29 h. ago Google to pay $50 million to settle lawsuit claiming it paid Black workers less

Google will pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying Black workers less.

Economics

4 d. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy lawsuits

Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito searches, and voice and facial data without their permission. The lawsuits were brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2022. Facebook’s parent company Meta agreed to pay a similar amount […]

Economics

4 d. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims over user data collection

The agreement settles several claims Texas made against the search giant in 2022 related to geolocation, incognito searches and biometric data.

Economics

4 d. ago Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits

The Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.

Economics

2 w. ago Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it's destabilized by Trump's job cuts

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.

Politics

2 w. ago Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.

Events

3 w. ago How Have DOGE Cuts Affected Prince George’s and Charles Counties?

A Times reporting team is looking for reader input on how the reduction in the federal work force has affected the two Maryland communities.

Politics