Sentences with phrase «by the discrimination legislation»

In the event, the Labour government decided not to add caste to the list of protected characteristics in the Equality Bill, citing as the main reason the lack of evidence of caste discrimination in spheres covered by discrimination legislation.

Not exact matches

Oakland's decision to drive equity into the marijuana legislation assures minority ownership and seeks to compensate for discrimination against those affected by earlier laws.

Although choice and discrimination are things to be treasured by any people who want to be self - governing and not merely administered, this demonization of the word discrimination means nearly any new right claimed is a right deserved and, soon enough, bestowed, usually without the bother of legislation.

Four years after the BHA complained to the European Commission (EC) alleging that UK law breaks European law in allowing widespread discrimination in employment by faith schools, and two years after the EC took the matter up as the subject of a formal investigation, the Commission has decided that there is no breach of current legislation.

The ERLC hammered on the same point, releasing a statement that accused the legislation of «its own form of discrimination by stigmatizing and coercively punishing religious beliefs that disagree on contested matters related to human sexuality.»

Following the introduction of various pieces of anti-discrimination legislation — which, among other things, prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation — guesthouse owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull were successfully sued by a same - sex couple for refusing to provide a double - bedded room.

Organisers fear current legislation risks creating a «less diverse and inclusive» healthcare system by not properly protecting staff for «unjust discrimination».

Four years after the British Humanist Association (BHA) complained to the European Commission (EC) alleging that UK law breaks European law in allowing widespread discrimination in employment by «faith» schools, and two years after the Commission took the matter up as the subject of a formal investigation, the Commission has decided that there is in fact no breach of the relevant legislation.

Brought by four same - sex couples and four opposite - sex couples, it sought to have the UK's twin discriminations in civil marriage and civil partnership legislation declared illegal.

On the legislature, Berky is a co-sponsor of legislation — still in the committee process — to strengthen the county's Human Rights Commission by giving the body the power to conduct hearings and levy fines in cases of public accommodation and other discrimination.

The omnibus bill, first introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year, includes anti-human trafficking, pay equity and housing discrimination legislation.

The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 made further substantial amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 building on amendments made previously by other legislation.

Some MPs, of all major parties, led by former Synod member Frank Field, would go further and legislate to remove the Church of England's immunities from gender discrimination legislation.

She was the first member of Congress to introduce gay rights legislation, her approach being a full - scale incorporation of sexual orientation into the protections afforded by the 1964 Civil Rights Act against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and other categories.

Unlike most European countries (including the United Kingdom) and Japan which rely on quota systems, Canada and the United States have attempted to alleviate the serious problems of unemployment and discrimination experienced by their handicapped citizens by including them amongst the protected classes in their human rights legislation.

Courts, including a number of appellate courts, have reviewed human rights tribunal decisions, and spoken to the obligation of professional regulatory hearing panels to address alleged discrimination, unless such issues are expressly excluded from their scope by enabling legislation.

Because the application was a challenge to legislation, the HRTO applied the two - step discrimination analysis under s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as articulated by the Supreme Court in R. v. Kapp:

Moreover, because complaints proceed on a case - by - case basis, resolution of complaints of discrimination under human rights legislation will only provide effective solutions for a minority of those affected: LCO Persons with Disabilities Report at 47.

While legislation in some provinces could easily bear a similar interpretation, others are not as clear — in Alberta, for example, the Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination by «employers.»

Your gifts to the Endowment fund organizations that advocate for fair policies at the local and state level — for example, defending people's rights to be treated without discrimination when they apply for housing or jobs, working to protect public benefits from cuts or restrictions, or advancing legislation to safeguard non-violent juvenile offenders from discrimination by sealing their records.

In its 2010 report the government acknowledged CERD's request for information (but not the recommendation on legislation), stating that it «had seen no firm evidence on whether caste - based discrimination in the fields covered by [ICERD] exists to any significant extent in the UK», but had commissioned research into the issue.

Of 300 contributors to online surveys and focus groups, 71 % identified themselves as Dalit (formerly known as Untouchables — the lowest castes, located outside and below the Hindu varna system), 58 % claimed to have suffered discrimination on grounds of caste, 79 % believed they would not be understood by the police if they reported a caste - related «hate crime» and 85 % believed there was no legislation available to protect victims of caste discrimination.

I would like the Government to have Bill C - 3 amended by the House or withdrawn in favor of a more expansive piece of legislation, I agree with all womens» groups that the Bill should be thoroughly modernized to end gender discrimination once and for all.

Yes, there are often human resource policies, as required by legislation, that go into detail about legislated prohibitions on discrimination harassment, violence in the workplace, etc., but the corporate mission, corporate values and corporate objectives are still critical on their own.

The UK Supreme Court has today removed this concern, by confirming that arbitrators are not «employees» within the meaning of UK and EU discrimination legislation.

Some concerns about the new legislation are discussed by Jennifer Koshan in her blog post «Age discrimination and Ameliorative Program Protections to be Broadened under Alberta Human Rights Act».

While not all human rights legislation in Canada is the same, Ontario's Human Rights Code shares many similarities with human rights legislation in several provinces and territories, including British Columbia, while other provinces, for example, Saskatchewan, take a narrower approach and specify, for example, that only discrimination by «employers» is covered.

Applicable human rights legislation can be complied with by assessing candidates based on the relevant aspects of the job, and not extraneous factors that could overlap with prohibited grounds of discrimination.

The likely changes to legislation following Coleman will probably be most significant for disability discrimination law where the language of the legislation does not currently appear to cover direct discrimination or harassment by association and age discrimination, where the language of the legislation does not appear to cover direct discrimination by association.

Employers that seek to reduce their personal injury risks by removing vulnerable people from those jobs risk getting smacked on the other side of the face by the disability discrimination legislation, under which compensation payments can reach similar levels.

As such, McCormick could not claim the protection of human rights legislation from age discrimination and could be forced by the firm to retire at the age of 65.

The Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 was passed by Parliament.

Previous Western Australian and Queensland attempts to reduce native title rights through State legislation have been held by the High Court to be racially discriminatory and therefore invalid because they contravene the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Commonwealth) which implements parts of ICERD.

It is notable that the NT intervention legislation also provides that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs can, by non-reviewable legislative instrument, declare that any Territory law related to discrimination continues to have effect in the communities.

The preamble also refers to the fact that this legislation is intended to be a special measure for the descendants of the original inhabitants of Australia as allowed by s. 51 (xxvi) of the Constitution and a special measure for the advancement and protection of those peoples in accordance with the International Convention on All Elimination of Forms of Racial Discrimination [sic].6

The NT intervention legislation also provides that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs can, by non-reviewable legislative instrument, declare that any Northern Territory or Queensland law related to discrimination continues to have effect in the communities.

The Native Title Report 1999 considers the principles upheld by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), namely equality and the requirement that the government negotiate with Indigenous people over native title legislation.

the NTER legislation is inappropriately classified as a «special measure» under the Race Discrimination Act because of the negative impacts of some of the measures on Indigenous peoples and the absence of adequate consultation or consent by Indigenous peoples to the measures.

Since its establishment in 1986, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has successfully worked to foster greater understanding, respect and protection of human rights in Australia, with a particular focus on sex, race and disability discrimination, as well as the rights of Indigenous Australians.However, proposals contained in the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 have the potential to significantly undermine the integrity, independence and efficiency of the Commission.For further information on the Commission's major concerns with the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003, which is currently being reviewed by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee click on the links below:

While States and Territories are given immunity from the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act by the Native Title Act, they are not required by the Native Title Act to enact discriminatory legislation extinguishing native title in respect of the tenures specified therein.

The legislation to reduce discrimination against affiliate lenders in the calculation of fees and points under various mortgage rules is sponsored by Representatives Bill Huizenga (R - MI), Gregory Meeks (D - NY), Ed Royce (R - CA), David Scott (D - GA), Steve Stivers (R - OH), Mike Doyle (D - PA), David Joyce (R - OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Stephen Fincher (R - TN).

In addition, REALTORS ® are urging members of Congress to enact legislation reforming patent demand letters, setting nationwide data security standards, and ending discrimination against affiliated lenders by passing the Mortgage Choice Act.

Legislation, supported by NAR, has also been introduced on the federal level by Rep. Scott Taylor (R - VA02) and Rep. Brad Schneider (D - IL10), HR 1447, which would protect Americans from housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.