Sentences with phrase «about by discrimination»

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On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit denied the government's emergency appeal to lift the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Trump's immigration order issued last week by a federal judge in Seattle, indicating in its opinion that Trump's past comments about a «Muslim ban» can be used as evidence for discrimination.

About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com.

The investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, began in February after an ex-Uber engineer published a blog post in which she said she had repeatedly complained about sexual harassment and discrimination at the ride - hailing company.

Now, after the close of Pao's gender discrimination lawsuit against VC giant Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the two are optimistic that the trial could help advance gender diversity, by moving dialog about diversity to the forefront.

April 1st Fool's day «In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the preparation for Easter and Passover holidays and decided to contact the local ACLU about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays while the atheists had no holiday to celebrate.

As I have argued in these pages and elsewhere, the «presumption,» by detaching the just war way of thinking from its proper political context» the right use of sovereign public authority toward the end of tranquillitas ordinis, or peace» tends to invert the structure of classic just war analysis and turn it into a thin casuistry, giving priority consideration to necessarily contingent in bello judgments (proportionality of means, discrimination or noncombatant immunity) over what were always understood to be the prior ad bellum questions («prior» in that, inter alia, we can have a greater degree of moral clarity about them).

Under previous law, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the statute of limitations on such suits ran out 180 days after the alleged discrimination occurred, even if the victims never knew about it.

One wonders: do the authors of the Platform themselves agree about whether the «dignity of all persons» is offended by abortion, whether racial quotas honor or violate the principle that «discrimination is abhorrent,» or whether the virtue of «tolerance» requires putting up with obscenity in the music of rock and rap?

The most remarkable aspect about this reaction is that the Moynihan report itself took great pains to identify white bigotry as the fundamental cause of the breakdown of the black family: «There is a considerable body of evidence,» says the report, «to support the conclusion that Negro social structure, in particular the Negro family, battered and harassed by discrimination, injustice, and uprooting, is in the deepest trouble.»

I am going to weigh in, being a catholic and the whole shabang... First of all this is not infringing on anyone's right to practice their religion... Requiring insurance companies to provide contraception for women does not mean the woman has to use it or purchase it... Catholic hospitals take federal funds for their patients, therefore they are not exempt from employment laws... If the Catholic Diocese doesn't want to provide the insurance claiming religious beliefs, then they can no longer accept federal funded patients... They also know that they will be subjected to discrimination lawsuits based hiring and religious discrimination — non-catholics work there, and therefore are being denied healthcare due to catholic beliefs... Majority if not all Catholic women do, have, or had used contraception in their lifetime... God does not nor does the bible say anything about contraception, since it had not been invented yet — so this is a man - made law, made by a bunch of men, who have never had a menstrual cycle — and the pain that comes with it....

Stephen, if you think the discrimination only starts when people try to engage in «leadership» (which can be very broadly construed, by the the way), I have to wonder if you: a) have any experience with churches b) have any experience with discrimination Because you seem quite idealistic about the first, and naïve about the second.

Check out the news story below to learn about the recent Big Latch On event and the discrimination faced by one Texas mom.

We read about the early days of Ghana's politics towards independence the yielding of Parliamentary Leadership of the 1956 Parliament by Chief S.D Dombo to Prof K.A Busia after the fusion of the various parties which were affected by the Discrimination Avoidance Act introduced by the CPP, namely; NLM, GCP, NPP, Islamic Party, Ga Shifo Mo Kpe, Togoland Congress Party.

And republicans, in addition, are concerned about many other issues: the discrimination faced by the LGBT community, consumers at the mercy of retailers or companies, Internet users at the mercy of providers or regulatory states, children at the mercy of their parents or teachers, the elder at the mercy of younger disrespectful citizens, the kid being bullied by a classmate at school, the prisoner abused by his jail mates or by the prison authorities, etc..

The policy also calls for all state schools to teach impartial education about religious and non-religious worldviews that is inspected by Ofsted, for much stricter limits on religious discrimination in «faith» school employment, and for the current legal requirement for schools to hold daily acts of collective worship to be repealed.

Organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the march and rally was about the Garner case and demands for criminal prosecution of the police officers involved, but also about broader complaints and concerns around policing and racial discrimination in New York and throughout the country.

If you can do any of get, say, a couple of million people to sign a petition calling for the abolition of the minimum wage; win parliamentary seats by running on this issue; or provide polling evidence showing majorities would repeal the race, gender discrimination laws, etc then I will withdraw the claim about this being a minority position.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Advocates for transgender rights hit back hard on Friday after the State Senate's Republican leader raised questions about the propriety of Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent announcement that New York will treat discrimination based on gender identity and expression as discrimination based on sex and disability, areas already covered by the State Human -LSB-..BY PAUL SCHINDLER Advocates for transgender rights hit back hard on Friday after the State Senate's Republican leader raised questions about the propriety of Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent announcement that New York will treat discrimination based on gender identity and expression as discrimination based on sex and disability, areas already covered by the State Human -LSB-..by the State Human -LSB-...]

Concerns about the Education Bill's potential to increase further religious discrimination in schools were raised during its «second reading» in the House of Lords yesterday by Labour, Conservative and Crossbench peers including Christians, Hindus and humanists.

Professor King and his colleagues found a number of reasons were given by the psychiatrists and therapists for offering assistance, ranging from the counsellor's own moral and religious views about homosexuality through to a desire to help patients who were stressed by discrimination.

There are all kinds of gender organisations who complain about discrimination against women and I hope they have read this article by George Andah in the course of his campaign.

Dr Tijani, however, appealed to doctors in the state to remain calm and not be discouraged by that discrimination, adding that they should go about their normal activities as efforts were already in place to correct the defects noted in their salaries.

In the UK concerns about institutional discrimination raised by the charity Mencap in its Death by Indifference report, and the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, have highlighted the importance of tackling these issues.

And people who are worried about racial discrimination or class discrimination or sexism would prefer that the mind be a blank slate, because then it's impossible by definition for, say, men to be significantly different from women.

By 2014, the percentage of Blacks who reported discrimination had declined to 20 percent, while the percentage for Whites held steady at about 17 percent, and the difference between the two groups was no longer statistically significant.

In addition to race or ancestry, the survey asked about discrimination by gender, age, religion, weight or physical appearance, physical disability, sexual orientation and financial status.

With their interactions with doctors and medical professionals, about 26 percent believed that encounters may have been influenced by gender, race and / or class discrimination.

Lambertville, NJ About Blog David Zatuchni Zatuchni & Associates represents the interests of employees from Wall Street to Main Street, from Staten Island to Trenton, who have been injured by discrimination, harassment, and illegal employment practices.

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Gemma - accompanied by the Ford employees - previously took the equal pay fight to Parliament, mimicking their protests about sexual discrimination in the Sixties.

Movie 43 may be the most offensive film presented to audiences, with jokes about incest, bestiality, masturbation, menstruation, mutilation, defecation, discrimination (both sexual and racial) and deformity accompanied by a misogynistic and homophobic attitude.

It lists 40 recommendations for bringing about more equitable treatment of girls by schools, ranging from strengthened enforcement of federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination to the adoption of «gender fair» curricula.

, about the discrimination faced by African American contralto Marion Anderson when she performed in Washington, DC.

Inclusion is about putting the right to education into action by reaching out to all learners, respecting their diverse needs, abilities and characteristics and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the learning environment.

The first step is to educate students about cyberhate by defining it and analyzing how it reflects and perpetuates bias and discrimination prevalent in our society.

«ATL calls for awareness to be raised about the discrimination faced daily by many.

However, these amendments, leftover relics of discrimination from more than 100 years ago when a surge of Catholic immigrants caused some to worry about their religious influence in what was then Protestant public schools, continue to be used by opponents of school choice as whips against policymakers who have no interest in inviting litigation.

Lusher Charter School, Samuel J. Green Charter School in the Freret neighborhood and KIPP Believe College Prep in Carrollton are all mentioned in the article about a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center against the state.

The guidance — jointly released by the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of education on January 8 — includes specific examples that demonstrate how schools can administer student discipline without discrimination, guiding principles that detail discipline best practices, information about federal school discipline and climate technical assistance, and an online catalog of school discipline laws and regulations for each of the 50 states.

The information from the CRDC is used by OCR as background and context for investigations into complaints of discrimination, and is also used by other offices in US ED, other federal agencies, lawmakers, and various members of the public who are interested in understanding more about the state of educational equity in the nation's schools.

Offering an assist to dogs who are dogged by discrimination, NHL star Bryan Bickell of the Chicago Blackhawks has teamed up with two non-profits that have made changing the misguided perception about Pit Bulls their goal.

He is passionate about supporting organizations that help animals most in need, including those at high - risk of euthanasia and animals impacted by medical needs, breed discrimination, behavioral problems, and other disadvantages.

Corry hopes that in addition to pibble supporters and special guests, President Obama will also stop by for a «high five,» and even sit down to «share a beer and ideas about ending abuse and discrimination» of pit bulls and other animals.

Lambertville, NJ About Blog David Zatuchni Zatuchni & Associates represents the interests of employees from Wall Street to Main Street, from Staten Island to Trenton, who have been injured by discrimination, harassment, and illegal employment practices.

The Way of Life DEFINITIVE EDITION tells stories about several serious themes: from euthanasia to death penalty, from war to love, from defeat to discrimination, everything tied by the personal growth and the perception of reality as main themes.

The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, where «The Color Line,» a major exhibition of art by African American artists and historical documents and publications is on view, has removed a children's hand out booklet after criticism about its reference to the «pleasant lives» of some slaves and claim that racial discrimination in the United States ended with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

She stood there the entire time, acting out a script based on an 8 - hour City Council session from 1991 about an ordinance proposed by councilwoman Dorothy Mae Taylor to end racial and gender discrimination in the private luncheon clubs during Mardi Gras.

With essays by three prominent, outspoken writers - Eileen Myles, Martha Nussbaum and Frank Rich - the book and the exhibition it accompanied (at SF MoMA) will help generate awareness and encourage dialogue about the discrimination many citizens encounter on a daily basis because, as Hughes wrote, «equality is in the air we breathe.»

In the Feature sector, Jenkins Johnson Gallery is presenting a solo presentation of civil rights - era photographs by Gordon Parks, which he described as «a weapon against all the things I dislike about America — poverty, racism, discrimination.»