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Discrimination
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Number of Women and Minorities Discharged Due to ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Increases
Feminist Wire (Ms. Magazine): Increase in Women and Minorities Discharged Due to "Don't Ask Don't Tell": According to a new study released by the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Employee Sues, Settles, Gets Rehired
It doesn't happen very often. Newsreader Selina Scott sued the BBC for age and sex discrimination, and even went public with her accusations. She subsequently settled her suit and retired…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
“The Other City” Profiles the AIDS Epidemic in D.C.
The Huffington Post: Stopping AIDS in America, by Sara Gillen: This weekend, Harlem United is hosting a viewing of The Other Cityat the Clearview Chelsea Cinema. This incredible documentary profilesthe…
Alabama Employment Law Report
The EEOC, Immigration and more
EEOC As we are quickly approaching September 30, the end of the Government's fiscal year, I am reminded of a post I made last year about this time. On October…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Urges Nepal to Implement Supreme Court Ruling on Sexual Minorities
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal urged the government of Nepal to expedite implementation of a Supreme Court ruling issued three years ago…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Race, Poverty, Gender, Disability and Elderly Discrimination
"End of Life Health Care: Race, Poverty, Gender, Disability and Elderly Discrimination"CONSTANCE FAIN, affiliation not provided to SSRNEmail: constancefain@att.netRace, poverty, gender, disability and age can have a serious impact on…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Spurned Dean Candidate Files Discrimination Claim
Dan Filler reported at Brian Leiter's Law School Reports Friday on a discrimination claim brought by a rejected dean candidate at University of Windsor Law School. The Montreal Gazette explains…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Anti-Muslim Charges Against Swift Meatpacking Plants
The EEOC has recently filed numerous charges against Swift for incidents at two of its meatpacking plants. Apparently, there had been problems for years with a large group of Somali…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Government Probes Mortgage Companies’ Discrimination Against Pregnant Women on Leave
WeNews: HUD Investigates Mortgage Squeeze on Pregnancy, by Molly M. Ginty:The legality of tighter mortgage practices is being questioned by agovernment probe of lending-discrimination complaints by pregnant women. Thecase was…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
CHRO Annual Statistics (Part II) — When Most Complaints Are Dismissed or Settled, What Does That Mean for the Future of the CHRO?
Last week, I took at initial look at some of the new numbers available in this year's Annual Report from the CHRO (the state agency responsible for investigating discrimination complaints). …