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Human Rights at Home Blog
New Article: The Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations: A New Means of Addressing Discrimination Against Foreign and Dual Nationals?
Leigh T. Toomey, The Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations: A New Means of Addressing Discrimination Against Foreign and Dual Nationals?, Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol 35, Spring 2022.…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Ederlina Co on “Weathering Invisible Labor”
By Jamie Abrams
Ederlina Co has published Weathering Invisible Labor in volume 51 of the Southwestern Law Review (2022). The abstract previews: Professor Meera Deo’s Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia powerfully demonstrates how…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal Court hears lawsuits against Correctional Services Canada for discrimination and negligence
Roundup includes DLA Piper, Gowling WLG, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in IP cases
All Things HR
The Michigan Supreme Court Holds that Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation is Prohibited by the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
On July 28, 2022, in a 5-2 opinion, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the prohibition of discrimination “because of… sex” in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA”) includes discrimination…
SW Benefits Blog
What’s Old Is New Again: HHS Proposes to Reinstate and Expand Transgender Nondiscrimination Rules
Since it was enacted in 2010, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”) has prohibited discrimination in covered health programs and activities on the basis of race, color,…
New York City Law Blog
Tips for addressing off-the-clock misconduct
Employees may spend time together outside of work. In many instances, what employees do off the job is of no concern to the employer. However, when workers engage in harassment…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Book Review, Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality 1920-2020
By Tracy Thomas
Book Review, Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality, 1920-2020This snapshot illustrates the merits of Elisabeth Griffith’s engaging, relevant and sweeping chronicle of women’s fight for equality in the…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Tesla Drives Away Attempts to Fix Culture of Discrimination
By Jessica Lin
During its annual shareholder meeting, Tesla shut down several investor proposals aimed at improving an allegedly “toxic” work culture grounded in discrimination and harassment. Preliminary results from the meeting indicate…
Labor & Employment Report
Are Rumor Based Beliefs a Defense to Discrimination Claims?
Does an employer violate discrimination laws when it acts on information that it honestly believes about an employee that disqualifies him from the job? Even if the employer might be…
Healthcare Law Blog
Proposed Rule Leverages Section 1557 for Healthcare Equity
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a proposed new rule[1] that significantly expands the scope of protection available to vulnerable populations under…