Sentences with phrase «civil rights company»

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On Monday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office would open a civil rights investigation of The Weinstein Company following allegations of sexual assault against producer Harvey Weinstein.

Civil rights groups reportedly delivered petitions to Google's Mountain View headquarters earlier this week urging the company to withdraw sponsorship from the Republican National Convention and flew a plane overhead with a banner reading, «Google: Don't Be Evil.

«Nearly one in five job ads for China's 2018 national civil service called for «men only» or «men preferred,» while major companies like Alibaba have published recruitment ads promising applicants «beautiful girls» as co-workers,» Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, said.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose civil rights suit against Weinstein and his company held up the (ultimately doomed) sale of the firm to an investor consortium led by Maria Contreras - Sweet, expressed delight at the news about the NDAs.

The companies join gay - rights and human rights groups as well as the American Civil Liberties Union in attacking the law over its broad language, which could be used by business owners to use religious objections to deny same - sex couples wedding.

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., the civil rights activist, has been pressuring tech companies to release data on the makeup of their workforces.

What's more, common law property rights here in the U.S. benefit mining companies in ways that simply can't be found in Latin America and other parts of the world that operate under civil law.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick vowed to make diversity and inclusion a top priority at his company in a sit down with civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.

Sen. Cory Booker (D - NJ) and Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D - NC) pushed Facebook to work with civil rights organizations to audit the company's platform and practices — for example, to ensure that advertisers can not unfairly target or exclude minority groups.

Will Facebook work with civil rights organizations to address the potential for discriminatory outcomes from the company's advertising and content moderation practices?

A company that even printed out a contract like that would be liable under the Civil Rights Act, because it is illegal to discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of religion.

You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.

You simply do not, as a company, give money to groups who want to deny civil rights.

We are discussing, in particular, Chick - Fil - a, among others, but especially the company I mentioned because it gives millions of dollars to hate groups... groups who want to deny citizens of this country their civil rights.

MIDTOWN — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched a probe into Harvey Weinstein's company to determine whether sexual abuse allegations against the Hollywood mogul amount to a violation of employees» civil rights.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a separate civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, Robert Weinstein and the Weinstein companies at large for «egregious violations of New York's civil rights, human rights, and business laws» earlier this year, his office said in a statement.

In February 2018, Schneiderman brought a civil rights lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, alleging the company «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.Company, alleging the company «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.company «repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.»

Eric Schneiderman's Civil Rights Bureau sent a subpoena to the company Monday seeking a laundry list of documents.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has subpoenaed the Weinstein Company as it probes any potential violations of state civil rights law or New York City human rights law in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against former executive Harvey Weinstein.

State AG Eric Schneiderman has opened an inquiry into the Weinstein Company examining whether allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment against its co-founder Harvey Weinstein reflect broad gender discrimination and other civil rights violations.

The suit contends the company and its founders violated the civil rights and human rights of their employees and the state's business laws.

However, that deal crumbled Sunday when New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a bombshell civil rights lawsuit against the company.

As attorney general, Mr. Schneiderman filed more than 100 legal or administrative actions against Republicans in Washington, sued the Weinstein Company over potential civil rights violations, and moved to change state law so that he could prosecute President Trump's aides even if he pardoned them.

Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on gender, prohibited by the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and companies can not exempt themselves from the law by passing resolutions prohibiting the use of corporate dollars to pay damages to victims of discrimination.

PASADENA, Calif. — eHarmony, Inc. and the New Jersey Attorney General's Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have settled allegations that the company violated New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by failing to offer a same - sex matching service.

Originally, the company was awarded a seven - year PILOT for the project... The trail is a set of historical sites significant to not only the civil rights movement but also black history in the city dating back to the 19th century.

And did we mention that Colin also has some serious daddy issues in the form of Rayne Pryce (Peter Fonda), a storied civil rights - era mayor who weathered his own share of scandals with his Teflon bayou charm (but always preferred the roar of the crowd to the company of his own family)?

In February, he announced a civil rights lawsuit against producer Harvey Weinstein, his brother Robert Weinstein and The Weinstein Company.

Harvey and Bob Weinstein as well as The Weinstein Company are facing a civil rights lawsuit in New York due to the assault allegations against them.

Written by Paul Webb, Daniels's ambitious passion project about Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King and the marches that led to civil rights reform was set up at The Weinstein Company and the cast included Hugh Jackman, Liam Neeson, David Oyelowo, Ray Winstone, Robert De Niro, and Cedric the Entertainer.

After learning about the error, Skyward conducted a training session so the district could accurately report its data to the Office of Civil Rights, company spokesman Ray Ackerlund said.

EFF, together with 41 national, state, and local civil rights and civil liberties groups, sent a letter today urging the ethics board of police technology and weapons developer Axon to hold the company accountable to the communities its products impact — and to itself.

Dylan and Baldwin enjoying each other's company at the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee's Bill of Rights Dinner, New York City, 1963 Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 inches

This plaudit puts me in some fine company here at The Times, with past winners including Linda Greenhouse, who recently retired after decades covering the Supreme Court, my friend John Kifner, an amazingly unflappable war reporter, and John Herbers, who covered the civil rights movement in depth, among many other things.

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Today Greenpeace joins a coalition of environmental, civil rights and democracy reform groups that are calling upon Duke Energy to join the 38 other companies that have left the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC — see the letter the coalition sent to CEO Jim Rogers this morning.

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As one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years, Andy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in eight categories: Appellate Practice, Bet - the - Company Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, White - Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Civil Rights Law, and Real Estate Litigation.

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I sold my company and began a civil rights law practice that ultimately became the Southern Poverty Law Center.»

Ms. Luther represented a commercial lender in an action brought by a managing member of a limited liability company who alleged that the lender violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act by declining to make a loan to managing member's limited liability company based on managing member's prior felony convictions.

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I also enjoy collaborating with other companies, civil society and academics to exchange views and develop business» approach to human rights.

, and the terminated employee has filed a lawsuit claiming that the company's policy violates his civil rights.

The article raises the question about whether companies are doing this because of the perception of inevitable civil rights legislation, or because the employees and the culture at large is dictating the change.

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Since becoming an attorney in 1988, Gary has represented both individuals and companies in general commercial and civil lawsuits, including employment discrimination disputes, probate and estate disputes, bad faith insurance claims, contract disputes, civil rights, products liability, and selected brain injury cases.