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Discrimination
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Jeffrey J Kmoch Blog
Discrimination in the Time of Coronavirus
Disturbingly, as America comes to grips with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, numerous reports have emerged that some people are lashing out against people of Asian descent blaming them for the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Use of Sex as a Proxy for Interest in Predictive Algorithms
By Tracy Thomas
Deborah Hellman, Sex, Causation, and Algorithms: Equal Protection in the Age of Machine Learning, 98 Wash.U. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2020)U.S. constitutional law prohibits the use of sex as a proxy…
The Right Coast
Did Biden realize his discriminatory pledge for his Supreme Court pick? | TheHill
Imposing an absolute requirement that a nominee be a particular gender and race is effectively an affirmative action pledge. It is precisely what the Supreme Court already declared to be…
Employment Law Watch
California privacy, harassment and discrimination considerations during the coronavirus outbreak
By Michele Haydel Gehrke, Ronnie Shou
In addition to considerations under federal law and California’s wage and hour laws, California employers should consider privacy, harassment and discrimination laws that are unique to California. California laws tend…
California Employment Law Update
March 2020 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2020 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
Employment Law Lookout
Newly Issued Regulations Modernize Massachusetts Agency Rules But Impose Burdens on Employers
By Robert A. Fisher and John Ayers-Mann Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 24, 2020, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination issued significant changes to its regulations regarding the processing of cases. The…
Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
Practical Tips to Minimize Labor & Employment Risks Arising From Coronavirus Concerns in the Workplace and Workforce [Part II]
This second alert of a multipart series provides practical tips to minimize legal risk arising from the following legal perils that await any unprepared or ill-informed employer. As the world’s…
Homeostasis: Dykema’s Health Care Law Blog
Practical Tips to Minimize Labor & Employment Risks Arising From Coronavirus Concerns in the Workplace and Workforce [Part II]
This second alert of a multipart series provides practical tips to minimize legal risk arising from the following legal perils that await any unprepared or ill-informed employer. As the world’s…
The Right Coast
The Narrative of Discrimination against Conservatives in Higher Ed is Overblown | RealClearEducation
The disparity in higher education between left-leaning and right-leaning professors is not a simple result of discriminatory actions by universities. Personal lifestyle choices and psychological dispositions can account for a…
In-House Ops
Social Media Firestorms can Consume Reputations
By Rachel Hadrick - McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
When a patron storms out of a store over perceived mistreatment, do not confuse the lack of legal grounds for a discrimination claim with a free pass on the far…