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Systemic Discrimination
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Canadian Lawyer Mag
Former Nova Scotia Ombudsman delivers report on systemic discrimination in the legal profession
The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society has accepted the report’s 21 recommendations
Hall Benefits Law Blog
EEOC Adopts Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 – 2026
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the adoption of its strategic plan to cover fiscal years 2022 – 2026. The main focus of the new strategic plan…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
EEOC Announces Strategic Plan Through 2023: Enforcement of Conciliation Agreements is Top of Mind
On August 22, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it approved its Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2022-2026. The Strategic Plan sets forth the EEOC’s strategies and…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal committee on anti-Black justice system discrimination part of an historic opportunity: prof
Committee will consult Black communities, experts across Canada as part of Black Justice Strategy
HR Defense
What’s in Store for the Next Four Years? The EEOC’s Strategic Plan
By Akerman Law
The EEOC promises to secure greater equitable relief, to better investigate systematic discrimination, and to improve its customer service over the next four years, among other New Year’s resolutions. In…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Law Society of Alberta acknowledges systemic discrimination in the legal profession
Benchers vote in favour of statement on existence and impact on discrimination, and a way forward
Simple Justice
Nova Scotia Appeals Court Holds Historic Racism A Sentencing Factor
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals of Nova Scotia held that the Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) is properly applied in sentencing African Nova Scotian offenders.…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society to undertake independent review tackling systemic discrimination
Mistreatment of Indigenous, Black communities across justice system is well-documented, society says
The Employer Report
Government Agencies Eye Larger Targets: How Employers Can Navigate the Increase in Systemic Litigation
By Caroline Burnett, Krissy Katzenstein, Robin Samuel
Government agencies are increasingly setting their sights on larger targets, ramping up enforcement efforts to root out systemic discrimination. This has important ramifications for employers who may suddenly find themselves…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Court In Colorado Chops Off EEOC’s Motion For Reconsideration In Systemic Discrimination Lawsuit Against Meatpacker
By Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In EEOC v. JBS USA, LLC, No. 10-CV-2103, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13012 (D. Colo. Jan. 25, 2021), an EEOC-initiated lawsuit alleging a meatpacking…