Sentences with phrase «discrimination based on sexual orientation in»

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In 29 states, it «s still not explicitly illegal to discriminate against both employees and prospective hires based on sexual orientation — and 32 states allow workplace discrimination based on gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization.

When Exxon merged with Mobil in 1998, it revoked the same - sex benefits Mobil's employees had previously enjoyed, and reneged its written policy forbidding discrimination based on sexual orientation.

In Arkansas, the state government went as far as passing a law to prevent local governments from passing separate laws to prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender orientation according to US News & World Report.

Even in conservative parts of the country, where public attitude about gay rights differs from more liberal areas of the country, employer actions that allow discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation can lead to a lawsuit that the employer could lose.

In its tweet, IBM said that it believes the new law will lead to discrimination against «people based on marriage status, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.»

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.

Under ordinances forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, churches have been taken to court for refusing to hire a homosexual as church organist or as teacher in the church school, ministries to the poor have lost their funding when they refused to tolerate homosexual behavior within their programs, and a Jesuit university was required to give recognition and support to a gay rights group.

In effect, the amendment to their constitution («Amendment 2») would have removed from legislatures the authority to pass statutes that barred discriminations based on «sexual orientation.»

This is a serious overreaction to the wedding cake scenario, and at least in Arizona, totally unnecessary, as the state already allows discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

«The single largest elephant in the room is whether the Trump administration will repeal the Obama - era executive order protecting LGBT persons who work for federal contractors and subcontractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity,» she said.

Based on signs of discrimination in the housing market in this post, here are the signs of possible discrimination in your church because of your race, social status, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs, or other targets of prejudice:

«Vistaprint in no way condones - and does not tolerate - discrimination against any of our customers based on their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.»

Equality We want a society which is based on equality and respect for diversity with robust equality laws against irrelevant discrimination, not least in the context of the «religion or belief» and «sexual orientation» equality strands.

For years, legislation known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act seeking to bar employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation — and in later versions on the basis of gender identity — languished in Congress.

For the first time in 11 years, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted 15 - 7 in favor of a bipartisan bill that would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed court papers in a New York case arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama.

CODA is an independent political organization that mobilizes residents, activists, and neighborhood groups — anyonewho wants to join in struggling for political, economic and cultural power for the community and an end to discrimination based on class, race, gender, age, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.

«If we're faced with a choice of saying look you can either have these regulations that ensure we don't discriminate against people on the basis of sexual orientation, or you can't have these regulations at all, which is the choice, I shall vote for the regulation, because I think it's right that we have in this country clear rules against discrimination,» he told BBC Radio Four's Today.

New Yorkers are protected against discrimination in employment, housing, and public services based on race, creed, age, citizenship status, gender, marital status, and sexual orientation, among other qualities.

LGBT people have been allowed to serve openly in the Her Majesty's Armed Forces since 2000, and discrimination on a sexual orientation basis has been forbidden since 2010.

Activists rallied earlier this month in support of transgender individuals in Puerto Rico, claiming Rivera Schatz's administrative action violated the commonwealth's 2013 law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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.»

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.

Colorado enacts non-discrimination law: «Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation today prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, public accommodations, credit transactions, juror service, and other areas.

Because UV exposure can induce relaxation through the release of natural opioids in the brain, it's possible that non-heterosexual black and Hispanic teenage boys engage in indoor tanning to help regulate psychological distress, which could be the result of discrimination, prejudice, and victimization based on their sexual orientation and / or race / ethnicity, Blashill explained.

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.

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 guidelines.

eHarmony, whose founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren is an Evangelical Christian, was sued in mid-2007 by a homosexual couple claiming the company is in violation of a California state law which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation because it does not offer matchmaking services to homosexual couples.

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 activitIn 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 activitin any program or activity.

• HB 1489, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression and sexual orientation in any state educational program or activity that receives state funding.

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitieIn accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitiein admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activitiein, its programs and activities.

Franken also introduced a measure that would prohibit discrimination in public schools on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.

REALITY: Despite state laws and district policies that prohibit discrimination and address bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity, many LGBTQ and gender non-conforming youth are experiencing verbal and physical discrimination and harassment, are not able to identify adult supporters, and are not learning accurate information about gender, sex, and sexual orientation; and teacher - preparation programs in Illinois are not adequately preparing teachers to address such bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

No person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, political or religious beliefs, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this School, except as provided by law.

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

Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent workplace 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 workplace discrimination, participating in an investigation into alleged discriminatory practices, or opposing discriminatory practices.

In Ontario, the Human Rights Code protects the «right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability» and also protects against discrimination based on the intersection of multiple of these grounds.

It is the policy of IVHS not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with the Inland Valley Humane Society on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.

In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and applicable federal, state, and local laws, and our institutional values, The Cooper Union does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, partnership status, familial status or any other legally protected characteristic, in admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticIn compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and applicable federal, state, and local laws, and our institutional values, The Cooper Union does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military status, marital status, partnership status, familial status or any other legally protected characteristic, in admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticin admissions, financial aid, or employment practices, or in the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athleticin the administration of any Cooper Union educational program or activity, including athletics.

Our friends from the north are apparently taking the lead in efforts for conservation, however, the new Constitution, with its outer shell of «raising pensions for the poor» and «prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation» just sets Pres. Correa up for re-reelection (Fujimori anyone?).

(g) engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law.

No other factors should ever be considered and the Governor has long made clear that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not acceptable in state government.

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.

The committee's proposal «moves beyond the comment to craft a distinct rule within the black letter of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct prohibiting lawyers from engaging in harassment and knowing discrimination in conduct related to the practice of law» against people on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status.

The Washington Supreme Court found that Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, Wash., violated a state civil rights law that bars discrimination in public businesses on the basis of sexual orientation.

As I described in this previous post, Sullivan & Cromwell has been sued by a gay associate, Aaron Charney, for discrimination based on sexual orientation.

So in this context I'm not sure if the lawsuit filed against Sullivan and Cromwell by Aaron Charney, an apparently still - employed associate at firm, for discrimination based on sexual orientation is simply an unexplained aberration or a new trend towards duking out claims not just in the court but in the court of Internet - driven public opinion.

Will Associate's Suit for Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Be Resolved in Court or the Court of Public Opinion?