Sentences with phrase «discriminated against this class»

For his part, Justice Stevens wrote, «When such an animus defends itself as opposition to conduct that a given class engages in exclusively or predominantly, we can readily unmask it as the intent to discriminate against the class itself.»

Finally, Defendants have discriminated against this class of young immigrants in violation of the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment by depriving them of their interests in pursuing a livelihood and furthering their education.

The body of employment law is designed to promote fair hiring practices that do not discriminate against classes of applicants, and to protect their rights in the process.

Not exact matches

An algorithm learning the wrong lessons or formulating responses based on an incomplete picture, and the lack of transparency into what criteria are reflected in a decision model, are especially problematic when identified correlations function as inadvertent proxies for excluding or discriminating against protected classes of people.

It seems that this particular scientist may have been discriminated against, yes... but he obviously didn't pay attention in his physics class when he needed to.

We discriminate, moreover, legally all the time against classes of persons....

For example, in the case of the Action for Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual program.

The undemocratic class bias in education extends even farther than the tests that automatically discriminate against students from the lower social and economic strata of society.

The people, commoners, were discriminated against by the ruling Yangban class; they were exploited as tillers of the land and producers of goods, they were forcibly conscribed as corvee, and most of them were subjugated as private and public slaves.

Servant leadership does not abuse or exploit employees, nor does it discriminate against different classes of employees.

Certainly, the women have a just cause, because they have been discriminated against as second class members in the church for centuries, despite the Lord's and the earliest New Testament churches» clear example to the contrary.

What I meant to say is that the religion of a candidate will certainly influence his politics — how could someone who's religion discriminates against a «gay lifestyle» pass legislation that supports gay equality and abolishes the second - class citizen status of gay people?

The «in your face,» noisy proclamations are an attempt to assert the atheist's rights to not be discriminated against via public support of religion, usually Christianity, e.g. stem cell research, gay marriage bans, creationism in science class, etc..

Therefore, BWI does not condone silencing, tone policing, or otherwise oppressing marginalized groups, nor does BWI discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of age, citizenship status, class, color, disability, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, parental status, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

1.1 Members shall not discriminate against any legally protected class.

A nonprofit disability rights organization filed a class - action lawsuit against Uber, claiming the ride - hailing service discriminates against New York City riders with disabilities by not providing enough access to vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.

A class - action lawsuit has been filed by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of tenants in two Sunset Park apartment buildings who alleged that the landlord discriminated against them and made them prove citizenship before agreeing to renew their leases.

The Fair Housing Board found in December 2007 that Holiday and Sea Bay had discriminated against Smith's daughter, who as a child was part of a protected class.

Their federal class - action lawsuit says that for almost a decade the district has discriminated against refugee students over 16.

The Mexican - American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a Latino advocacy group, had sued on behalf of Lucresia Mayorga Santamaria, saying that two of the Dallas mother's children were discriminated against because they were assigned to English - as - a-second-language classes at Preston Hollow Elementary School based on their ethnicity, not their language...

Yet, as long as we use government force to discriminate against people based on their bank accounts and ZIP codes, I will continue to have students who, on the first day of class, have no idea how far behind they are — all while sitting next to other students who enjoyed educational liberty that every child deserves.

No employees, former employees, or applicants for employment can be discriminated against due to their protected class such as: race, color, national origin, sex, (gender, pregnancy, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, gender identity or transgender status), religion, age (40 and over), disability (mental / physical), equal pay compensation, genetic information and retaliation (see the NO FEAR ACT).

This changed during the nineteenth century however, when nationalism swept through and the Armenian Christians began to be considered second - class citizens and discriminated against.

Unnecessary credit reports can discourage applicants from applying, and running mass credit reports on all applicants, regardless of the position, can have the effect of discriminating against certain protected classes.

The Fair Housing Act (1968)-- A part of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Fair Housing Act forbid sellers and landlords from discriminating against prospective renters and buyers based on protected class characteristics such as race, sex, marital status, national origin, religion and others.

Chattanooga State Community College does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities sponsored by Chattanooga State.

Angel's Rest Animal Society does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Furthermore, it puts a satirical premium on «whiteness», ridiculing the superficial luxury of racial classification as well as critiquing the hard social realities of street vending experienced by those who have been discriminated against in terms of race or class.

She'll also claim that children are a class that's being discriminated against when it comes to climate change: They're not causing this problem, and yet they will be disproportionately subjected to its dire consequences.

You'll want to make sure that you do not accidentally discriminate against a protected class.

Basically, a discrimination class action lawsuit can be filed in Kansas or Missouri when a group of people have been discriminated against by the same employer in a similar way.

We're committed to principles of equality and fair treatment, and will work to hold accountable any employer who has unfairly discriminated against you for being part of a protected class.

You'll want to refer to your local hiring laws to make sure you do not discriminate against a protected class.

An attempt to extract a definition of the class to whom the Code applies by various characteristics (T) would be completely tautological: it covers those who are discriminated against on the basis of prohibited grounds and those who discriminate against them in various social contexts, such as employment.

Represent a group of disabled employees of the Social Security Administration in a class action case that alleges that the Social Security Administration discriminates against employees with targeted disabilities by creating a glass ceiling and limiting promotions and other career advancement opportunities.

In this Canada Trinity Western can lawfully discriminate against LGBT students because it operates in British Columbia, where under s. 41 of the Human Rights Code, an educational institution that promotes the interests and welfare of a common religion does not discriminate just because it grants «a preference to members of the identifiable group or class of persons».

We aggressively fight for the rights of employees who have suffered discriminatory practices and members of class action suits who have been discriminated against.

On November 2, lawyers from Miami Law's Health Rights Clinic, with Florida Legal Services and the Community Justice Project, sued DCF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the Miami Workers Center, New Florida Majority, and a class of disabled individuals claiming that the system discriminated against persons with disabilities who could not endure these conditions.

The petition claimed that the employer discriminated against him based upon his status as a recovered addict, which is a protected class under the LAD.

(a) the complaint or that part of the complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the tribunal; (b) the acts or omissions alleged in the complaint or that part of the complaint do not contravene this Code; (c) there is no reasonable prospect that the complaint will succeed; (d) proceeding with the complaint or that part of the complaint would not (i) benefit the person, group or class alleged to have been discriminated against, or (ii) further the purposes of this Code; (e) the complaint or that part of the complaint was filed for improper motives or made in bad faith; (f) the substance of the complaint or that part of the complaint has been appropriately dealt with in another proceeding; (g) the contravention alleged in the complaint or that part of the complaint occurred more than 6 months before the complaint was filed unless the complaint or that part of the complaint was accepted under section 22 (3).

Two lawyers at Chadbourne & Parke filed a class action lawsuit against their firm, alleging that Chadbourne discriminates against female partners in its compensation system.

With the proposed changes to Rule 8.4 to make it misconduct for a lawyer to harass or discriminate against another based upon certain protected classes, it is worthwhile to take a look at diversity - related malpractice claims that are already occurring in the legal profession.

There were only 6 female students (in a class with more than 300 students), but I never felt discriminated against in the university environment.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a class - action lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P., the financial - services and media company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, on behalf of at least 54 women who accuse the firm of discriminating against pregnant employees.

Most countries have same law that makes it illegal to discriminate against someone because they are a member of some protected class.

(b) discriminate against a person or class of persons regarding any accommodation, service or facility customarily available to the public,

However, there are times that your employer can not discriminate against or fire you when a dress code violation is related to your membership of a protected class (e.g. religion, sex, gender identity, disability, etc).

Plenty of critics have blasted The League's exclusionary model that effectively discriminates against people from lower socio - economic classes by using people's jobs and colleges as admission criteria.

According to this law, people over 40 are a protected class, meaning it's illegal to discriminate against a candidate because he or she is over 40, but this law doesn't prevent hiring managers from believing that a younger candidate is a better fit for the job; it just means they can't come right out and say it.

The EEOC has taken significant enforcement action around the use of criminal records in hiring because without proper practices and policies in place, an employer runs a high risk of discriminating against certain protected classes.