“Force majeure” is a term a lot of people have heard in relation to the pandemic. Roughly meaning “superior force,” the term excuses performance of the contract if unforeseeable circumstances make it truly impossible to perform. A force majeure clause could come in...
Month: January 2021
Court: Harvard’s affirmative-action doesn’t illegally discriminate
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that universities cannot use race as the determining factor in admissions. In that case, declined students argued that the University of Michigan illegally relied upon race in its admissions process. As evidence, the students...
What are some signs of national origin discrimination?
People from other nations are welcome to work legally in the United States. Nevertheless, some people face job discrimination or harassment based on their national origin or ethnic group. This is illegal. What does national origin discrimination look like? There are...
Does relying on consumer surveys lead to workplace discrimination?
When companies rely on customer satisfaction surveys to evaluate their workers, it can lead to discrimination. This is because consumers’ ratings are often infected by racism, ageism, sexism or anti-disability bias. A recent lawsuit argues that Uber’s use of its...