Houston officials and business owners are growing concerned about the accuracy of a disparity study the city needs to help defend itself in a lawsuit attempting to eradicate its minority business ...

Facing an uproar from disability advocates, the National Institutes of Health says it will move forward with plans to put more resources toward addressing health care disparities among people with ...

Permitted disparity, also called Social Security integration, describes a contribution allocation formula or a benefit accrual formula that has two tiers of benefits. Under this formula, higher paid ...

Lawmakers are taking a closer look at how the IRS selects taxpayers for audit after studies evidence black taxpayers are audited more often than any other group. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new guidance on Friday essentially eliminating the disparity in federal sentencing for the distribution of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine, a policy that ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation today that would finally erase the sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine offenses. By a wide bipartisan vote of 361-66, the ...

People living in low-income, urban neighborhoods suffer higher rates of gastrointestinal illness, but the reasons behind this troubling disparity have been difficult to pinpoint. Food safety ...