Sentences with phrase «banning sex discrimination»

During Betsy DeVos» contentious confirmation hearings, she was asked few questions about her evaluation of the Obama administration's controversial interpretation of the law that bans sex discrimination in schools to include gender identity.

Title IX of the Education Amendments bans sex discrimination in schools.

Event 05-17-1971, The first law in the United States to ban sex discrimination in employment is passed by the Washington State legislature.

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After openly supporting same - sex marriage and striking down the military's «don't ask, don't tell» policy, the President of the United States also hopes to ban workplace discrimination based on employees» sexual orientation and gender identity.

In contrast, last week — in an unprecedented compromise — Utah passed two bills: one banning discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people; and on protecting the rights of those who object to same - sex marriage on religious grounds.

New York does not recognize same - sex marriage, but in 2001, the state's highest court ruled Yeshiva violated New York City's ban on sexual orientation discrimination.

Passing legislation this June that lifts the MMA ban would honor the 40th anniversary of President Nixon signing Title IX — which outlawed sex discrimination in higher education and athletics — into law.

Congressman Engel has supported previous legislation concerning LGBT issues like supporting ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) to prohibit employment discrimination for gays and voting against DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Marriage Protection Amendment (bans same - sex marriage).

The group is claiming the law violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act which banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) applies to private student loans, and bans discrimination on the basis of race, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age or receipt of public assistance.

The City University of New York has banned staff from referring to students as «Mr.,» «Mrs.,» or «Ms.,» calling this act of politeness sex discrimination.

Indeed, some even asked candidates during interviews if they plan to begin a family — even though this is banned under sex discrimination law: 52 % of managers admitted weighing up the chances of a candidate getting pregnant, considering factors such as a woman's age and marital status.

According to Sunstein, it is not accidental that current protections against racial discrimination are a product of the 1950s; expansive protections of religious liberty came out of the 1960s; the ban on sex discrimination in the 1970s; and sharp constraints on affirmative action in the 1990s and 2000s.