Sentences with phrase «such discriminatory practices»

The study has unveiled such discriminatory practices where the disabled are actually paying more to obtain auto insurance coverage when compared to individuals who are without disabilities.

As the NELP commentary notes, even if some employers are illegally discriminating this does not automatically imply BTB efforts are misguided; strengthened enforcement of anti-discrimination laws as well as increased public and internal conversations sparked by BTB efforts may lead to reductions in such discriminatory practices over time.

In the case of an alleged unlawful practice occurring in a State which has a law prohibiting discrimination in employment because of age and establishing or authorizing a State authority to grant or seek relief from such discriminatory practice, no suit may be brought under section 626 of this title [section 7] before the expiration of sixty days after proceedings have been commenced under the State law, unless such proceedings have been earlier terminated: Provided, That such sixty - day period shall be extended to one hundred and twenty days during the first year after the effective date of such State law.

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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.»

Singh said the Sikh community and other faiths were motivated in particular by discriminatory practices by public employers such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the NYPD.

De Blasio, who ran for office on a platform of ending discriminatory policing practices such as stop and frisk, has said he does not feel the additional officers are necessary.

Governor's Program Bill No. 328, S. 68004 / A.42004: Relates to cost - sharing, deductible or co-insurance for tier IV prescription drugs and unlawful discriminatory practice in prescribing such drugs; repealer.

However, we do not believe that the bill provides adequate remedies to prevent charter schools from employing discriminatory policies and practices, or legal consequences for such actions.

It shall be the function of the Service to provide assistance to communities and persons therein in resolving disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin which impair the rights of persons in such communities under the Constitution or laws of the United States or which affect or may affect interstate commerce.

The racially discriminatory potential of employment credit checks is the key reason that civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law have publicly opposed the use of employment credit checks.13 In general, civil rights law mandates that employers justify the appropriateness of an employment practice if it creates a disparate impact on a group historically subject to workplace discrimination.

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».

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

The bill's stated purpose is «to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.»

A recognized complaint requires one of the listed or recognized grounds of discrimination (such as sexual orientation or gender identity), a discriminatory practice (such as harassment), and a negative effect on you.

The Tribunal can impose other sanctions such as making available on the first reasonable occasion, the rights, privileges, or opportunities denied as a result of discriminatory practice, and compensatory damages of various forms (a list of possible remedies is enumerated at s. 53 (2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. H - 6).

31.5 The Chief Commissioner may establish such advisory groups as he or she considers appropriate to advise the Commission about the elimination of discriminatory practices that infringe rights under this Act.

However, the use of such factors is often considered to be unfair or unlawfully discriminatory, and the reaction against this practice has in some instances led to political disputes about the ways in which insurers determine premiums and regulatory intervention to limit the factors used.

In my view General Recommendation XIV makes it clear that where differential treatment on the basis of race addresses the disadvantage suffered by a particular racial group as a result of discriminatory practices or where the cultural identity of a particular racial group is recognised and protected by differential treatment, such beneficial measures will not constitute discrimination within the Convention.

Where the basis of the implementation of a special measure is to redress the inequalities created by past discriminatory practices and enable Indigenous people to enjoy their human rights equally, the removal of such a measure can only be justified where such equality has in fact been achieved.

Calling the Affordable Care Act «the greatest advance in women's health in a generation,» Planned Parenthood said the law will provide access to birth control and cancer screenings without co-pays, guaranteed direct access to OB / GYN providers without referrals, and an end to discriminatory practices against women, such as charging women higher premiums and denying coverage for «pre-existing conditions.»

«In addition, the ACA will put an end to discriminatory practices such as routinely charging women higher premiums than men, and denying coverage for so - called «pre-existing» conditions such as breast cancer or even pregnancy.

We have also highlighted issues such as discriminatory police practices, counterterrorism, immigration detention and multicultural policy.

Similarly, Fair Housing laws prohibit agents from engaging in discriminatory practices, which includes discussing certain topics, such as the racial composition of a community, or whether an area is safe.