Sentences with phrase «allegation of discrimination»

She has tried employment cases involving allegations of discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge.

Although some charters provide welcoming environments to students with disabilities, allegations of discrimination in enrollment indicate that the gap between public and charter schools has not occurred by chance.

Nobody likes an employment lawsuit, and nobody likes dealing with allegations of discrimination.

Aside from allegations of discrimination, an employee's only job security exists in the form of advance notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice.

Employers don't want to be drawn into allegations of discrimination.

She helps a vast array of employers deal with allegations of discrimination or harassment in the workplace and provides legal guidance and assistance in cases of employee termination.

The case involved allegations of discrimination against women, and the Supreme Court said that the case involved too many individual claims, circumstances and factual analyses to be litigated on a classwide basis.

Ananda was a case involving allegations of discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code in services by a nursing student who was enrolled in a four (4) year joint program at Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning («Humber») and the University of New Brunswick («UNB»).

As Law Times previously reported, Jogendra, whom an earlier ruling noted was a «barrister and solicitor in another common law jurisdiction,» has been involved in several human rights rulings over the years, including the initial complaint that centred on allegations of discrimination on the basis of ancestry, colour, ethnic origin, place of origin, and race due to the government's failure to assign him a full - time presiding appointment.

Does your organization take allegations of discrimination and harassment seriously by taking action quickly, compassionately and completely?

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission has agreed to look into allegations of discrimination by Guadalupe Mournir, a cleaner working at Ward Elementary School, who claims to have endured years of harassment in the City School District of New Rochelle.

However, some employers have internal policies (their own policies, not related to any law) that they will interview at least X applicants for each position — sometimes because they genuinely think that's smart to do in hiring (which it usually is), but more often in order to avoid allegations of discrimination.

She passed up an opportunity to reassure Democrats concerned about a downsizing of the Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for investigating allegations of discrimination in the nation's K - 12 schools and colleges.

With decades of experience in high value employment law, our top employment litigator, Frank Ryan, can advise you on a whole range of employment law issues, including allegations of discrimination and unfair dismissal, as well as TUPE cases.

The rationale for excluding photos has been to protect employers from allegations of discrimination based on race, age, weight, gender, attractiveness or personal style.

Allegations of discrimination at work can significantly impact your business.

The company was recently sued by the U.S. Department of Labor over allegations of discrimination against Asian job applicants.

This order establishes a mediation program that provides an alternative method for resolving allegations of discrimination raised in the Equal Employment Opportunity / Equal Opportunity (EEO / EO) process at the Department of Transportation.

Instead, the damning allegations of discrimination and harassment by the employer were presumed by the courts to be true, and resulted in both the significant monetary damages award by the Court of Appeal and the reputational damage caused by that presumption and the subsequent reporting on the decision.

It advised HQ Theatres and Hospitality on TUPE advice concerning its acquisition of a new theatre and acted for a secondary school in a case concerning allegations of discrimination against a disabled pupil.

-- Where allegations of discrimination are manifest, I'll pursue a claim under provincial or federal human rights legislation.

She prepares and negotiates health care employment agreements and counsels employers on how to minimize the potential for employee claims, such as allegations of discrimination or retaliation.

After addressing the Applicant's other allegations of discrimination, the Vice Chair addressed Mr. Ananda's complaint of family status discrimination and in doing so, the Vice Chair revisited the question of what is the appropriate test for assessing family status discrimination.

According to an Apr. 6 interim decision published by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), Queen's faces multiple allegations of discrimination from former student Nadia Noor.

We appreciate that para 38 of her reasons, in which she refers to «the unattractive task of attaching different levels of impropriety to fact sensitive allegations of discrimination», can be read in that way.

Investigated, evaluated and mediated allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the NYSHRL, the NYC Administrative Code and various federal and state statutes

Today, after action by the Justice Department, Wells Fargo & Co. settled allegations of discrimination against minority borrowers and announced that it would no longer continue working with mortgage brokers.

This decision may signal an increase in reinstatement orders at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario («HRTO»), and in civil cases involving allegations of discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

Matters get more complicated when allegations of discrimination, victimisation and constructive dismissal are before the tribunal, due to the positive requirement to make findings of fact.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with investigating allegations of discrimination and other unlawful employment practices, issued a revised Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues («Enforcement Guidance») on July 14, 2014.

Joanne has acted for a number of Prisons on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice in unfair dismissals most of which have included allegations of discrimination.

Represented an international safety device manufacturer in multiple disputes involving allegations of discrimination based on national origin and age, retaliation, and hostile work environment, and obtained summary judgment on all claims in each dispute

Additionally, Adriana has significant experience conducting sexual harassment training, as well as workplace investigations on behalf of employers in connection with allegations of discrimination and harassment.

Corporations have used these statistics in human rights hearings to defend themselves against allegations of discrimination in services for Deaf people — i.e., the Deaf community is «too small» and therefore providing equality of access to them is cost - ineffective to the point of being an «undue hardship».

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

If time does affect validity and standardized norms, as we have been led to believe since the precursor of the SAT began in 1926, then the Board can avoid the allegation of discrimination by allowing all students to choose whether they want extended time.

Leanne Winner, director of governmental relations for the N.C. School Boards Association, pointed to allegations of discrimination in at least seven schools, spread out across the state in places like Raleigh, Matthews, Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Greensboro, Harrisburg and Pineville.

Our attorneys also appear before administrative agencies on behalf of our clients, whether relating to allegations of discrimination, wage and hour disputes or union grievances.

I disagree: The current system appears to inoculate this publicly funded government agency against allegations of discrimination.

Allowing some employees to telecommute, and then refusing others on the basis that there are now «too many» doing this, will inevitably create friction and unhappiness in the workplace, but may also lead to an allegation of discrimination under the Human Rights Code.

Further, whether Mr. Skinner could have obtained coverage from provincial medicare was not a proper defence to an allegation of discrimination, although it could potentially be relevant to an assessment of damages resulting from non-coverage.

«I agree that in order to meet the definition of mental disability within the meaning and protection of the Code, where the case does not involve an allegation of discrimination on the basis of perceived disability, there needs to be a diagnosis of some recognized mental disability, or at least a working diagnosis or articulation of clinically - significant symptoms, from a health professional in a report or other source of evidence that has specificity and substance.»

The complaint involves an allegation of sexual misconduct or an allegation of discrimination or harassment because of a prohibited ground of discrimination or harassment referred to in any provision of the Human Rights Code.

Employment litigation can come about for numerous reasons and some of the most damaging to a Louisiana business or institution are when there are allegations of discrimination.

Nor is there a «cookie - cutter» way to investigate or respond to allegations of discrimination and harassment [17].