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Discrimination
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
The supposed #MeToo backlash is just discrimination by another name
A recent study suggests that there has been a backlash against the #MeToo movement. According to the Harvard Business Review, men have are treating their females co-workers differently because of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Excluding Gender from Credit Application Automated Calculus Increases Credit Rejection for Women
By Tracy Thomas
Stephanie Kelley & Anton Ovchinnikov, "(Anti-Discrimination) Laws, AI and Gender Bias" We use state-of-the-art machine learning models trained on publicly available data to show that the data governance practices imposed by…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
National Women’s Law Center Report Shows DC Dress Codes Unfairly Target Black Girls
By Tracy Thomas
DC School Dress Codes Unfairly Target Black Girls, Students SaySchool dress codes are often enforced in uneven ways, and black girls are disproportionately targeted, students from Washington, D.C., said in…
PrawfsBlawg
Nicole Garnett JOT on “The War Against Chinese Restaurants”
Main Monday, September 09, 2019Nicole Garnett JOT on "The War Against Chinese Restaurants"I'm posting/linking to a short JOT (Download Garnett JOT 2019)written by Prof. Nicole Stelle Garnett on Gabriel Chin's…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Study Shows Men have Responded to MeToo by Avoiding Women in the Workplace
By Tracy Thomas
Workplace Study Finds Men Have Responded to MeToo by Being Even ShittierInstead of using MeToo as a learning opportunity to become more aware of the harassment most women generally face…
Law School Academic Support Blog
Yet Another Study Finds Evidence that Student Evals of Teaching are Biased
Yet another empirical study has produced compelling evidence that student evaluations of teaching are biased against women. A multitude of earlier studies demonstrated evidence of bias against people of color. …
Law and the Workplace
[Podcast]: New York State Expanded Protections Against Workplace Harassment
By Arielle E. Kobetz, Evandro Gigante
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partner Evandro Gigante and associate Arielle Kobetz discuss the recent developments out of New York State, that will significantly expand workplace anti-discrimination protections.…
Employer Law Report
New York’s new discrimination law—Aberration or the start of a trend?
By John Stephen
Employers with facilities in New York are probably aware of the significant piece of anti-discrimination legislation Gov. Cuomo signed recently. The new law: expands coverage to all employers regardless of…
Bill Madden's Blog
Religious Freedom Bills (Cth): Consultation drafts
By Bill Madden
The Australian Government invites submissions on a package of legislative reforms on religious freedom. These are now available online: Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 Human Rights…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Update: Governor Cuomo Signs Significant Changes to New York Discrimination and Harassment Legislation Into Law – Employer Compliance Required
By Eric Raphan, Lindsay Colvin Stone
On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law S.6577, a bill implementing a series of sweeping changes to the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”). As we…