Civil Rights Justice Center

Legislation passed to provide seniors with more protection when it comes to age discrimination in the workplace.

Lawmakers want to end age discrimination — and that's good for your wallet The House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it more difficult to fire or discipline older workers based solely on their age.

The young environmental activist Greta Thunberg is named Time Person of the Year:

Greta Thunberg Is The 'Time' Person Of The Year For 2019 She burst onto the world stage after organizing school strikes and protests to call attention to the climate crisis. The Swedish activist, 16, is the youngest person to earn the title.

Betsy DeVos argues that student-victims of for-profit colleges should only be given partial relief from their loans despite the Education Department's research recommending full forgiveness.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don't deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.