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Discrimination
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Law and the Workplace
Customized Anti-Harassment Training for the #MeToo Era
By Danielle J. Moss, Keisha-Ann Gray, Kathleen McKenna
We offer companies a suite of customized, in-person training modules including practical approaches and solutions to harassment and discrimination in the workplace. These training programs incorporate your particular workplace policies and are supported…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Trump, Anti-Muslim Rhetoric, and the Supreme Court
Last week, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Good Law Bad Law podcast where I addressed the broader social and political implications of the U.S. Supreme…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
By Tracy Thomas
Harvard Sued by Fraternities and Sororities Over Single-Sex RuleSeveral national fraternities and sororities sued Harvard University on Monday over a 2016 rule that discourages students from joining single-gender social clubs,…
Employment & Labor
New California Employment Laws to Take Effect in January 2019 and Beyond
In 2018, as in past years, the California legislature has been busy. A number of new and noteworthy employment laws will go into effect on January 1, 2019, and beyond.…
Taking Care of HR Business
Diversity Initiatives versus Affirmative Action
We talk a lot about the importance of diversity in the workforce: Having a diverse group of employees. The ability to choose from a diverse group of applicants. Making a…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
When Does Title VII Protect “Perceived As” Claims Based On Race?
By: Amy Epstein Gluck An interesting question, says the law geek, as I read about a British theater director who self-identified as Black. Now, he, the son of two white…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Using Tort Law to Transform Discrimination Law
By Tracy Thomas
Relevant to today's legal debate re: #MeToo. Adopting a tort construct for sexual harassment claims might also mean changing the "reasonable person" standard to define the aggressor rather than the…
Cruise Law News
Blackface on the MSC Seaside?
By Jim Walker
MSC touted the MSC Seaside as the "first of a new generation of MSC ships with revolutionary architecture and cutting-edge technology" when it christened the ship in Miami last year. …
Employment Law Worldview
Snooping Employee Dooms Her Title VII Claims By Unauthorized Disclosure of Personnel Files (US)
On November 15, 2018, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit unanimously held in Netter v. Barnes that an employee did not engage in…
Canada in Focus
Employee dismissed based on family status and physical disability, Alberta Human Rights Tribunal rules
A recent decision by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) found that an employer, while seeking to reduce its workforce, dismissed an employee on the grounds of family status…