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Mom-and-pop landlords, Black tenants hit harder by pandemic: report
It’s been tough to get good data on rent payments during Covid. Dispatches from the National Multifamily Housing Council...
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Housekeeper files age-discrimination suit against Kimberly Hotel
A Midtown hotel cleaned house last fall, but one of its former housekeepers calls it a dirty move. Darci...
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Zumper systematically screened out low-income renters: report
Zumper, a rental platform backed by Kleiner Perkins and the Blackstone Group, may have systematically prevented thousands of low-income...
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Reverse mortgage lenders can no longer target seniors via Google
In a blow to reverse-mortgage lenders and perhaps other real estate players, Google is introducing new restrictions for targeted...
Javits worker: I reported discrimination — and was fired
Co-workers targeted a Black carpenter after he complained about racial discrimination at his Javits Convention Center jobsite, according to...
Construction firm settles allegations of sexual harassment
Nearly three years after accusations surfaced against TradeOff Construction Services, the firm has agreed to settle sexual-harassment and other...
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Crossbow-wielding manager sexually harassed WeWork staffer, latest discrimination suit claims
A new federal lawsuit accuses WeWork of bungling its response to a complaint that a mid-level manager regularly wielded weapons at the office, bragged...
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‘WeWorking while Black’: Ex-employees allege racial discrimination
WeWork’s former head of diversity and inclusion has accused the co-working company of underpaying minority employees and keeping them...
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‘Your pedigree is always questioned’: Black real estate execs push for change
From blatant racism to more subtle microaggressions, the predominantly white real estate industry can be an isolating place for...
Carpenter alleges foreman coerced her into sex for years in 220 CPS
A carpenter says that her male boss forced her to have sex with him on a weekly basis in...