Sentences with phrase «sex discrimination act»

The Commission is established and operates under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) and exercises functions under the following legislation: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth); Sex Discrimination Act 1983 (Cth); Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth); Age Discrimination Act 2005 (Cth) and Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).

The Committee welcomes the initiatives to make available to women facilities to ensure their equal access to legal services, including in rural areas, and the strengthening of the Sex Discrimination Act, 1984.

The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1970 and the Sex Discrimination Act was passed later in 1975 to combat this practice.

One particularly notable, if complex, decision last year was that of Mr Justice Burton in judicial review proceedings in R (on the application of the Equal Opportunities Commission) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] IRLR 327, [2007] All ER (D) 183 (Mar) that amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in 2005 to comply with the amended Equal Treatment Directive 76 / 207 / EC did not transpose those changes properly in certain detailed ways.

While Lord Justice Mummery's judgment does not add to or alter the Court of Appeal guidance in Wong v Igen Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 142, [2005] 3 All ER 812, his application of the burden of proof rules provides some useful insights into the interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975), s 63A (2).

The Department of Trade and Industry (now Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) consulted on the judgment (which it did not appeal) and the result is the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/656).

Those made under RRA 1976 are too numerous to mention here, but at present the relevant orders, at least for England and Wales, for the other strands are the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities)(Statutory Duties) Regulations 2006 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Public Authorities)(Statutory Duties) Order 2006 (SI 2006/2930).

Tribunals have had the power to make recommendations in discrimination cases since the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, now found under the Equality Act 2010, s124.

The end product of this activity is the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/656)(the Regulations) which came in to force on 6 April 2008.

We may also see some change to the language of the harassment provisions in the race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age legislation to bring the wording into line with the amendment to the harassment provision in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975) made earlier this year.

Moreover, it is an important decision on the interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975), s 2 (2)(see now the Equality Act 2010, s 13 (6)-RRB- which provides that for the purposes of sex discrimination towards a man «no account shall be taken of special treatment afforded to women in connection with pregnancy or childbirth».

Turning to employment Dame Laura Cox, Chair of the Review Panel said: «There has been much progress for women at work since the arrival of the Sex Discrimination Act in 1975.

On 6 April 2008 the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/656) and the Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/963) amended primary legislation — principally the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975).

Solicitors for the Council wrote to the GMB and UNISON unions notifying them that should the claimants succeed in their group claim under the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA 1975) then the Council would seek a contribution under CLIA 1978, which the Council asserted the tribunal had jurisdiction to determine.

Exemptions to the Sex Discrimination Act allow employers to discriminate on the grounds of sex if, for example, duties include fitting or searching clothing, or entering a lavatory while it is in use by a person of that sex.

These male - only scholarships would breach the 1984 Sex Discrimination Act — unless, that is, the act is amended or an exemption applied.

They did not advertise in mainstream science publications where such promotions would contravene the Sex Discrimination Act, and, in any case, most readers are male.

Unfortunately, this was before the 2003 Act, and «they said that the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) doesn't apply to university students.»

As NCCL Legal Officer Harriet represented Brenda Clarke in a successful landmark Sex Discrimination Act case against her employer, Ely Kinnock, who had discriminated against women part - timers through a redundancy scheme which made part - timers redundant before full - timers.

Under Australia's federal Sex Discrimination Act 1984 it is illegal to discriminate against a person either directly or indirectly on the grounds of breastfeeding, according to the Australian Breastfeeding Association.

Not exact matches

Congress passed it to overturn the Supreme Court's 1976 decision that pregnancy discrimination is not sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which covers the subject of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, sex or creed

The Unruh Act expressly prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises.

The Jewish organization alleges religious discrimination and unfair business competition, on the basis of several California statutes, including the state's civil rights act, which prohibits the refusal to engage in a business transaction on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin or sex.

On Christian ethical grounds, I would recommend that all laws making criminal offenses of acts between consenting homosexual adults be repealed and that there be no blanket job discrimination against homosexual persons of either sex; further, I contend that exclusion of homosexual persons from churches (unless they are pushed out for a reason that would apply to heterosexuals in identical fashion) is untenable.

Recent sex discrimination cases resulting in large settlements, in some cases awards of multi-million dollars, to be split with aggressive trial attorneys, are the latest examples of misusing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Government's guidance on the Equalities Act should define negative representation of men's / fathers» caretaking in the workplace as sex discrimination.

This is such a real concern that the Single Equality Act and sex discrimination legislation in the UK protects the right to breastfeed.

§ 2 - 1402.81 et seq. amend the Human Rights Act of 1977 to include breastfeeding as part of the definition of discrimination on the basis of sex, to ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where she has the right to be with her child.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on «race, color, religion, sex, or national origin».

With a now former county department head, ex-Social Services Commissioner Dirschberger, facing rape and criminal sex act counts in an Albany case involving a subordinate, members of the Legislature's minority caucus want to know how many harassment or discrimination cases have involved county employees in recent years, how many were settled and whether public dollars were used to fund those settlements.

The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on a person's race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.

The organization also advocated for the Dignity for All Students Act, which addresses discrimination in schools, and legislation allowing same - sex couples to adopt children.

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.

Congressman Engel has supported previous legislation concerning LGBT issues like supporting ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) to prohibit employment discrimination for gays and voting against DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Marriage Protection Amendment (bans same - sex marriage).

She was the first member of Congress to introduce gay rights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categories.

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and its affiliates administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination or based on any protected characteristics such as race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or Veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13496, the Vietnam Era Veterans» Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4214 (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 7903), regulations, and guidelines.

The Telecommunications Act of 1934 established: «For the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nationwide, and world - wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges, for the purpose of the national defense, for the purpose of promoting -LSB-...]

70 However, this has been construed non-substantively and claims by individuals or groups, claims against governments who remain inactive and claims against private parties have been regarded as impermissible.71 Nevertheless, the CEDAW committee has finally recognized violence against women as a type of sex discrimination, thus making states accountable for «private acts» if they fail to prevent, investigate or punish discriminatory acts of violence.72

During the Obama administration, this office charged full speed ahead into the nation's culture wars by imposing on every educational institution in the country novel and detailed mandates based on very broad interpretations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and national origin) and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex).

raise awareness and sensitivity to potential acts of discrimination and / or harassment directed at students that are committed by students and / or school employees on school property or at a school function; including, but not limited to, discrimination and / or harassment based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex; and

provided with training which addresses the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, including but not limited to those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, and sex;

Such conduct shall include, but is not limited to, threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex; provided that nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a denial of admission into, or exclusion from, a course of instruction based on a person's gender that would be permissible under Education Law sections 3201 - a or 2854 (2)(a) and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. section 1681, et seq.), or to prohibit, as discrimination based on disability, actions that would be permissible under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Brooke Charter School does not discriminate in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its services, programs and activities, on the basis of race, color or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI); on the basis of sex, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; on the basis of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); or on the basis of age, in accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1974 (ADEA).

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

Richmond posits that part of the explanation for the growth in the non-instructional staff lies in a slew of legislation expanding students» education rights: the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children's Act (now known as the Individual with Disabilities Act) expanding educational access for children with disabilities; Title IX barring sex - based discrimination in educational programs; the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 establishing federal policy for bilingual education; and the Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act of 1978.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

It appears that these universities are using the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act - state legislation - to bypass national sex discrimination legislation and target employment opportunities to women.

OCR's mission is to ensure equal access to education and promote educational excellence throughout the nation through the vigorous enforcement of civil rights OCR is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination by educational institutions on the basis of disability, race, color, national origin, sex, and age, as well as the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2001.

The group is claiming the law violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act which banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.