Sentences with phrase «as sex discrimination»

The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes sexual harassment as sex discrimination.

For example, one well - known legal encyclopedia contains 2,804 sections under the topic «Job Discrimination,» including the ever - popular «No - beard rules as sex discrimination.»

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

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After all, targeted harassment is usually a means of asserting control and defending status on the part of the harasser, to leave victims «afraid, despairing, utterly alone, and complicit,» as Catharine A. MacKinnon wrote in her 1979 book «Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination.»

And there could be no doubt of his progressive vision on other fronts as well: South Africa's post-apartheid constitution outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the first country in Africa to do so, and the fifth in the world to legalize same - sex marriage.

Proponents see these policies as examples of sexual - orientation, sex, and gender - identity discrimination that should not occur in state - funded programs.

«I did see myself as kind of a kindergarten teacher in those days, because the judges didn't think sex discrimination existed,» she says in the trailer, describing her advocacy work for women's rights in front of skeptical male judges.

According to Neil Addison, a specialist in discrimination law, «once same - sex marriage has been legalised then the partners to such a marriage are entitled to exactly the same rights as partners in a heterosexual marriage.

Churches would be in a stronger legal position if they were to stop conducting weddings altogether: «Churches might indeed better protect themselves against the possibility of any such litigation by deciding not to provide marriage services at all, since there could be no complaint then of discrimination in their provision of services as between same - sex and opposite - sex couples.»

The Arizona bill would allow people who object to same - sex marriage to use their religious beliefs as a defense in a discrimination lawsuit.

AND FINALLY... if you think that you are actually facing sex - discrimination in the way you are treated as a working father, contact the EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISION.

Although Canadian human rights protection does not explicitly include breastfeeding, a 1989 Supreme Court of Canada decision (Brooks v. Safeway Canada) set the precedent for pregnancy as a condition unique to women and that thus discrimination on the basis of pregnancy is a form of sex discrimination.

§ 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 EEOC has been cracking down on the prevalence of unlawful sex discrimination experienced by breastfeeding employees, for needing to breastfeed as referenced in their 1979 and 2014 enforcement guidance:

The ACLU notes that this is sex discrimination, even though the trial court held (in perhaps one of the silliest arguments ever made) that Angela's coerced resignation from her job wasn't sex discrimination, since men can technically lactate as well under certain circumstances.

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.

• Providing for marriage equality for all New Yorkers: To end discrimination against same - sex couples who wish to get married, Governor Cuomo called for the passage of legislation legalizing marriage for same - sex couples, as has been done in many states and other countries.

«As a result of the excessive flexibilities and increased discretion over pay matters given to schools, evidence shows that this has opened the door to increasing sex discrimination in relation to pay and progression.

Accordingly, nothing in this internet application should be viewed as expressing, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or criminal record in connection with employment.

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-...]

• Providing for marriage equality for all New Yorkers: To end discrimination against same — sex couples who wish to get married, Governor Cuomo called for the passage of legislation legalizing marriage for same - sex couples as has been done in many states and other countries.

He has focused his work, including two recent amendments — one to recruit, and the other to memorialize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members who have served honorably and with distinction in the Armed Forces — as well as to eliminate all forms of discrimination based on color, race, religion, gender, sex, creed, disability, sexual orientation or national origin.»

The sheriff had come under fire during the campaign for issues including the number of inmate deaths at the Erie County Holding Center since he took office in 2005, as well as a recent sex discrimination lawsuit filed against him by a now - retired Holding Center officer.

Today, Greenfield said she would consider returning and hasn't yet filed a sex - discrimination grievance as she had planned.

Discrimination based on sex, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, national origin, age, or sexual orientation is contrary to the view of science as a collegial process which promotes cooperation and collaboration and in which work is judged without regard to the personal or social attributes of individual scientists.

Those participants who reported their heterosexuality despite having hidden same - sex desires were also the most likely to show hostility toward gay individuals, including self - reported anti-gay attitudes, endorsement of anti-gay policies and discrimination such as supporting harsher punishments for homosexuals.

«Besides greater investment in child care and lower self - confidence than men, along with discrimination by men towards women — which by the way is present by 3 years of age — women don't obtain the same level of support as men do from [higher ranked] same - sex individuals.»

Several scientists believe that holding U.S. meetings under these circumstances would violate the statutes of the International Council for Science, the umbrella organization for scientific societies around the world, which «opposes discrimination based on such factors as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship, language, political or other opinion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age.»

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 guidelineAs 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 guidelineas 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 guidelineas 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 guidelineas amended (29 U.S.C. 7903), regulations, and guidelines.

SF CHRONICLE - Jan 27 - As a result of a 2008 settlement with the state of New Jersey, which sued the company for discrimination, men and women seeking same - sex matches were redirected from eHarmony to an affiliate Web site, Compatiblepartners.net.

As a result of a 2008 settlement with the state of New Jersey, which sued the company for discrimination, men and women seeking same - sex matches were redirected from eHarmony to an affiliate Web site, Compatiblepartners.net.

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-...]

In this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

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

The question assumes, as in the case of a food - standards specialist for the state of Oregon whose job was eliminated amid tensions with her boss, that the worker isn't protected by a union contract or as a member of a group shielded from employment discrimination based on race, sex, or other protected classes.

Parents of female basketball players at Franklin High School have sued, claiming that because it does not schedule as many girls» games during «prime time» slots as it does boys» games, the school district is in violation of Title IX, which forbids discrimination based on sex in programs receiving federal funds.

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is appealing the verdict, as the watchdog believes Al - Hijrah's policy of segregating boys from girls amounts to direct sex discrimination.

The court will seek to settle a long - standing split in the federal appeals courts over whether a broader federal civil rights law, known as Section 1983, also provides the basis for suits alleging sex discrimination in education.

Participants will gain an understanding of the latest developments in state and federal law on complex issues, such as: Transgender Students: issues related to student dress code, the right to participate in school activities and events, access to school facilities such as locker rooms and restrooms; School Climate: the obligation to proactively address school climate and promote a school climate accepting of all students, regardless of sexual orientation; Religious Issues: the rights of students and staff to express moral and religious views regarding sexual orientation and identity both during school and outside of school; Employment Issues: the implications of recent developments regarding same sex marriage and the rights of same sex couples to access employee benefits; and Discrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination anDiscrimination Issues: the rights and obligations to address issues of employment discrimination andiscrimination and retaliation.

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.

In addition to data on sports participation and program funding, schools could also provide information on how they provide equal access to various course offerings — particularly science, math, engineering and technology, or STEM — as well as how they prevent or respond to instances of sexual harassment or other forms of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender in any program or activity.

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.

In recent years, President Obama and others have wanted to add «gender identity» as a prohibited category of discrimination alongside sex in Title IX.

That guidance was, the Obama Education Department said, a clarification of the obligations that schools already had under federal law, known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination at schools that receive federal funds.

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.

Each program or activity conducted by the local educational agency (LEA) will be conducted in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 2, (commencing with § 200), Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title I of the California Education Code (EC), as well as all other applicable provisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on theDiscrimination on the Basis of Sex, of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title I of the California Education Code (EC), as well as all other applicable provisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sSex, of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title I of the California Education Code (EC), as well as all other applicable provisions of state law prohibiting discrimination on thediscrimination on the basis of sexsex.

While no such federal law exists, courts and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), as well as the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, issued significant guidance in May 2016 asserting that Title IX prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination based on a student's gender identity, including discrimination based on a student's transgender status.

107; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; 29 C.F.R. Part 1614; Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low - Income Populations; Executive Order 13087, Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government; Executive Order 13160, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Sex, Color, National Origin, Disability, Religion, Age, Sexual Orientation, and Status as a Parent in Federally Conducted Education and Training Programs; Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations governing the processing of complaints of discrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and managemeDiscrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations governing the processing of complaints of discrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and managemediscrimination in the Federal sector; and EEOC decisions, procedures, guidelines, and program and management directives.

Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, and disability status, as well as protecting individuals against reprisal / retaliation for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation into alleged discriminatory practices, or opposing discriminatory practices

In 2017, the Department received 98 discrimination complaints — 63 complaints regarding race, five complaints regarding ancestry / ethnicity, 12 complaints regarding national origin, three complaints regarding color, three complaints regarding religion, 10 complaints regarding sex, and two complaints categorized as «other.»