A Christian solicitor
said job discrimination against disabled people is a big issue that the Church... More
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About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity,
said they felt
discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by
job site Indeed.com.
There's always some risk in leaving one
job (and a steady paycheck) for a new one that may not pan out — and older workers can face
discrimination that can make it tough to land a new gig,
said John Challenger, chief executive officer of outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Reports of
job discrimination and bad behavior by men were ignored by human resources, some female employees
say.
LGBT advocates speaking with the Washington Blade couldn't identify any incidents of LGBT
job discrimination at ExxonMobil, but nonetheless
said a change in company policy is necessary.
Sources
say that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz's former staffer and long time ally Camella Pinkney - Price has quietly dropped the racial
discrimination lawsuit she filed after she was dismissed from her $ 82,000 - a-year
job as deputy chief of staff to Diaz -LSB-...]
«These women faced
discrimination, sexual harassment, and were paid less than men for doing the same
job,»
said T.J. McCormack, a Murphy spokesman.
A Brooklyn man who
said he was denied a city
job because of his HIV status gained a powerful ally this week when Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara took up his cause — and sued the city for
discrimination.
Sources
say that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz's former staffer and long time ally Camella Pinkney - Price has quietly dropped the racial
discrimination lawsuit she filed after she was dismissed from her $ 82,000 - a-year
job as deputy chief of staff to Diaz in 2013.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called the practice «blatant
discrimination,» which he
said is especially problematic at a time when 30 percent of unemployed New Yorkers have been looking for a
job for at least a year.
In fact, just under half of the women surveyed
said they had experienced at least some type of
job - related
discrimination — getting a
job, receiving equal pay, or being appreciated and promoted at work — because of their gender.
Overall, 62 % of blacks, followed by 44 % of Asians, 42 % of Hispanics and just 13 % of whites in STEM
jobs say they have experienced any of eight forms of
discrimination at work due to their race or ethnicity.
Blacks in STEM
jobs are more likely than others in STEM positions to
say they have experienced
discrimination at work due to their race or ethnicity.
Half (50 %) of women in STEM
jobs have experienced at least one of eight types of gender
discrimination at work, with only 19 % of men in STEM
jobs saying the same.
Blacks in STEM
jobs tend to report experiences of workplace
discrimination due to race more than blacks in non-STEM
jobs (62 % vs. 50 %).9 Hispanics in STEM and non-STEM
jobs are equally likely to
say they have experienced workplace
discrimination because of their race or ethnicity (42 % each).10
On average, women working in STEM
jobs are more likely than men to
say they have experienced workplace
discrimination due to their gender.
It rests on three pillars: simple
job security and longevity, really a form of guaranteed continuing employment (often viewed as a fringe benefit that substitutes for higher pay); protection against diverse forms of
discrimination, favoritism and capriciousness on the part of employers; and academic freedom, meaning in essence that instructors can almost never be fired on account of what they
say or write.
Despite what the DoJ or EEOC might
say about employment
discrimination (or perhaps because of broad terms in the exceptions), I see various
jobs, housing, grants, and other opportunities, advertised...
Despite what the DoJ or EEOC might
say about employment
discrimination (or perhaps because of broad terms in the exceptions), I see various
jobs, housing, grants, and other opportunities, advertised with the «US Citizenship Required» qualification, commonly enough that it seems like it must be legal.
Barring a non-citizen from holding a local police officer
job for,
say, the City of Hoboken isn't illegal national origin
discrimination because that non-citizen doesn't meet one of the essential requirements for the
job, so that person is not qualified for the
job.
Pete Kresky can't really
say he's experienced blatant age
discrimination, but the 70 - year - old marketing executive and
job seeker
said he suspects it's there.
The best way to keep age from being a factor in your
job search is not to make it an issue early,
said Dan Kohrman, a senior attorney at AARP who oversees age -
discrimination cases.
To combat age
discrimination — an incident in which a
job applicant or employee is treated less favorably in any realm of employment (from hiring all the way to
job termination) because of their age — older professionals need to «come up with a plan to change the employer's focus,»
says Phil Rosenberg, president of reCareered, a career coaching service and web site.
We have
said many times that a background check needs to evaluate
job - related factors to avoid
discrimination, and ensure your compliance with the law.