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Age Discrimination: unfavorable treatment in employment based on prejudice in relation to a person's age. While age discrimination affects people at all stages of their working lives,...; Age Discrimination definition on BNET »

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A Game Of Numbers: ADEA Compliance And Litigation: Age discrimination claims are on the rise, both in volume of cases filed and size of verdicts. This article discusses the viability of the disparate impact theory in cases alleging age discrimination, the use of statistical evidence in disparate treatment cases, and the practical cumulative effect of multiple claims of...; Tags: American Bar Association, age discrimination, theory, litigation, layoff, monitor, worker, game; White papers 2003-01-01
New Law For Old: The issue of age discrimination in employment received a lot of press attention in December 2001, with the Pensions Minister, publicising a new Web site to provide practical information for employers and individuals as part of a major publicity drive in the run up to 2006. That is when the...; Tags: Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, age discrimination, member state, training, Web site, Web; White papers 2002-02-01

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Workers' rights boosted by US Supreme Court: WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court this year made a number of key rulings on workplace discrimination which, unusually for the conservative court, mostly favored workers over their bosses. Last week, the US high court ruled in favor of several workers in a high-profile age discrimination lawsuit....; Articles 2008-06-25
Indian girl-boy ratios at 'all-time low': British charity: LONDON AFP — The number of girls to boys in India has hit a record low, British charity ActionAid said Saturday as it urged the government in New Delhi to take "sustained action" to prevent a lost generation of women. "In a country with a long history of...; Articles 2008-06-21
Court aids older workers alleging discrimination: WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court enhanced the ability of older workers to bring job discrimination claims, in a decision Thursday that comes as the nation's workforce is aging and many companies are downsizing and laying off workers. By a 7-1 vote, the court ruled that when a company...; Articles 2008-06-20

Law Digest: U.S. Supreme Court Elections: Voting Rights Act: Alabama local law was never "in force or effect," as required for local law to constitute "baseline" and to require, when Alabama Supreme Court struck the law down, that the appointment process be precleared pursuant to Voting Rights Act. Riley...; Articles 2008-06-09
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries:: U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Arbitration Discrimination Claim Brown v. St. Paul Travelers Companies 06-CV-688C Judge Curtin Background: The plaintiff brought action alleging the defendant terminated her employment and...; Articles 2008-06-05
Case Digests: u.s. district Court, wdny Arbitration Discrimination Claim Brown v. St. Paul Travelers Companies 06-CV-688C Judge Curtin Background: The plaintiff brought action alleging the defendant terminated...; Articles 2008-06-05
Mixed marriage: Blacks are less likely than other ethnicities to marry interracially: AFRICAN AMERICANS REMAIN MUCH LESS LIKELY THAN American Indians, Latinos, and Asian Americans to marry outside of their race, but educational attainment increases the chances of interracial marriage. The U.S. Census reports that only 7% of all blacks were married interracially in 2000 compared with 56.7% of American...; Articles 2008-06-01
Deliberate Indifference: Deliberate Indifference J. Jackson, Owensby A-Argus Better Book Publishers PO Box 914, Kernersville, NC 27285 9780980155518, $22.95, www.a-argusbooks.com It's not uncommon, even in the modern age, that prejudice takes stage and causes problems for minorities. "Deliberate Indifference: A Gay Man's...; Articles 2008-06-01
Europe shows the red card to Fifa quota plan: Plans by the world game's governing body, Fifa, to introduce nationality quotas have been condemned as illegal by the European Commission. Fifa is considering a "6 + 5" rule ensuring that at least six players in a squad are from the club's own country. The plan is due to be...; Articles 2008-05-29
High court's rulings on bias protect workers, respect past: WASHINGTON -- Federal laws barring race and age discrimination also cover retaliation faced by individuals who file bias claims, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in two significant victories for workers. By votes of 7-2 and 6-3, the majority emphasized that it was following past Supreme Court decisions that...; Articles 2008-05-28
Workers may sue over retaliation in bias cases: WASHINGTON -- An unexpected blend of liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices gave workers more leeway Tuesday to sue when they face retaliation after complaining about discrimination in the workplace. In two employment cases, one involving race and the other, age, the court took an expansive view...; Articles 2008-05-28
Severely overweight feel worst: Rates of perceived weight/height discrimination among U.S. adults ages 25-74: Percentage: Weight status Men Women Normal weight 2.2 2.2 Overweight 3.5 8.6 Moderately obese 6.1 20.6 Severely obese 28.1 45.4 ...; Articles 2008-05-26
'BNI Bikers Unite Ride for Charity' - Largest Worldwide Networking Organization Helps Fight Cancer: BNI, the World's Largest Networking Organization, is Calling All Bikers to Unite against Cancer - Ride, Network, and Save a Life; Everyone is Invited to Participate and Donate UPLAND, Calif. -- With over 100,000 diverse members across the globe and a philosophy of "givers gain," BNI has always...; Articles 2008-05-20
EEOC settles lawsuit with Ocean City: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday it settled its age discrimination lawsuit against the Town of Ocean City for $40,000 and other "substantial" relief. The federal agency filed suit to end what it called discriminatory practices by the Ocean City police department against police officers 40 years old...; Articles 2008-05-16
Missouri Court of Appeals Western District considers Hallmark's: Company says former employee consented because she kept working Mary Kay Morrow wants to take her age discrimination claim against her former employer to a jury. But her former employer, Hallmark, says an arbitration stipulation for claim resolution is binding -- even though...; Articles 2008-05-07
Paid maternity leave vital for families and the economy: Unions, business, and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission HREOC have joined forces in a call for a national, taxpayer-funded paid maternity leave scheme for all Australian women. HREOC Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, ACTU President Sharan Burrow and Australian Industry Group AIG CEO Heather Ridout demonstrated...; Articles 2008-05-01
Employment & labor law, 6th ed: Employment & labor law, 6th ed. Cihon, Patrick J. and James Ottacio Castagnera. South-Western College Pub. 2008 728 pages $164.95 Hardcover KF3319 Cihon (law and public policy, Syracuse U.) and Castagnera Rider University created...; Articles 2008-05-01
CONSULTATION : Managing Older Workers: I have a senior manager who is in his 60s. He has held his management role for about 15 years and has carried the role out well in the past. However, there is increasing evidence that he is now not performing and is becoming a barrier to the growth of...; Articles 2008-05-01

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