Sentences with phrase «of discriminatory acts»

If you feel that you and your partner have been discriminated against in the area of housing, you should bring your complaint to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission within two months of the discriminatory act or decision.

Not exact matches

«Such selective and discriminatory acts will only serve to embolden the radical narratives of extremists and will provide further fuel to the advocates of violence and terrorism,» the group added in the statement.

Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, about 800 counties with histories of racially - discriminatory voting laws — going back to poll taxes and literacy tests — had to get the Justice Department's approval beforehand (a process called pre-clearance) before such laws could take effect.

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

But can we agree that we are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus, funding those on the ground, sending supplies and speaking out against hateful, violent, discriminatory acts?

These acts fail to be unitive whether or not both participants are of the same sex or of the opposite sex (so spare me any talk of being discriminatory).

The DC Board of Elections denied the request for a ballot initiative saying it would violate the city's 1973 Human Right Act, which prevents discriminatory ballot initiatives.

It is interesting that the British poor did not overcome the discriminatory effects of the idea of «virtual representation» until the third reform act in 1884.

Acts, Act 197 prohibits discriminatory practices, policies, and customs in the exercise of the right to breastfeed and provides for enforcement of the right to breastfeed.

Part of His Agenda:... [fight] against the federal government to overturn the ill - named and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act... [challenge] «Don't Ask, Don't Tell»... [challenge] FDA's discriminatory, outdated and irrational ban...

«An estimated population of 130,000 Ethiopian Jews faced persistent societal discrimination, although officials and the majority of citizens quickly and publicly criticized discriminatory acts against them.»

I support the Respect for Marriage Act and the overturning of the federal so - called «Defense of Marriage Act,» and oppose discriminatory constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny the freedom to marry to loving and committed same - sex couples.

«We write to you as the only openly LGBT members of the New York State Legislature to urge you to immediately sign an Executive Order barring state - funded travel to the state of Indiana, in light of its discriminatory new law, the so - called «Religious Freedom Restoration Act» (RFRA), signed into law last week by Governor Mike Pence,» the letter said.

«Please know that I have contacted appropriate federal authorities to respectfully request that Denis Troy and the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown, New York be investigated for discriminatory land use actions and policy in violation of, inter alia, Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):&raquof the Town of Orangetown, New York be investigated for discriminatory land use actions and policy in violation of, inter alia, Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):&raquof Orangetown, New York be investigated for discriminatory land use actions and policy in violation of, inter alia, Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):&raquof, inter alia, Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):&raquOf The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):&raquOf 1964, and the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA):»

70 However, this has been construed non-substantively and claims by individuals or groups, claims against governments who remain inactive and claims against private parties have been regarded as impermissible.71 Nevertheless, the CEDAW committee has finally recognized violence against women as a type of sex discrimination, thus making states accountable for «private acts» if they fail to prevent, investigate or punish discriminatory acts of violence.72

The departments, citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, gave the school districts «guidance on how to identify, avoid, and remedy discriminatory discipline,» telling them they risked legal action if school disciplinary policies had «a disparate impact, i.e., a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.»

Or fifty years later, in Runyon v McClary (1976), the Court ruled that the racially - discriminatory admissions policy of a private school in Virginia violated federal laws that hearkened back to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which «prohibits racial discrimination in the making and enforcing of private contracts.»

Fortunately, policies like these were abolished with the 1965 Hart - Cellar Act, which recognized the discriminatory nature of a system based on one's national origin.

Additionally, as 90 % of students attending charter schools are students of color, and the New York Charter Schools Act directly targets populations that tend to be overwhelmingly comprised of minorities, the Plaintiffs also allege that the funding scheme has a disproportionate and discriminatory impact on minority students.

02/26/2014: LULAC sends letter to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer urging a veto of the discriminatory «Religious Freedom Restoration Act.»

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

It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual.

We successfully advocated for the 2011 Student Safety Act and the 2013 Community Safety Act to draw attention to inequities in school discipline and end discriminatory police profiling, as well as the 2016 ban on suspensions of students in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

President Obama and a bi-partisan coalition of Republican and Democratic members of Congress used the Every Child Succeeds Act to mandated that no child go untested each and every year, despite the overwhelming evidence that the Common Core standardized testing scheme is unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory, not to mention a waste of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Also, the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, approved December 13, 1977 (DC Law 2 - 38; DC Official Code § 2 - 1402.11 (2006), as amended) states the following: Pertinent section of DC Code § 2 - 1402.11: It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual.

The truth is that while the Every Student Succeeds Act continues much of the test and punish elements of the No Child Left Behind Act and the Race to the Top Program, the federal law does provide states with greater flexibility when it comes to how it relies on the use of unfair, discriminatory and inappropriate standardized testing schemes.

Additionally, as 90 % of students attending charter schools are students of color, and the New York Charter Schools Act directly targets populations that tend to be overwhelmingly comprised of minorities, the Plaintiffs also alleged that the funding scheme has a disproportionate and discriminatory impact on minority students.

Before instituting on under this section, Before instituting any action under this section, the Secretary shall attempt to eliminate discriminatory practice or practices alleged and to effect voluntary compliance with the requirements of this Act through informal methods of conciliation, conference, and persuasion.

-- For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), in determining whether a first or subsequent violation has occurred, a determination in a single action, by judgment or settlement, that the covered entity has engaged in more than one discriminatory act shall be counted as a single violation.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HDMA) of 1975 helps to identify discriminatory lending practices by requiring lending institutions to report public loan data.

[vi] The OCC's 2000 guidance on payday lending cautions that the product «may foster abusive pricing or discriminatory steering of borrowers to high cost payday loans» and therefore lead to violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

Act as public educators and advocates for appropriate use of service dogs, with particular focus on psychiatric service dog partnership, which is often less - familiar and subject to discriminatory practice

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The test to determine discriminatory conduct, in this case direct age discrimination, is set out in reg 3 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031)(which is now repealed and set out in s 13 (1) and (2) of the Equality Act 2010): «For the purposes of these Regulations, a person («A») discriminates against another person («B») if, on the grounds of B's age, A treats B less favourably than he treats or would treat other persons,... and A can not show the treatment or, as the case may be, provision, criterion or practice to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.»

The acts of persecution are set out in art. 9 of the Directive and include acts of physical or mental violence, legal, administrative, police, and / or judicial measures which are in themselves discriminatory or which are implemented in a discriminatory manner.

As you may recall, in a 5 - 4 decision back in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that Ledbetter's claim against her employer for paying her less than her male counterparts because of her gender was time barred because her present lower pay arose out of salary decisions made years earlier, well outside of the 180 - day statute of limitations for discriminatory employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The revised Act appears to treat the erection of an inaccessible building as a potentially discriminatory practice, subject to the bona fide justification defence in section 14 (g) and to the defence that the structure is in conformity with a plan approved by the Commission pursuant to section 15.1.

There are yet to be any cases to assess whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay although we would urge all employers to act with caution if offering different rates of pay to males and females when taking any type of family friendly leave.

The key substantive sections of the Act are sections 5 to 13 which set out «discriminatory practices» in a number of areas such as «services», «accommodation» and «employment».

Pursuant to section 2 (a) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, S.C. 1976 - 77 c. 33 physically handicapped people were protected against discriminatory employment practices.

Recommendation: That physical handicap be made a proscribed ground of discrimination for all discriminatory practices listed in the Canadian Human Rights Act, and not just for discriminatory employment practices.

Recommendation: That the Canadian Human Rights Act be amended to stipulate a shifting onus of proof so that once the complainant has made out a prima facie (reasonably believable / reasonable sound) case of discriminatory practice, the onus of proof shifts to the respondent to prove that discriminatory practices did not occur.

The judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal to the effect that the Canadian Human Rights Act «is not sufficiently comprehensive to include the effect of indirect discrimination» i.e. «discrimination in which there is neither discriminatory intention or motivation or differential treatment», is a matter of grave concern to COPOH.

The judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal to the effect that the Canadian Human Rights Act «is not sufficiently comprehensive to include the effect of indirect discrimination» i.e. «discrimination in which there is neither discriminatory intention or motivation or differential treatment», is a matter of grave concern to the Association.

DiGiuseppe Law is working with the Civil Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty to target discriminatory aspects of Bill C - 45 The Cannabis Act.

The constitutional challenge, filed by lawyers from IMK LLP in Montreal, argues the act «gravely infringes the religious and equality rights of certain Muslim women in Quebec» and «imposes a significant burden on the exercise of religious freedom... in a discriminatory manner.»

The court in BCCT found there was «no shred of evidence» that TWU's graduates would act in a discriminatory manner while carrying out their work, Staley said, adding, «that should be a complete answer» to the issue in question in this case.

According to a report in The Guardian on 28 June 2016 («Ad watchdog powerless to act on controversial Brexit campaigns»), ASA has received almost 400 complaints about what petitioners have called misleading, inaccurate and discriminatory ads intended to influence voters ahead of the referendum.

The Canadian Human Rights Act gives each of us an equal opportunity to work and live without being hindered by discriminatory practices.

Our clients» substantial victories have come in the courtroom following hard - fought trials and through out - of - court settlements in claims and cases arising out of automobile accidents and trucking collisions, defective and dangerous products, hazardous conditions on the property of others, professional negligence and malpractice, injuries on the job (workers compensation), the negligent practices of corporations and businesses, and the abusive and discriminatory acts of local governments and employers.