Sentences with phrase «against claims of discrimination»

Protects you against claims of discrimination, wrongful termination or harassment and other types of work - related discrimination.

Melissa regularly defends employers against claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and breach of contract...

Her practice includes defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour disputes.

In the employment arena, they represent clients in wage and hour disputes, defend businesses and individuals against claims of discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination, and litigate disputes relating to non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements.

Defense jury verdict in US District Court against claim of discrimination and wrongful termination.

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She said «all claims of racial discrimination against Ms. Slater are completely false.»

While many states are so - called at - will states, where employers can terminate freely for all sorts of reasons, anyone who has ever hired and fired knows you need a full paper trail documenting poor performance to shield yourself against a host of workplace - discrimination or wrongful - termination claims.

The allegations include claims that male and female pupils were segregated — often with the female pupils sitting at the back or sides of classes; discrimination against non-Muslim pupils, and restricting the curriculum to comply with Islamic teaching.

«The further suggestions in Lord Carey's statement that recent court judgments which have not upheld claims of unlawful discrimination against Christians in the workplace are a threat to the social order and a step away from barring Christians from any employment is scaremongering, and a desperate cry from those unrepresentative few who are trying to retain the kind of privileges for religion that have no place in our society.»

«We take all allegations of discrimination seriously and look forward to defending the city against Mr. Simpson's claims.»

Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, who engaged in a major funding limitation debate during the fiscal 2017 appropriations season when he proposed an amendment to bar discrimination against certain federal contractors, said he hadn't thought of using a funding limitation to bar payouts for claims stemming from sexual harassment by members of Congress.

As tolerant as New Yorkers claim to be, the poll found significant levels of discrimination against candidates running for office with certain attributes.

In 2005, the state attorney general's office, then under Eliot Spitzer, filed a federal lawsuit against Macy's that claimed racial discrimination of black and Hispanic customers.

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

A South Carolina school district that used newsletters, e-mail, and its Web site to drum up opposition to a tuition - tax - credit bill in the state legislature faces a lawsuit claiming it committed «viewpoint discrimination» against a resident who was denied the use of the same outlets to air his views.

Much of the litigation our school attorneys handle involves allegations that a school district discriminated against an employee or a student, including claims pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, Kansas Act Against Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / Tiagainst an employee or a student, including claims pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, Kansas Act Against Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / TiAgainst Discrimination, Title VI or Title VII / Title IX.

The Cooper Union has established separate policies, published elsewhere, to adjudicate claims of academic dishonesty, sexual and relationship violence, and claims of discrimination or harassment against a protected class (e.g., race, sex, gender expression and identity, and disability).

More precisely, they claim that they are entitled to basic employment rights, which include the right to be paid the national minimum wage, to receive sick pay and paid holidays and to protection against discrimination and in relation to whistleblowing, all of which are currently denied to them by Deliveroo.

What may change, however, is the rate of compensation that people can receive in discrimination claims against employers, which could face a limit under UK law.

Thompsons NI has a long history of representing workers who have been discriminated against on the grounds of religion or political opinion, as well as disability, gender, race, age and sexual orientation discrimination claims.

In Canada, employees can make legal claims against employers for reprisal, constructive dismissal, harassment and discrimination when there is a loss of work due to rejecting the sexual advances of another employee or supervisor.

We can assist with claims in respect of disability discrimination against a school.

In December 2016, he co-counseled the matter of Melissa Bailey v. Randolph Police Department and achieved a favorable verdict on behalf of Police Officer Bailey regarding her claims of hostile work environment and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

The bill also states that any agreement provision that «waives any substantive or procedural right or remedy relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment shall be deemed against public policy and unenforceable.»

A law graduate who lost her discrimination claim against her articling principal has once again found herself stymied at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

It is clear that the EAT did not regard its conclusion as representing a satisfactory state of affairs, particularly where the joint or concurrent tortfeasors are at arms» length, eg as in Bullimore v Porthecary Witham Weld [2011] IRLR 18 where an ex-employer gave a damaging reference about the claimant to a prospective employer because the ex-employee had presented a sex discrimination claim against them and the prospective employer withdrew the offer for the same reason, and in circumstances where CLIA 1978 applies to discrimination claims brought in the ordinary courts.

«The impediments to women of bringing discrimination claims against their firms to court are great,» said Wendi S. Lazar, a partner at Outten & Golden in New York City who testified on behalf of the women's commission.

The UK Supreme Court recently ruled that civil service employees do not have to show the reason why they were disadvantaged to progress their claims of indirect discrimination against their employer, the Home Office.

So in this context I'm not sure if the lawsuit filed against Sullivan and Cromwell by Aaron Charney, an apparently still - employed associate at firm, for discrimination based on sexual orientation is simply an unexplained aberration or a new trend towards duking out claims not just in the court but in the court of Internet - driven public opinion.

According to the report, Alyson Kirleis, an employment lawyer herself, filed an EEOC complaint and, subsequently, a federal discrimination suit against her longtime law firm, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, alleging claims in the nature of a hostile work environment.

The two litigators defend employers against a variety of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour claims.

Foley Hoag partner Michael Keating led a team that won a defendants» verdict from a Boston jury, which found that law firm Ropes & Gray LLP did not retaliate against former associate John Ray III for claiming he was a victim of racial discrimination.

Ms. Johnston claimed that CBSA had discriminated against her on the basis of «family status», one the prohibited grounds of discrimination under the CHRA.

Shannon has more than 20 years of experience and has successfully defended employers before federal and state courts and agencies against claims including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, violations of wage and hour laws, and violations of leave laws.

We also defend employers against claims of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent training and employer defamation.

Defending a client in the aviation industry against a number of race and disability discrimination claims.

The defense of employment claims for harassment and discrimination brought by various employees against the firm's employer clients in Southern California.

Taking the example of race discrimination claims, we estimate that only about 1 percent of African - American workers who perceive they have been discriminated against at work in the last year file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Sian Reeves, pupil barrister, at 1 Temple Gardens, says that although it is inevitable that the decision will encourage disgruntled female workers to bring discrimination claims against their union, it may not be the end of the story.

Our firm successfully guides clients through these complex employment matters, and we also defend clients against claims asserted by third parties (regarding negligent hiring, supervision and retention, etc.) and employees (discrimination, harassment and breach of contract, etc.).

Ms Pereira de Souza brought disability discrimination claims against her former employer, and was awarded # 9,000 for injury to feelings and # 3,000 for psychiatric injury arising out of the discrimination.

We have successfully prosecuted civil rights claims and defended clients against civil rights complaints, including those alleging First Amendment violations, Due Process and Equal Protection violations, Age and Sex Discrimination claims and other violations of the United States and State Constitutions.

'' [T] he Court may have to confront directly the core claim of opponents of those plans: that race can not be used at all in public school student assignment, unless it is «remedial» — that is, correcting for identifiable, continuing discrimination against identifiable students.

Our Fort Lauderdale employment law attorneys have defended businesses against charges of discrimination and retaliation filed with the EEOC and Florida's state and local agencies that investigate claims of discrimination.

Prior to this amendment, the law regarding discrimination against transgender persons was somewhat uncertain, although in practice the BC Human Rights Tribunal generally accepted claims by transgender people under the grounds of «sex» and «sexual orientation.»

The Mavrick Law Firm also has successfully defended businesses defending against lawsuits in state and federal court asserting discrimination and retaliation, including claims of race discrimination, sexual harassment and discrimination, worker's compensation retaliation and discharge, age discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and other claims.

Peter Mavrick, of the Mavrick Law Firm, is a Fort Lauderdale employment lawyer who regularly defends businesses against employment discrimination accusations, claims, and lawsuits.

Among her recent cases, Lorelei drafted the appellate brief that resulted in the Eleventh Circuit's affirming a final summary judgment the Firm obtained in favor of a national hospital client against a physician's high - profile race discrimination claims.

We successfully defended a council against claims by an employee for bullying and harassment, race discrimination, victimisation, disability discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, following a long period of sick leave.

The case, which began in 2012, was brought on behalf of 49 black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BME) civil servants who brought claims of indirect race and age discrimination against the Home Office.