Sentences with phrase «of discrimination as»

Another factor which has postponed the resolution of the debate as to whether the extinguishment of native title as it occurs under Australian law is discriminatory, is that there has been a high level of uncertainty around the two important components essential to its determination: first the interpretation that the High Court would give to the extinguishment provisions of the NTA and its relationship with extinguishment at common law; and second the meaning of discrimination as it applies to native title.

It is to the second of these components, the meaning of discrimination as it applies to the extinguishment of native title, that I now turn.

They also provide some important insights into the meaning of discrimination as it responds to the specific issues raised by the recognition of native title, a proprietary interest which is inherent to a particular racial group.

Further — all it would take for TWU to lose its case, and what has not happened yet (or at least not publicly reported), is a student being admitted and refusing to sign the community charter; then occurring some form of discrimination as a result of their sexual behavior, sexual orientation, etc..

Simon conducts his own advocacy in both employment tribunals and the Employment Appeals Tribunal on all areas of employment law including wage claims, unfair dismissal, all types of discrimination as well as TUPE, data protection and equal pay.

As an intervener in the case, West Coast LEAF will argue that human rights law must recognize and remedy sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination as expressions of power that do not necessarily map neatly onto workplace hierarchies.

Statutory Jurisdiction under the Code — The Tribunal can also only deal with issues of discrimination as defined within the BC Human Rights Code.

The courts are also more loathe to recognise this form of discrimination as justifiable, evidenced no clearer than the fact that no directly discriminatory sporting rule has ever been recognised as objectively justifiable.

While the Tribunal does publish some summary information about human rights online, it's primary function is to address complaints of discrimination as they are filed.

This policy encompasses many state - specific provisions regarding the prevention of discrimination as well as federal statutes and requirements.

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

You can't SEE gay, so you can't say that gays suffer the same types of discrimination as people of color who can't hide their skin color or ethnic features.

Not exact matches

«As a company that is committed to the principle that everyone deserves to live without fear of discrimination simply for being who they are, becoming an employer in North Carolina, where members of our teams will not have equal rights under the law, is simply untenable,» Schulman wrote in an open letter.

Tesla highlighted preventative measures it takes to counter racial discrimination in the workplace, such as compulsory anti-discrimination courses, regular in - person spot training sessions upon the submission of an allegation or complaint, as well as a dedicated team that is focused on «investigating workplace concerns, recommending corrective actions and assisting managers with implementing those actions.»

Uber has fired 20 employees over harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behavior, as the ride - hailing company tries to contain the fallout from a series of toxic revelations about its workplace.

The company called the reference to 100 subjects of racial discrimination «a complete fabrication with no basis in fact at all,» as there is currently only one plaintiff (Marcus Vaughn).

The same day as Kalanick's letter, Uber board member David Bonderman announced his resignation after coming under fire for a sexist joke he made during the all - hands meeting to go over the results of an internal investigation surrounding sexual harassment and discrimination.

Someone quoted by Xinhua said the rule amounts to «discrimination,» while the aforementioned legal worker criticized it as «the product of laziness and mismanagement.»

The goal of diversity programs is a laudable one, namely to increase diversity as a way of fighting back against systemic discrimination.

By making it clear that discrimination against LGBT employees is prohibited, employers will better position themselves to recruit not only the estimated three percent of the population that identifies as LGBT, but also other candidates, particularly millennials, who expect to work in a diverse and inclusive workplace,» Phillis said in emailed comments.

Make sure they are consistent with recent regulations, such as the one passed in 2016 by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which generally prohibit discrimination in healthcare offerings related to gender transition.

Science itself can drive our conversations about the importance of diversity, as it provides us with the data to understand how systemic bias and discrimination impact our communities and how best to change it.»

The group also worries about employees facing discrimination in other walks of life, such as housing and adopting children.

Because of this, people who fall into a gender, racial, or ethnic group that is likely to experience negative bias have found that downplaying that association can help them sidestep discrimination, behavior known as «covering.»

After all, targeted harassment is usually a means of asserting control and defending status on the part of the harasser, to leave victims «afraid, despairing, utterly alone, and complicit,» as Catharine A. MacKinnon wrote in her 1979 book «Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination.»

«We take this matter very seriously,» a ZocDoc spokeswoman tells Inc. «As a company, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work, and we have a long - standing policy against any forms of unlawful harassment or discrimination.»

And given the practical hurdles that already make it difficult to prove discrimination, a tidal wave of «excessive litigation,» as the NFIB warns, seems more theoretical than real.

In Cook's statement of his own sexual orientation in Bloomberg Businessweek he justified revealing that he was gay for social reasons, noting what he sees as the potential for anti-gay discrimination in the majority of the country.

Logo, which alongside MTV presented Cox's Daytime Emmy - winning 2014 documentary The T Word spotlighting the stories of seven transgender young people, will again address the issue this fall with the doc Gen Silent, zeroing in on a group of LGBT seniors confronting discrimination as they encounter health care issues.

«As it was, the program would have been rendered useless,» Dorfman said, pointing to the required admission of discrimination and the limited number of applicable industries.

According to Karen Elliot, an employment law attorney at Sands Anderson, if you have more than 20 employees and use Twitter as the primary means of job postings, you could be hit with a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

While women typically face gender - discrimination or bias in traditional sources of funding like venture capital or banking, crowdfunding «enables and empowers far more female decision - makers — as project backers and «micro-VCs» — than within traditional finance,» the report argues.

As enacted by the Bush administration, however, the program required agencies to admit to a history of discrimination before qualifying, while the number of industries in which women would be eligible for assistance was severely limited.

Some also said they experienced a range of discrimination and sexism including comments about their appearance, level of experience, knowledge and attire, as well as a lack of understanding that women pitch their businesses differently.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

They also hope to certify their case as a class action, presuming that the discrimination they describe affected a lot of other women employees as well.

(The company's HR department also lacked a centralized system to track discrimination complaints; as part of the settlement Novartis has since made improvements.)

The heart of Rhode's advocacy, though, is for governments to specifically outlaw employment discrimination based on looks, as they have for race and gender.

Facebook, which is not named as a defendant but is accused in the lawsuit of engaging in the practice in its own recruitment efforts, said in a statement on its website that it does not engage in age discrimination.

A salary structure in which you (the owner) and maybe a few top executives monopolize most of the goodies will count as a serious negative, as will a history of workplace - safety violations, employee - discrimination lawsuits, or a disgruntled - employee Web site that details significant worker discontent among your ranks.

Non-Jewish doctors cite these figures as proof of the danger of Jewish aggressiveness and commercialism in the profession while Jewish doctors cite them as proof of discrimination, arguing that if there are a disproportionate number of Jews in medical schools the reason may be that Jews are brighter than non-Jews.

The Paycheck Fairness Act pending before Senate «punishes employers for retaliating against workers who share wage information, puts the justification burden on employers as to why someone is paid less and allows workers to sue for punitive damages of wage discrimination.»

The growing number of discrimination lawsuits against Tesla come as the company is also facing a unionization campaign from the United Auto Workers.

Since the right to fairly priced electricity is not a fundamental constitutional right and because HDL users are not part of a classification that have been subject to governmental discrimination historically, such as race, gender, national origin, etc., the PUD's decision will be allowed to stand unless a court finds that there was no «rational basis» for it.

Transgender people face numerous health disparities as well as stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to quality care.

In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada had created a sophisticated legal test on workplace anti — discrimination claims, but, as the Court acknowledged in Tawney Meiorin's case, this test had proven to be complicated and challenging to use.

And I have no doubt that she faced an onslaught of gender - based discrimination as a public figure.

Although we do not disprove the possibility of discrimination by attorneys, our data show that selection effects are potentially as important in explaining patterns in Chapter 13 cases.»

Four years ago, as a result of a $ 200 million discrimination settlement, Coca - Cola was required by the court to set up an outside task force to monitor the progress of its diversity program.

«We're not seeing an impact on comp sales as a result of Philadelphia,» Johnson said, adding the how the company was handling the discrimination issue «will pay long - term dividends for Starbucks.»