Sentences with phrase «for unlawful discrimination»

It's impossible to 100 - percent eliminate the risk of a claim for unlawful discrimination.

[§ 26] She brought a case before German courts, seeking compensation for unlawful discrimination on grounds of religion.

Does use of credit history have the potential for unlawful discrimination?

Assuming conciliation fails, the EEOC would then decide whether to sue the Saints and NFL for unlawful discrimination.

Not exact matches

This also improves Medicaid or CHIP services for kids and adults, requires medium - and large - scale businesses to insure their employees, prevents unlawful gender discrimination, and guarantees that all plans provide coverage for minimum benefits; to name some.

Founding Moms grants you the rights set forth herein, subject to the following conditions: (i) you shall not modify, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to human - perceivable form all or any part of the Services; (ii) you agree not to submit or transmit any emails or materials through the Services that contain a virus, worm, Trojan horse or any other harmful component; (iii) you shall not obtain or attempt to obtain any data through any means from the Services, except if we intend to provide or make it available to you; (iv) you shall not copy or imitate part or all of the design, layout, or look - and - feel of the Services or individual sections of it, in any form or media; (v) you are responsible for the accuracy and quality of the data and content that you submit; (vi) you shall not submit content that is offensive, including without limitation, bigotry, racism, discrimination, hatred, or profanity; (vii) you will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to and / or use of the Services, and to notify Founding Moms promptly of any such unauthorized access and / or use; and / or (viii) you shall not use the Services for any unlawful purpose or to violate any federal, state, international law, code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable to the Services provided.

The EEOC has been cracking down on the prevalence of unlawful sex discrimination experienced by breastfeeding employees, for needing to breastfeed as referenced in their 1979 and 2014 enforcement guidance:

«The further suggestions in Lord Carey's statement that recent court judgments which have not upheld claims of unlawful discrimination against Christians in the workplace are a threat to the social order and a step away from barring Christians from any employment is scaremongering, and a desperate cry from those unrepresentative few who are trying to retain the kind of privileges for religion that have no place in our society.»

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlements with Three Real Estate Companies for Unlawful Housing Discrimination

It is not possible to bring a claim for discrimination for failing to do something which is unlawful.

«NELA NY is against the current Senate and Governor's bill in their present form and we urge them to pass meaningful legislation that advances protections for employees who are victims of unlawful discrimination,» said Miriam Clark, president of NELA NY, in a statement.

«I want to express my gratitude to County Executive Rob Astorino for the special opportunity he has given me these past four years to help individuals in the county facing unlawful discrimination and to facilitate productive dialogue in our community on race and race relations,» Fang said.

The scientific community must accept responsibility for ensuring that unlawful discrimination finds no comfort in our education and research institutions.

The Association encourages its affiliates and all other institutions that employ, support, or educate scientists to develop policies that affirm the dignity of all scientists and their right to engage in scientific inquiry free of unlawful discrimination; to sponsor programs that sensitize people to the seriousness and unacceptability of discrimination based upon criteria unrelated to individual abilities; and to design procedures that guard against such discrimination in a prompt and fair manner, and which balance the requirements of due process with proper regard for the sensitive nature of the issues.

Based on a long line of court decisions and guidance handed down by the federal Office for Civil Rights, which administers both nondiscrimination statutes — the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 — a court would most likely defer to educational experts, uphold standards supported by evidence of the SAT's validity, reliability, and technical underpinnings, and find flagging not to be unlawful discrimination.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

The Reach Institute for School Leadership will neither retaliate nor discriminate against any employee or applicant because s / he has opposed any unlawful employment practice, filed a charge of employment discrimination, or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing related to employment practices.

It is the policy of the Reach Institute for School Leadership and the Reach Institute for School Leadership's Board of Directors to maintain an organizational working and learning environment free of all forms of unlawful discrimination and all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation, including sexual harassment.

DOT has the important responsibility of ensuring that firms competing for DOT - assisted contracts for these projects are not disadvantaged by unlawful discrimination.

(b) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency to print or publish or cause to be printed or published any notice or advertisement relating to employment by such an employer or membership in or any classification or referral for employment by such a labor organization, or relating to any classification or referral for employment by such an employment agency, indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination, based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, except that such a notice or advertisement may indicate a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on religion, sex, or national origin when religion, sex, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment.

Employees and applicants for employment who believe they have been subjected to unlawful discrimination, subjected to retaliation for opposing discrimination in the Agency, or hindered from participating in the employment discrimination complaint process are encouraged to contact an Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor or their Office of Civil Rights within 45 calendar days from the date of the alleged discrimination or retaliation or from the date on which they reasonably became aware of the discrimination or retaliation.

Mr. Mavrick has, for example, successfully represented numerous businesses in the defense of claims for race discrimination, alleged sexual harassment, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, overtime and minimum wages, unemployment claims, non-competition covenant claims, and various other claims alleging types of unlawful or wrongful termination.

We offer advice and representation at employment tribunals for a multitude of claims, ranging from unlawful deduction of wages and unfair dismissal to more complex issues such as Discrimination Act claims.

Consequently it is technically possible for conduct to constitute unlawful harassment even if it is not direct discrimination.

A termination because of discrimination under the Ontario Human Rights Code or as retaliation for reporting or enforcing a provision of the ESA or the Occupational Health and Safety Act, may be unlawful.

Harrod and others v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and others Court of Appeal, [2017] IRLR 539; [2017] Pens LR 11 The Court of Appeal has upheld ruling of the EAT, [2015] IRLR 790, in which the EAT allowed the police forces» appeal against a finding that compulsory retirement arrangements for police officers amount to unlawful age discrimination.

It's not a question of freedom of speech; in the workplace, expressing opinions which create an offensive or hostile environment for women (or any workers) constitutes unlawful discrimination.

The claimant's submissions were directed, first, to reg 3, which permitted employers to justify direct discrimination on the ground of age; second, to reg 30 that provided that it did not constitute unlawful discrimination for an employer to dismiss an employee on the grounds of retirement at age 65.

(3) With regard to any charge of discrimination under any law, nothing in this Act is intended to preclude or limit an aggrieved person's right to introduce evidence of an unlawful employment practice that has occurred outside the time for filing a charge of discrimination.

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

Retaliation in the workplace can occur when an employee is being punished by an employer for standing up to unlawful discrimination or harassment.

Congress also intended to make clear that with regard to any charges of discrimination under any law that nothing in the Act is intended to preclude or limit an aggrieved person's right to introduce evidence of unlawful employment practices that have occurred outside the time for filing a charge of discrimination.

The bill's stated purpose is «to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.»

Mr. McConnell has also successfully tried cases including a complete defense verdict on behalf of a national retailer in a discrimination, harassment and retaliation case in Los Angeles Superior Court, a complete defense verdict on behalf of a contractor on a claim for unlawful retaliation in San Diego Superior Court, and a directed verdict in favor of a home builder on claims for breach of contract and failure to pay wages.

On the second ground, the policy treated EEA nationals less favourably, and given that rough sleeping was not capable of amounting to an abuse of rights, any justification relied upon for such discrimination was unlawful (§ 112 - 113).

This appeal considered whether the arrangements for placing prisoners in Approved Premises (APs) upon release from custody gave rise to unlawful sex discrimination, either direct or indirect.

If you work for a company with 20 or more employees, your employer must also follow the guidelines outlined in the federal Age Discrimination Act (ADEA) which makes discriminating against employees who are age 40 or older unlawful.

Mr King issued proceedings for age discrimination and unpaid holiday pay by way of an unlawful deduction from wages claim.

EEOC sues Houston nightclub for disability discrimination based on unlawful inquiry about HIV status

advises and represents in claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract, unlawful deduction from wages, etc

This month's bulletin contains five short articles on (i) the essentials of an indirect discrimination claim; (ii) the «reasonableness» threshold in SOSR dismissals; (iii) construing payment terms and assessing unlawful deductions from earnings; (iv) when ACAS conciliation wont extend the limitation period; and (v) new rates for Maternity Pay & SSP.

Claims are divided into type A and type B; broadly speaking, type A claims (for example, statutory redundancy payments, unlawful deductions from wages and breach of contract) are those which the Lord Chancellor regards as typically the more straightforward and accordingly the fees related to such claims are lower than those for type B claims (which include discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims).

On the other hand, if your employment contract follows an affirmative action plan that is not remedial and narrowly tailored for past discrimination, it may constitute unlawful discrimination.

Dismissals for whistleblowing, unlawful discrimination and certain health and safety reasons remain uncapped.

(internal quotation marks omitted)-RRB-; Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody, 422 U. S. 405, 418 (1975)(«It is... the purpose of Title VII to make persons whole for injuries suffered on account of unlawful employment discrimination.?).?

Claims are divided into two types: Type A (for example, claims for statutory redundancy payments, unlawful deductions from wages and breach of contract) and Type B (for example, unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing).

Disability discrimination and eviction It is unlawful for a person managing premises to discriminate against a disabled person by evicting him or by subjecting him to any other detriment: Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 19discrimination and eviction It is unlawful for a person managing premises to discriminate against a disabled person by evicting him or by subjecting him to any other detriment: Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 19Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995), s 22 (3).

It had misunderstood the House of Lords authority on which it purported to be based, and (short of specific legislative coverage, as in discrimination law) there can be no vicarious liability for acts of employees which are themselves not unlawful in the necessary manner.

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»

The EEOC's Strategic Plan for 2012 - 2016 aims to end unlawful employment discrimination by focusing on three strategic objectives: