Sentences with phrase «including discrimination in the workplace»

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Despite the fact that there are an estimated 10 million LGBTQ - identified Americans and 62 % of Americans are in favor of marriage equality, LGBTQ people are not protected from workplace discrimination, face growing numbers of violent hate crimes, including harassment on public transportation, and have been called the cause for «societal collapse» by the sitting Vice President.

The company has been exposed this year as having a workplace culture that included sexual harassment and discrimination, and it has pushed the envelope in dealing with law enforcement and even partners.

Mr. Kemper practices in the area of labor and employment law where he regularly counsels employers on a variety of workplace issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee discipline and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour (including tipping practices), whistleblower, unemployment, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies and employee handbooks.

They include issues about the importance of breastfeeding and about women in the workplace; issues, which we had all hoped would become legacy issues, about prejudice and discrimination; and important issues about geographic variation and inequality, including the importance of cultural leadership in changing attitudes.

Rosa Aliberti Rosa has worked on diverse labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour cases; workplace investigations; severance, employment, and non-compete agreements; has drafted and responded to discrimination complaints before government agencies, including the U.S. EEOC and NYS Division of Human Rights; and, has assisted in federal and state court litigations.

«Rather, our AG has a broader array of responsibilities — including protecting investors and consumers from corporate misconduct, fighting discrimination in the workplace, and defending the State's interests in civil litigation,» Coffey said.

Washington - based lawyer Les Alderman has represented victims in several workplace discrimination lawsuits on Capitol Hill, including a sexual harassment case against a Texas congressman.

Cuomo in recent years has approved several executive orders aimed at protecting and bolstering LGBT rights, including actions that aim to prevent discrimination of transgender people in housing and the workplace as well as a ban on so - called conversion therapies.

The ballot line was founded in 2014 at Cuomo's behest to promote the governor's proposed 10 - point women's agenda, which included provisions aimed at stemming gender discrimination in housing and the workplace.

The ads come as Democrats are creating the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line that is aimed at highlighting support for the women's agenda package, which was first proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013 and includes anti-housing and workplace discrimination measures and a provision aimed at curtailing human trafficking.

There are other aspects to the governor's Women's Equality Act, including stopping pregnancy discrimination; eliminating sexual harassment in all workplaces; further protecting domestic violence victims; and strengthening human trafficking laws.

Gipson, though, said Cuomo probably won't be able to count on Saland's support on other key issues, including equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage, ensuring paid family leave and ending discrimination in the workplace.

They cover topics including addressing harassment and discrimination in the workplace, developing labor law, navigating through ADA (AA), FMLA and workers» compensation issues, avoiding wage and hour landmines, key legislative, case law and regulatory changes.

Topics include workplace policies, disability and discrimination in the workplace.

In this session, an EEOC administrative judge explains the legal framework for understanding claims of employment discrimination by LGBT persons, and discusses tools and resources for diverse federal workplaces seeking to foster a positive working environment for all employees, including LGBT employees.

Topics include workplace policies, disability and discrimination in the workplace.

In her new book of feminist advice for women in the workplace, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and the first woman on the social networking giant's board, acknowledges what many are afraid to admit publicly: «Women face real obstacles in the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism, discrimination and sexual harassment.&raquIn her new book of feminist advice for women in the workplace, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and the first woman on the social networking giant's board, acknowledges what many are afraid to admit publicly: «Women face real obstacles in the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism, discrimination and sexual harassment.&raquin the workplace, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and the first woman on the social networking giant's board, acknowledges what many are afraid to admit publicly: «Women face real obstacles in the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism, discrimination and sexual harassment.&raquin the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism, discrimination and sexual harassment.»

This training should include tips for identifying discrimination in the workplace, how to avoid discrimination and how to handle discrimination claims.

Rob works closely with human resource professionals in all workplace matters, including investigation of workplace harassment, discrimination, and other respectful workplace issues.

One of the outcomes of the civil rights movement is laws aimed at eliminating unfair practices in the workplace, including discrimination based on race, religion, gender and, more recently, sexual orientation.

Victoria L. Steinberg concentrates her practice on representing employers and employees in a variety of employment matters, including workplace investigations, severance and separation negotiations, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, and discrimination, harassment and retaliation issues.

He devotes most of his practice to employment litigation, representing employees who have faced discrimination in the workplace, including age discrimination, racial discrimination, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment.

The State and Federal Employment disputes handled by Whittel & Melton include FLSA (fair labor standards act), Wage and Overtime disputes, Minimum Wage Violations, Discrimination (age, sex, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), Retaliation claims including FMLA (family medical leave act), workers compensation and sexual harassment in the workplace, Whistleblower protection, qui tam and other civil rights pursuits.

We have earned a reputation in Southern Illinois for providing skilled representation to people who have been the victims of workplace harassment or discrimination and have worked to change the way companies do business, including earning a landmark $ 95 million sexual harassment verdict.

Employment discrimination laws protect you from discrimination in the workplace, including unequal treatment or retaliation on the basis of age, disability, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, and sex.

To help our clients prevent as much as possible later disagreements that may degenerate in business impacting issues, we assist on individual matters that arise at various stages of employment, including customized assistance for executive employment agreements, staff training, workplace policies, executing, amending, suspending, and terminating employment contracts, discrimination and harassment claims at the work place, disciplinary proceedings.

Paul is experienced in all areas of employment law including unfair dismissal, discrimination in the workplace and breach of contract.

At a time when the #metoo movement continues to galvanize, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a landmark decision in British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62 that expands protection from discrimination in the workplace so that it now can potentially include within its scope harassment perpetrated by co-workers, even if they have different employers.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, and it includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the workplace.

The West Virginia employment lawyers focus on numerous topics, including employment discrimination, wages, unemployment compensation, workers» compensation, pensions, and workplace safety in West Virginia, West Virginia.

Counseling of private sector and public sector employers in all aspects of human resources, including responding to discrimination claims or harassment claims arising in the workplace.

However, the Law Against Discrimination and lawsuits arising under it serve a vital public interest in advancing the public policy of eradicating discrimination, including in New JersDiscrimination and lawsuits arising under it serve a vital public interest in advancing the public policy of eradicating discrimination, including in New Jersdiscrimination, including in New Jersey workplaces.

Alice DeTora is a member of the Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration Group and focuses her practice on employer counseling in all areas of employment relations law, including discharge and discrimination issues, personnel policies, immigration, workplace health and safety, and wage and hour issues.

The firm specializes in all areas of employment law, including, but not limited to, employment standards, employment agreements, termination of employment, workplace harassment and discrimination.

There are a number of California laws that prohibit employers from engaging in behaviors that constitute workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), and the California Equal Pay Act.

Specific topics which have been covered in recent conferences include judicial ethics; interpreters; delivering reasons for judgment; assessing credibility; social media; technology and search warrants; managing a provincial offence trial; effectively communicating an oral judgment; risk assessment and indicators of lethality at bail hearings; the Youth Criminal Justice Act; eye - witness identification; conducting pre-trials; specific issues at trials of regulatory offences; fly - in - courts, residential schools; application of Gladue principles; mistrials and bias; accident reconstruction; search warrant issues; domestic violence issues; orders for examination under the Mental Health Act; child apprehension warrants under the Child and Family Services Act; evidentiary issues; discrimination and harassment in the workplace; stress management; and pre-retirement planning.

Such claims may include damages for the tort of harassment (which is an independent cause of action in Ontario and includes workplace harassment) or the tort of intentional infliction of mental suffering, constructive dismissal due to a poisonous work environment, or discrimination that results in chronic mental stress.

Our law firm vigorously represents people who have suffered employment law violations in the workplace, including cases involving whistleblower actions, discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation.

The Charlotte employment lawyers focus on numerous topics, including employment discrimination, wages, unemployment compensation, workers» compensation, pensions, and workplace safety in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Henry advises clients on drafting employment and consultancy agreements and handbooks both within the UK and the EU, as well as on secondment and assignment issues when transferring staff internationally; drafting and enforcing non-compete clauses and confidentiality restrictions; handling poor performance and claims of discrimination; redundancies (reductions in force) and lay - offs; avoiding workplace harassment; conducting disciplinary investigations and grievances; work permits and visas and data privacy (including issues around the transfer of human resources data from the EU to the US).

The scope of s. 13 (1)(b) is not limited to protecting employees solely from superiors in the workplace; its protection extends to all employees who suffer discrimination with a sufficient connection to their employment context; and that may include (as here) discrimination by their co-workers, even when those co-workers have a different employer.

The firm handles cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace including pregnancy, race, disability, religion, gender, and sexual orientation and other protected traits.

Positive action often included in diversity strategies to make workplaces more representative could amount to unlawful positive discrimination under UK and EU law, the report says, and that while aspirational targets are lawful, quotas are not.

They cover topics including addressing harassment and discrimination in the workplace, developing labor law, navigating through ADA (AA), FMLA and workers» compensation issues, avoiding wage and hour landmines, key legislative, case law and regulatory changes.

The legal issues we've been asked to address in recent months include: social media in the workplace; how to navigate the grievance and arbitration process; human rights issues in collective bargaining; family status discrimination; and an update on recent arbitration cases.

Our experienced employment lawyers advise employees and employers on human rights issues, including discrimination, and on harassment and violence in the workplace.

Disability and Human Rights Law in the Workplace: Employees have the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of discriminatory grounds, which includes Illness or disability.

Our employment law team is experienced in many areas, including: • Restrictive Covenants, Covenants Not to Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements • Wage and Hour Law Compliance and Violations • Employment and Severance Agreements • Employment Litigation • Employee Handbooks, Policies and Procedures • Hiring, Discipline and Termination • Employment Discrimination and Workplace Investigations • Federal and State Family and Medical Leave Statutes • Compensation Strategies, Employee Benefits and Equity Based Compensation Plans • Risk Management Training Guidance for Employers • Independent Contractor and Employee Classification

Some common matters that we are retained to resolve include workplace discrimination and harassment, employment contracts, terminations and post-employment relationships, privacy in the workplace, resignations and workplace investigations.

Topics include workplace policies, disability and discrimination in the workplace.