Serve as lead trial counsel for employer in federal class action related to an industrial site where workers claim
racial discrimination in employment, involving hundreds of employees.
Several experts questioned whether the practice is in keeping with the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits bias against people 40 or older in hiring or employment.
Disability Law, In General: The Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA» for short), is the federal law that protects those with disabilities from
discrimination in employment based on their disability.
address age
discrimination in employment by building on the Commission's work in the 2012 report Working past our 60s: Reforming laws and policies for the older worker, which outlines policies and laws that prevent older people from working
Also at 11 a.m., the NYC Commission on Human Rights holds a public hearing on a proposal to amend its rules to establish certain definitions and procedures applying Local Law No. 37 of 2015, the Stop
Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, Spector Hall, 22 Reade St., Manhattan.
Workplace sexual harassment isn't a new issue: 30 years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada, in the landmark case of Janzen v. Platy Enterprises, decided workplace sexual harassment is a form of
sex discrimination in employment and violates human rights legislation.
In case you haven't heard, the EEOC on Wednesday held a public meeting to discuss its issuance of new guidance stated to further the Commission's efforts to «eliminate unlawful
discrimination in employment screening, for hiring or retention, by entities covered by Title VII...» The updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records... Read more»
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.
JEAN - MARIE PAUL et al c. GARDA Racial and
Ethnic Discrimination in Employment Nature: Mediation in five cases filed by CRARR with the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 2012 on behalf of five Haitian security guards hired by Garda and placed with the Immigration Prevention Center, operated by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing an appeal of Schrenk v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) and determining whether the B.C Human Rights Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear a complaint about
discrimination in employment involving individuals from different workplaces / separate employers.
He argued instead that, whether or not the statements had been made, they could not
constitute discrimination in employment because there was a limited nexus (i.e - connection) between Schrenk's conduct and an employment relationship.
«As Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo has been a great champion for the LGBT community, working closely with the Pride Agenda to fight
transgender discrimination in employment and to defend our state's policy of fully respecting the legal marriages of same - sex couples performed out of state.
If an attorney is able to meet his demands of practice despite his disability by making reasonable accommodations in his employment, then he will be protected by the ADA from
discrimination in employment situations and can continue his craft; but if the disability causes harm to clients and the public, ethics regulators are not bound to allow that harm to continue simply because the attorney suffers from a disability.
Nevertheless, it is a remarkable judgment because it reduces legal uncertainty in this area by making explicit that, under some circumstances,
obesity discrimination in employment can be a breach of EU law.
Article 23 - A prohibits criminal
history discrimination in employment unless an employer can show a «direct relationship» between a specific prior offense and the job in question, or «an unreasonable risk» to public safety or the safety of specific people or property.