Sentences with phrase «against handicapped individuals»

The Act is designed to eliminate from the housing marketplace discrimination against protected classes, which includes discrimination against handicapped individuals as well as racial discrimination.

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For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

Now, I'll admit that people from disadvantaged backgrounds have the odds stacked against them, as do individuals with abusive parents or mental and physical handicaps.

(c) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.».

Special standards also apply to lawsuits brought against children and certain handicapped individuals.

The Court noted that this definition reflected Congress» concern with protecting the handicapped against discrimination stemming not only from simple prejudice, but also from «archaic attitudes and laws» and from «the fact that the American people are simply unfamiliar with and insensitive to the difficulties confronting individuals with handicaps.

In a case previously summarized in the The Letter of the Law, a New York federal court has considered whether a jury properly awarded damages to a handicapped individual who was alleging discrimination against an apartment - locating service - click here to read the earlier decision in this case.

Fair Housing Laws Local, state, and federal fair housing laws that prevent discrimination against any individual or group of individuals based upon race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin, or familial status, as well as other groups protected by various local and state fair housing laws.