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- Firing and the Law
- As workers become more knowledgeable about their rights, the number of wrongful-termination lawsuits is on the rise. Here's how you can avoid legal trouble when firing an employee. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Also known as: Title VII...
- Articles 2007-03-20
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- US DEPT OF LABOR: US Labor Dept and EEOC agree to boost enforcement of pay discrimination laws.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 April 1999-US DEPT OF LABOR: US Labor Dept and EEOC agree to boost enforcement of pay discrimination laws C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:070499 The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have approved two Memoranda...
- Research articles 1999-04-13
- The Monograph on State Disability Discrimination Laws.(related news in brief)
- The American Bar Association has released a new survey on state disability laws. The Monograph on State Disability Discrimination Laws discusses law as it relates to employment, public services offered by state and local governments, public accomodations and housing. For each area, there is a corresponding...
- Research articles 2005-01-31
- News: Closing DB schemes could break age discrimination laws.
- Companies that close their defined benefit DB schemes to new employees could be breaching age discrimination laws and face a potential backlash from employees. A survey by Aon Consulting found that almost half of the respondents were worried about a backlash from employees. ...
- Research articles 2005-10-03
- American Bar Association survey examines disability laws in all 50
- The American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law released a new survey of state disability discrimination laws. Written by John W. Parry, commission director, the Monograph on State Disability Discrimination Laws is the most comprehensive compilation of state disability discrimination laws in the 50 states and the...
- Research articles 2005-01-10
- SMALL FIRM EXEMPTION AND THE SINGLE EMPLOYER DOCTRINE IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW, THE
- INTRODUCTION Laws prohibiting discrimination in employment often make an exception for the small firm. Title VII,1 which is the model for many other federal and state discrimination laws, sets a threshold for employer coverage at fifteen employees.2 A firm employing fewer employees is exempt. As long as it employs no...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- COURT FALLOUT: Future of cash balance plans in question; All hybrids imperiled if IBM age discrimination ruling is upheld.(News)
- Byline: Fred Williams Most cash balance plans would be illegal if a federal judge's opinion that IBM Corp.'s plan violates federal age discrimination laws is upheld and becomes the accepted legal standard. On July 31, U.S. District Judge G. Patr Byline:...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- Structuring a Case Against Complex Multidimensional Discrimination
- I. INTRODUCTION: THE INDIVIDUAL NATURE OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS This article considers claims of discrimination based on a combination of characteristics such as age, sex, and race (for example, a claim brought by an older black woman). It argues that the approach taken by some courts of appeals in these complex,...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- Bush administration seeks to preempt local anti-discrimination laws.
- In a more that seeks to preempt local laws, the White House released a report to persuade Congress to permit discrimination in hiring by faith-based institutions that deliver social services with federal dollars. The report, entitled, Protecting the Civil Rights and Religious Liberty...
- Research articles 2003-06-30
- Nine Plaintiffs Claim Age Discrimination in Belk's Restructuring Campaign.
- By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 3--Charlotte-based Belk Inc. on Thursday denied allegations that it engaged in age discrimination when it restructured operations last year and eliminated 260 jobs. Altogether, nine plaintiffs are...
- Research articles 2003-10-03
- Lawsuit Charges Toshiba Violated U.S. Anti-Discrimination Laws, Kept Woman from Top Executive Promotion; Trial Begins Monday, Jan. 10th
- SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Toshiba America Information Systems TAIS faces a gender discrimination trial brought by a leading female sales manager, 49-year-old Donna Anastasio. Her lawsuit claims she was intentionally deceived by TAIS over a four-year period and denied a promised promotion to the executive ranks solely because she is...
- Research articles 2005-01-06
- How Job Seekers Can Overcome Age Discrimination: Too Young To Quit, Too Old To Put Up With The BS
- Employers cannot ask about age in an interview because of age discrimination laws. And because they cannot ask your age, they generally stay away from the topic all together. Remove the burden by asking them directly if they have any concerns about it. Use words such as "Now that we've...
- White papers 2006-08-07
- Discrimination During Job Interviews
- Discrimination laws are very strict when it comes to the workplace. Whether you are dealing with a large corporation or an independent employer, you as an employee or candidate for employment have many rights, particularly when it comes to privacy in your personal life. Fortunately, most Human Resources Personnel or...
- White papers 2007-06-21
- Faith-based initiative imperils state and local laws, homeland security bill.(CARE Act (S.1924))(Brief Article)
- The Senate is engaged in a brawl over a bill that would permit direct government funding to religious institutions engaged in the delivery of social services. The debate surrounds "The CARE Act" (S. 1924), a bill that would provide $5 billion in tax breaks...
- Research articles 2002-09-30
- How to Take Parental Leave
- Taking time off from work to care for a new child may be a federal right for many American workers, but doing it without mapping out a sound strategy can derail your career. Know Your Rights Goal: Determine exactly how...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Colorado Bans Sexual Orientation Discrimination at Work
- Colorado is banning sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace under a new amendment to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act CADA, joining the ranks of nearly twenty other states that have similar laws in place. Some employment attorneys foresee a maelstrom of litigation. However, the Colorado Civil Rights Division...
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- Study: U.S. Exporting Fair Hiring Practices
- The Find: American firms have been found to follow U.S. anti-discrimination laws even when hiring in countries without regulations against bias in hiring, spreading American ideas of fair hiring practices across the world. The Source: A new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University...
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- EMPLOYERS SEEK TO TEST TAX LAWS.
- BRUSSELS, Belgium-A group of multinational companies plans to file a European Court of Justice test case to stop tax discrimination that they say is preventing the creation of pan-European pension funds. Differing tax laws within European Union sta BRUSSELS, Belgium-A group of multinational companies...
- Research articles 1999-03-29
- The fair lending laws and their enforcement. (Fair Housing Act of 1968; Equal Credit Opportunity Act)
- Journalists, businessmen, politicians, and regulators are paying increasing attention to the subject of discrimination in lending, with particular emphasis on mortgage lending. It sometimes seems as though the main issues in antidiscrimination efforts have shifted from education and labor markets to the credit markets. Two...
- Research articles 1995-09-22
- Equality or 'Transparency Tyranny'?
- The Workplace Law Network explains how the draft Equality Bill, ‘Framework for a Fairer Future', could affect UK employers and their teams. It aims to “de-clutter†complex discrimination laws and bring them together under the heading of 'Equality Duty'. It also zeroes in on weak spots in...
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
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