Sentences with phrase «takes claims of discrimination»

The Company takes claims of discrimination and harassment seriously and follows up to stop it, if we can conclude that inappropriate conduct occurred.

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I am going to weigh in, being a catholic and the whole shabang... First of all this is not infringing on anyone's right to practice their religion... Requiring insurance companies to provide contraception for women does not mean the woman has to use it or purchase it... Catholic hospitals take federal funds for their patients, therefore they are not exempt from employment laws... If the Catholic Diocese doesn't want to provide the insurance claiming religious beliefs, then they can no longer accept federal funded patients... They also know that they will be subjected to discrimination lawsuits based hiring and religious discrimination — non-catholics work there, and therefore are being denied healthcare due to catholic beliefs... Majority if not all Catholic women do, have, or had used contraception in their lifetime... God does not nor does the bible say anything about contraception, since it had not been invented yet — so this is a man - made law, made by a bunch of men, who have never had a menstrual cycle — and the pain that comes with it....

Jakarta has threatened to take Canberra to the World Trade Organisation claiming the suspension raises issues of discrimination.

«We take all allegations of discrimination seriously and look forward to defending the city against Mr. Simpson's claims.»

Limit liability Make sure that you work closely with a law firm or carry competent legal counsel directly within your company Irregardless of how dedicated you are to honestly and competently running your business, remember how litigious society is, and take appropriate measures to safeguard yourself and your company before issues arise There are many legal issues that can arise for an dating service, from dissatisfied customers to people claiming discrimination, to people claiming insufficient supervision in preventing minors from signing up

B.C. no longer has mandatory retirement at 65 and since McCormick wasn't ready to retire, he took the unusual action of taking his firm to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal claiming age discrimination.

In support of her ADA discrimination and retaliation claims, Diaz argued that the medical evidence taken as a whole, shows that she was disabled when her employment was terminated.

Taking the example of race discrimination claims, we estimate that only about 1 percent of African - American workers who perceive they have been discriminated against at work in the last year file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Taking this first step can go a long way in refuting claims of discrimination.

The dissenting judges were mindful of concerns about absolving perpetrators from direct responsibility or limiting recourse for victims of covert workplace discrimination, but suggested that employees advise their employer or supervisor of any discriminatory behaviour and bring a claim if the employer fails to take appropriate action.

At the BC Court of Appeal, West Coast LEAF, again in coalition with CLAS, intends to argue that it is incumbent upon decision - makers to take a flexible approach to discrimination claims, one that allows for evidence of social context.

Described by Chambers & Partners as «A high - profile team deserving of all its praise», our Actions Against the Police, Civil Liberties and Human Rights team specialises in claims for false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution, discrimination, deaths in custody, and the judicial review of decisions taken by public authorities.

After 500 years of total discrimination by the state against indigenous peoples approved by law, it would take 50 years of gradual improvements before it was possible for residential school claims to proceed to court.

Although the mere fact that the impugned legislation takes into account the claimant's traits or circumstances will not necessarily be sufficient to defeat a s. 15 (1) claim, it will generally be more difficult to establish discrimination to the extent that the law takes into account the claimant's actual situation in a manner that respects his or her value as a human being or member of Canadian society, and less difficult to do so where the law fails to take into account the claimant's actual situation.

Defending a commercial client against multiple claims of discrimination and whistle - blowing, eventually having the Claimant's claims struck out before an 8 - day hearing took place.

In this high profile case, equal pay claimants insisted on taking their claims to the full (with conditional fee agreement legal backing) instead of going with union - negotiated compromises and are suing their union for sex discrimination in not pursuing their claims sufficiently.

This seems to have attained a mythical status for some managers who see it as a way round the normal rules on redundancy selection — sacking all ought to be fair (no selection involved) and then the exercise becomes one of «taking on» staff, which is entirely within the employer's discretion (subject to any claims of discrimination).

(i) harassment will no longer have to be «on the ground of» sex, but merely «related to» it; (ii) harassment will apply to a witness of the opposite sex to the recipient of the behaviour; (iii) an employer will be liable for harassment for failing to take reasonable steps to protect an employee from repeated harassment by third parties; (iv) pregnancy or maternity leave discrimination will no longer require a comparator; (vi) it will be contrary to the Act to deprive a woman of non-contractual bonuses in respect of the two - week period of compulsory maternity leave; and (vii) the same claims of discrimination in relation to terms and conditions of employment will be available in relation to additional maternity leave as in relation to ordinary maternity leave.

Take time to brush up on the appropriate use of social media for background screening to avoid claims of discrimination or unfair hiring practices.