Sentences with phrase «prohibiting discrimination against»

The other, submitted by David Cicilline (D - RI), co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, would reintroduce the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination against the LGBT community in credit, education, employment, federal funding, housing, jury service and public accommodations.

Today, the Code is renowned for its progressive attitude toward equal opportunity and fair housing, surpassing the federal government's own laws prohibiting discrimination against various protected classes.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities.

North Carolina recently passed a law, known as House Bill 2, preventing cities and towns from passing laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people in public accommodations.

They can disregard state law prohibiting discrimination against students on grounds of sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation or marital or parental status.

First, when lobbying state legislatures for improvements in gifted education, request a simple, common - sense, global provision prohibiting discrimination against gifted children on the basis of their chronological age.

Women athletes and scientists today marked the 37th anniversary of a U.S. law prohibiting discrimination against women in education at a White House event during which young women were urged to go for the gold.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced plans to introduce legislation prohibiting discrimination against gay couples looking to adopt, the Washington Blade reports:

But they would have to obey city laws prohibiting discrimination against gay mean and lesbians.

Yet the 13f lives on (it's Section 13f of the Securities Exchange Act, legislation expressly prohibiting discrimination against issuers).

Make sure you're current on the new EEOC guidelines prohibiting discrimination against workers with caregiver responsibilities.

Wheeler's decision to stick with the voluntary protocol by stepping down when a new president is elected likely spells a quick death for his major communications policies, including net neutrality rules that prohibit discrimination against Internet sites and services.

«This time, however, the order prohibits discrimination against gay Americans, as opposed to the 1965 order that prohibited discrimination against African - Americans,» says Kaplan.

Also requires employers to make a reasonable accommodation to provide appropriate private space that is not a bathroom stall, and prohibits discrimination against an employee who exercises or attempts to exercise the rights provided under this act.

Prohibits discrimination against breastfeeding mothers.

«First and foremost, we always will abide by the U.S. Constitution which prohibits discrimination against religions,» de Blasio said.

In a press release, Cuomo said his proposal would give ride - hail drivers access to workers compensation claims from the existing Black Car Fund, prohibit discrimination against passengers and mandate that cars show decals.

In 2015, Governor Cuomo banned non-essential state travel to the state of Indiana after that state's legislature passed a controversial religious freedom measure that did not prohibit discrimination against LGBT citizens.

Helicopter traffic at East Hampton Airport can not be curtailed at the moment, since the FAA contributed money toward infrastructure improvements there, and FAA rules prohibit any discrimination against certain types of aircraft.

In the United States, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against.

«Questions still remain, for example, about whether Mrs. DeVos will support the previous Department of Education's guidance clarifying that federal Title IX prohibits discrimination against transgender and gender non-confirming students.»

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504») prohibits discrimination against disabled persons, including students and staff members, by schools receiving federal financial assistance.

The CFPB has authority over the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibits discrimination against applicants in any type of credit transaction.»

42 USC 12101, Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities Act The act prohibits the discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas such as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, and access to public services.

Lastly, Oklahoma's Landlord and Tennant Act prohibit discrimination against tenants who have «Service Dogs.»

Seattle Area Feline Rescue prohibits discrimination against its employees, volunteers, applicants for employment, and customers or other business associates on the basis of a person's race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, military or veteran status, any other characteristic protected by federal and applicable state laws.

Texas state law currently prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their dog's breed or appearance (also known as breed - specific legislation, or BSL).

-- Require the cross-reporting of animal abuse; — Prohibit the drowning of animals; — Prohibit the automatic killing of animal fighting victims; — Prohibit discrimination against dog breeds; — Require property owners to look for animals when property is vacated and notify the police or an animal control officer if an animal is found; and — Prohibit sexual contact with an animal or forcing a child to engage in sexual contact with an animal.

Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government;

However, the Age Discrimination in Employ Act (ADEA) only prohibits discrimination against workers who are over the age of 40.

The ADA was passed in 1990, and it prohibits discrimination against and provides equal opportunities for people suffering from physical and mental disabilities in terms of employment, access to services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.

Prowse found support for her decision in University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353, where the Supreme Court held that ««every service has its own public» and once this «public» is defined, the Act prohibits discrimination against the members of that public on the prohibited grounds» (2002 AHRC 2 at 15, citing Berg at 383).

that section prohibits discrimination against any person or class of person with respect of accommodation or facilities that are customarily available to the public, and of course condominium units are not.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities, and that includes chronic alcoholism.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex - based wage discrimination; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older; Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (ADA), which prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector, and in state and local governments; Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), which prohibits employment discrimination based on genetic information about an applicant, employee, or former employee; and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.

The Ontario Human Rights Code also prohibits discrimination against a person because the person has a relationship, association or other dealing with a person or persons who are identified by one of the grounds listed above.

This protection is broad: in December 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (in British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk) confirmed what many employment law lawyers already believed: the human rights law obligation of a «person» not to discriminate in employment prohibits discrimination against employees whenever that discrimination has a sufficient connection to employment; it's not limited to discrimination by their superiors.

The order will not extend to private sector businesses that don't have such contracts with the federal government, although many large businesses already have policies that prohibit discrimination against the LGBT community.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities.

The Bankruptcy Code, which prohibits discrimination against anyone who has declared bankruptcy.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals who are age 40 or older.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation / gender identity or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Federal laws, including the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 OBRA 93 (private employers) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HIEPA (governmental employers), prohibit discrimination against adopted children.

The ADA prohibits the denial of educational services, programs or activities to students with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all such students.

The district court observed that the ADA prohibits discrimination against «a qualified individual with a disability.»

Ogle and Koch were aware of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 which prohibited discrimination against families with children and explained to tenants that the rule regarding no children was no longer in effect.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, including in the real estate industry.

A Colorado federal court has ruled that the federal Fair Housing Act («FHA») prohibits discrimination against LGBT individuals based on gender - nonconformity, as that constitutes sex discrimination under the FHA.