Facebook Halts Ad Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints

New York Times—Noam Scheiber and Mike Isaac

After years of criticism, Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers in key categories to show their messages only to people of a certain race, gender or age group.

The company said that anyone advertising housing, jobs or credit — three areas where federal law prohibits discrimination in ads — would no longer have the option of explicitly aiming ads at people on the basis of those characteristics.

The changes are part of a settlement with groups that have sued Facebook over these practices in recent years, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the National...

Facebook Agrees to Sweeping Reforms to Curb Discriminatory Ad Targeting Practices

ACLU—Outten & Golden LLP—CWA

CONTACT:

Ana Blinder, ACLU, 646-905-8877, @email
Peter Romer-Friedman, Outten & Golden LLP, 718-938-6132, @email
Amy Fetherolf, Communication Workers of America, @email

NEW YORK — A historic civil rights settlement was announced with Facebook today following a variety of anti-discrimination legal actions. The settlement encompasses sweeping changes that the tech giant will make to its paid advertising platform to prevent discrimination in employment, housing, and credit advertising.

Since late 2016, Facebook has faced legal pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, Outten & Golden LLP...

Afraid To Mentor Women Because Of #MeToo? Time To Man Up

Law360—Vin Gurrieri

Outten & Golden LLP partner Lori L. Deem is quoted in this article on why some male managers [who] have reportedly responded to the #MeToo movement by limiting their interaction with female colleagues, but employment attorneys say that's unwise because it robs women of opportunities and may itself constitute gender discrimination.

Seven Lawyers from Outten & Golden LLP Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America

PRNewswire—Outten & Golden LLP

Lawdragon has published the 2019 edition of its 500 Leading Lawyers in America, featuring seven lawyers from Outten & Golden LLP among its distinguished honorees.

Witnesses Named for Tech Diversity Hearing

MultiChannel News—John Eggerton

The House Energy & Commerce Committee's Consumer Protection Subcommittee has unveiled the witnesses for its rescheduled hearing on diversity and inclusion--or the lack thereof--in tech.

Things you should know: how to overcome gaslighting

Medium—Simone

Jenny Schwartz is a partner at world-class employment law firm, Outten & Golden. She has litigated against major U.S. tech companies and many other types of employers handled retaliation claims, and helped people of different race, age and gender reclaim their power at work.

Outten & Golden LLP Honored as the Only Employee-Side Law Firm Three Years in a Row in Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" Category

PRNewswire—Outten & Golden LLP

Full-service employee rights firm named to Law360's elite list for a third consecutive year.

As Walmart Replaces Greeters, Disabled Workers Fear Future

Patch.com—Daniel Hampton

Melissa Pierre-Louis, a partner at Outten & Golden who has practiced law involving the ADA for about a decade, told Patch on Tuesday that the law, amended in 2009, significantly expanded the protections available to disabled applicants and workers.

Is If Beale Street Could Talk Based on a True Story? The Answer Is Complicated

Time—Olivia B. Waxman

William “Tony” Maynard, Jr., was falsely accused of murdering a decorated white Marine and spent more than six years behind bars. Outten & Golden LLP Senior Counsel Lewis M. Steel represented Mr. Maynard. 

Jimmy John's Managers Get Conditional Cert. In OT Case

Law360— Shayna Posses

An Illinois federal judge has granted conditional certification in a collective action accusing Jimmy John’s franchisees of misclassifying assistant store managers as exempt from overtime pay, saying the workers sufficiently showed they were subject to the same unlawful policy.

U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough held Wednesday that three former Jimmy John’s assistant store managers provided enough evidence to suggest that they are similarly situated to other potential members of their collective class, giving them permission to send notices to other possible plaintiffs and start conducting...

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