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Discrimination
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Employment Law Matters
Think it’s okay not to provide a reason for termination? Think again.
Some employers operate under the assumption that “at-will” employment means that an employee does not have to be given any reason for termination of his or her employment. However, that…
The Right Coast
Dwarf ‘banned’ from college cooking course because he would ‘get under peoples’ feet’ | Metro News
Louis Makepeace, 18, who stands at a just 3ft 10ins, says he is being discriminated against due to his size after being refused a place at Heart of Worcestershire College.via…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Study Documents Persistent Employment Discrimination Against Older Women and Ineffective Legal Redress
By Tracy Thomas
Joanna Song McLaughlin, Falling Between the Cracks: Discrimination Laws and Older WomenTheories and evidence suggest that older women may experience unique discrimination for being both old and female in the workplace.…
The Faculty Lounge
Anti-Semitism in the UK Labor Party
For those who have not followed the problem of resurgent anti-Semitism in the British Labor Party, Foreign Policy magazine recently published an excellent summary by James Bloodworth titled "Labour’s New…
Elder Law Prof Blog
NYT: Same Sex Couple Challenge CCRC Admissions Policy as Discriminatory
From wedding cakes to retirement communities. The dissonance here starts from the first mention of the name of the community, "Friendship Village." From the New York Times's Paula Span, comes…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Women Lawyers Seen More Negatively then Men Lawyers for Anger and Assertive Behavior
By Tracy Thomas
Women Lawyers Held to Tougher Standard when it Comes to AngerA new study says that women lawyers who display anger, assertive behavior, or self-promotion are going to be seen more…
Law and the Workplace
NYC Commission on Human Rights Issues Proposed Rules Relating to Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Expression
By Evandro Gigante, Laura Fant
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on proposed rules to establish certain definitions and clarify…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Unnamed Comparators Will Not Suffice
Many plaintiffs complain they are treated differently than other co-workers in some way. It might be about pay, promotion opportunities, etc. In one case, two plaintiffs said they were treated…
Litigators at Work
Jury Award of Emotional Distress Damages Must Be Reduced by Millions, Judge Rules
A federal judge in New York has ruled that a plaintiff could recover only a small portion of the $2.5 million a jury awarded him, granting the defendant’s request for…
Leaving A Loving Legacy
Notable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Freedom of Religion vs. Anti-Gay Discrimination
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was one of the most awaited decisions of the year. The Supreme Court had to balance the interests of freedom of religious…