Rucker v. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-11761

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Nathaniel M. Gorton

  1. August 16, 2022

    Harvard Dodges Ex-Lab Worker's Race Bias Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday tossed a Black former Harvard University employee's suit alleging that white colleagues were promoted faster than she was and that the school stifled her career progression, ruling there's little evidence of any meaningful racial disparities.

  2. March 02, 2022

    Harvard Says Worker In Race Bias Suit Paid Better Than Most

    Harvard University urged a federal judge to dismiss a Black former employee's discrimination lawsuit, saying she was paid more than white workers in similar jobs and that she was promoted faster than some colleagues, contrary to her allegations.

  3. September 28, 2020

    Black Worker Accuses Harvard Health Lab Of Racial Bias

    A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal court Monday by a Black employee of a Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health lab says an onslaught of racial discrimination and "micro-aggressions" led to a hostile work environment and her being paid less than her white, male counterparts.