Image via WikipediaIf you are an atheist living in the United States, you have the unfortunate distinction of belonging to the most hated group in our country. Discrimination and bigotry at the hands of Christians are something you may well experience. You see, the same people who end up trying to convince the world that their religion is about love can also be terribly cruel when they think that
The ADA Fair Housing Act, as amended in 1988, prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. Its coverage includes private housing, housing that receives Federal financial assistance, and State and local government housing.
Zafar Hasan, a former associate in Foley & Lardner’s Chicago office, can proceed with an employment discrimination suit against the law firm, the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals today said.
The ruling today overturned a decision by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Hasan, an Indian and a Muslim, alleges in the 2004 [...]
Jeanne Marshall, a paralegal formerly with Siegfried & Jensen in Salt Lake City, Utah, filed suit in the U.S. District Court claiming pregnancy discrimination. She alleges that, when she returned from a month-long medical leave to deal with complications in her pregnancy, she was subjected to foul language, encouraged by a supervisor to terminate her pregnancy and divorce her husband, given no
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It was recess and the pre-schoolers came in. The teacher asked Susie what she did today.''Well, I played in the sandbox,'' she said.The teacher said, ''If you can spell sand, I'll give you a fresh-baked cookie.'' So Susie did.Then Billy came in and the teacher asked what he did.''I played in the sandbox with Susie,'' he said.''If you can spell sand, I'll give you a cookie,'' the teacher said. So B
I have mentioned I am into book swapping. I got a request this morning for a book to be shipped to an APO address. APO addresses are military addresses and I figure this is going to a service person. I’m appreciative of the folks who serve in the military so I agree to ship the book. Imagine my surprise when I try and do a media mail label through the US Post Office web site and discover you can
Yesterday, a lesbian couple from Oshawa, Ontario, was attacked outside of a school, where children (including one of the women’s son) were playing. The man screamed anti-gay slurs as he punched at Jane Currie and her partner Anji Dimitriou.
Other adults present pulled the attacker off the two women, and held him until police came. [...]
This past week, a German physician living and working in Australia was denied permanent residency due to the fact that his 13-year-old son with Down's Syndrome does not meet alleged health requirements for citizenship. Citing the potential cost of the child's future medical care, the Australian immigration authority denied that this is a case of discrimination based on disability.The case has spar
Do you know? The Pregnancy Discrimination Act turned 30 years old last week. The PDA outlawed employment discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions” as unlawful sex discrimination. It does not require that employers give pregnant women preferential treatment (that, after all, would discriminate against men), but it does mandate that pregnant women be t
Indonesia has long regarded itself not only as the largest Muslim nation in the world but as a society which respects ethnic and religious diversity. There have been several incidents during the past few years in which ethnic groups were subject to attack by Muslim fanatics, but, the majority of Indonesians believe in tolerance. The [...]
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sterling Jewelers Inc., the largest specialty retail jeweler in the country, violated federal law by discriminating against a large class of female employees at stores nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a systemic lawsuit filed yesterday under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.In its suit, the EEOC asserts that Sterling Jewelers pays it
Earlier this week I reported that fewer plaintiffs are winning their federal employment cases. Another study, however, suggests that those those are winning are winning bigger verdicts. Mark Toth at the Manpower Employment Blawg reports on a study released by Jury Verdict Research, which concludes that the median discrimination verdicts rose from $147,500 in 2006 to $252,000 in 2007, an astounding
Scotland Yard is facing a serious situation as charges of discrimination continue to erupt from Black and Muslim police who are upset at recent decisions of leadership to bring charges against minority officers. Race relations hit a new low when the Metropolitan Branch of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) said it had lost [...]
Gay, HIV Positive Man Sues McDonald's After Firing, Claims Violence and Death ThreatsAt the same time the Centers for Disease Controls reports a dramatic increase in the number of HIV cases, many HIV advocates and state human rights agencies report more discrimination against the HIVpositive. A former McDonald's employee in Iowa filed a complaintwith the Iow
A comprehensive survey conducted of Turkish companies in order to identify issues related to discrimination revealed gender bias is common and gays and lesbians are subject to powerful prejudice in the workplace. The Prometheus Consulting company said the most consistent trend that emerged from their survey was that gender is a criterion in hiring, particularly [...]
You are invited to participate in a research project regarding transgender and gender non-conforming people in the United States. Your responses will be part of an important report on transgender people’s experiences of discrimination in housing, employment, health care and education. "This is an absolutely critical national effort. We urge all transgender and gender non-conforming people to ta
Here is a self-explanatory order I received from Non-profit organization “Doctors to Children“, launching a project against HIV AIDS women discrimination.
God bless these people, they really work to make world better.
A new study by a California research center finds veterans who changed their sex after getting out of the military encountered considerable prejudice when trying to use Veteran Administration facilities. They report being repeatedly asked questions concerning their sexual orientation from staff who appear quite hostile to their decision to change sex. The survey spoke [...]
(Note: This is my fifth post under the auspices of the nurse blogger scholarship which I recently received from Value Care, Value Nurses.)A San Diego fertility clinic that refused to provide artificial insemination to a lesbian woman based on her sexual orientation has tasted defeat at the hands of the California Supreme Court.Guadalupe Benitez was denied insemination by two doctors at the North C
By: Joel IrvingA three hundred thousand dollar racial discrimination lawsuit was filed against JP Morgan Chase on August 8, 2008 in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois (CASE #: 1:08-cv-04493). In the civil complaint the plaintiff, Rochelle M. Martin is alleging, among other things that JP Morgan Chase & Company, discriminated against her when it came to promoting her to
I was reading an article over at NetworkWorld - FTC targets prerecorded telemarketing drivel and was struck by an odd notion. What is the response to this ruling, limiting electronic ‘robocalling’ from being used in telemarketing?
For us meat-people, a sigh of relief surely. No more (particularly) annoying calls during dinner making a short spiel [...]
A child during vacation holidays went to his grandparent’s house. With just two members, there were large numbers of metal plates in the gigantic house. Yet, the household servants had separate plastic plates for their consumption. Unknowing the difference in plate usage, the child asked his grandfather, “Papa, why our servants use different plates? Can they use the same metal plates as we uti
The Legal Brief gives everyone an idea of some of the types of cases that EEOC litigates, as well as an idea about the specific race-based issues that other Blacks have faced and challenged in the workplace. Readers may also gain insight into the arguments presented by EEOC and the defenses offered by employers. This information may be helpful to workers, who may be considering filing a complaint
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were denied promotion to management.The EEOC’s lawsuit (Case No. 3:05 CV 00218) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
Chicago Tribune Wire Reports--Mauricia Grant, has filed a $250,000,000 lawsuit against NASCAR allegeding race and sex discrimination. Ms. Grant, African American, worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series. She worked for NASCAR from January 2005 until she was fired in October 2007, a couple of months after complaining about her mistre
According to the EEOC, protected activity includes opposition to a practice that is believed to be unlawful discrimination. Opposition can be shown simply by informing an employer that you believe that he/she is engaging in prohibited discrimination.Opposition is protected from retaliation as long as it is based on a reasonable, good-faith belief that the complained of practice violates anti-discr
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new Compliance Manual Section regarding workplace discrimination on the basis of religion.The Section includes a comprehensive review of the relevant provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the EEOC’s policies regarding religious discrimination, harassment and accommodation. The EEOC also iss
Fertility is a very touchy subject. Most people assume that it is easy for a couple that wants to get pregnant to get pregnant. Unless you experienced a prolonged inability to conceive, and the fertility treatments that go along with it, it's difficult to understand the stress it causes. Part of that stress is caused by the time away from work. Fertility treatments, particularly in vitro fertiliza
When the EEOC is investigating compensation discrimination, they look at a few things that you can examine yourself.1) What are similarly situated employees (same job, job classification, job level, etc.) being paid? Can you show that your White counterparts are making more money than you?2) Can your employer reasonably defend the difference in pay status for similar employees? Is there a legitima
According to the EEOC: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit discrimination in "compensation" based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or protected activity. The term "compensation" includes any payments made to, or on behalf of, an employee as remuneration for employm
Before it became a favorite myspace topic, I did a post about whether or not God really answers prayers. It was not along the line of trying to prove or deny God. Rather, it was based on t...
Doe v. Salvation Army, decided last week by the 6th Circuit, provides employers with a valuable lesson on the dangers of asking the wrong question during a job interview. Doe (whose proceeded pseudonymously to protect his confidentiality) had a history of paranoid schizophrenia. During a job interview with the Salvation Army, Doe was told of the requirements for the job, including the expected wo
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Last week, a Senate subcommittee heard about the harassment Muslim Americans are subjected to while flying. Farhana Khera, director of a Muslim legal advocacy organization, shared...
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Parents of children who are now at private school are already talking of moving them to the local state sixth formThere was a curious story on page three of the Sunday Times at the weekend. With the headline "Universities told to favour poor schools", it concerned one of the most intriguing institutions created by Gordon Brown's government when it was still in its full honeymoon flush.
The Nationa
I’ve written before on discrimination, especially gender discrimination (also here) and discrimination based on sexual orientation. This post tackles the subject more generally.
Discrimination, in its non-political and non-legal sense, simply means the recognition of differences. In the political and legal sense, it means unjustifiable differences in treatment between groups of people, most
Court's ruling is just opening salvo in NRA's bid to extend gun rights. By Wayne LaPierreThe Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm for any lawful purpose. Period.The Founding Fathers meant it, 4 million NRA members defend it, and the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed it. For three decades, lawful residents of the District of Columbia had no right to possess a handgun in the
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is running about 20 points behind his Conservative opponents and now he must face a police force that is being divided over charges of racial discrimination. Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur, is preparing to sue his superior, the Met Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, on charges that he has discriminated against him because [...]
Discrimination can be a very painful experience, not to mention, damaging to one’s self-esteem. Worst of all, it hampers your career prospects more than any other obstacle in the working world. But discrimination is also subjective, and is not always easy to recognize. How can you tell if you are being discriminated against [...]
If you or someone you know has ever experienced illegal employment discrimination you know how intimidating it can be to fight for your rights. It’s easier to either accept the situation or find a new job than to demand justice. Houston employment attorneys will help you fight that battle and ensure that circumstances improve in [...]
<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that iGate Mastech Inc. (iGate), a Pittsburgh computer consulting company, has agreed to pay $45,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that iGate discriminated against United States citizens in its employment practices. The
LA Times staffer Michelle Quinn has a bone to pick with the iPhone — or would if her fingernails didn’t keep getting in the way. Therein lies her grief: The iPhone is just not fingernail-friendly, which poses a problem for women (and I suppose certain men, come to that) with long fingernails can’t properly [...]
LA Times staffer Michelle Quinn has a bone to pick with the iPhone — or would if her fingernails didn’t keep getting in the way. Therein lies her grief: The iPhone is just not fingernail-friendly, which poses a problem for women (and I suppose certain men, come to that) with long fingernails can’t properly [...]
Here’s a link to a May 28th Los Angeles Times article on recent Supreme Court decisions, which strengthen anti-discrimination laws. An excerpt from the article, by David G. Savage, reads:In a pair of decisions, the court concluded that claims of retaliation were covered by long-standing civil rights laws, even though this kind of discrimination was not mentioned specifically in the statutes. The
Former NASCAR Technical Inspector for the Nationwide Series races, Mauricia Grant, has sued NASCAR for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and racial and sexual harassment. Grant was called a "Nappy Headed Mo" and "Queen Sheba" by coworkers.She also alleges she was told she "worked on colored people time" and was propositioned by many, two of whom exposed themselves to her. She was also subje
On this blog I invite questions from the readers on Economics. I don't do mathematical questions nor am I interested in giving answers to coursework. I publish any answer online in the public domain so that students know they can't try to pass it off as their own work. I hope these answers will be a learning device. There is nothing here I wouldn't offer to my own students studying economics.Howev
A Black Woman's Twelve-Year Fight For Entitled NYS Disability
Retirement Benefits Part II
As a Black American I want what everyone else in America
wants. I want to be treated fairly according to the rules,
according to the law, and according to the United States
Constitution. To be Black in America means that as a race of people
we are not only victims of injustice in criminal court cases but
als
(AP - Via MediaTakeOut.com )
Keep in mind as you read the same young lady was featured in this positive article: Women Drive NASCAR’s Fast Lane
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As an aspiring racing official, Mauricia Grant had grown used to working in a man’s world.
When she finally made it into NASCAR, Grant was appalled at the way she says she [...]
Yesterday, we looked at Coryell v. Bank One Trust, which found that the offering of a severance package could constitute evidence of a constructive discharge. Even though the employee was losing his job as part of a corporate reorganization, the court believed a question existed as to whether he had any meaningful choice but to accept the severance package.
As I mentioned yesterday, the lawsuit
Why is it that those who preach that "our diversity is our greatest strength" the loudest are often the least tolerant and most non-inclusive?SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "End Discrimination Against the Confederate Flag and the South", url: "-confederate-flag-south/" });
According to the Denver Post:"Dish Network shareholders shot down a proposal Thursday that would bar the company from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation.At the company's annual meeting, a representative for the New York City Employees Retirement System — which holds 533,032 shares — floated a resolution to add a clause in the company's equal-opportunity policy t
What, a white kid can’t have a computer desk? That’s discrimination buddy!
This is funny because whoever was doing product entry on the target website didn’t think about the alternate interpretation that someone, like myself, would get from this product title. How exactly would they know if a white kid ordered the desk online, does Target [...]
The Japanese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we [...]
I have new people coming to the site all the time. So, I sometimes like to reprint certain posts. Here’s one I’d like to share again regarding same race discrimination. I think it’s a problem that is easily overlooked and that can be confusing, since it's reasonable to question how the law looks upon the issue. Here’s the post on the subject:I received a question, recently, that asked me i
Recall in Thompson v. North Am. Stainless, the 6th Circuit recognized a claim for associational retaliation, and held that "Title VII prohibit[s] employers from taking retaliatory action against employees not directly involved in protected activity, but who are so closely related to or associated with those who are directly involved, that it is clear that the protected activity motivated the emplo
According to God is a Dyke:"In Ohio it is legal to: * Fire someone if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender * Deny them a place to live if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender * Force them to leave a restaurant if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgenderIn Ohio, it's legal -- even though more than two-thirds of Ohio voters support passage of legislation that wo
Each day millions of Americans head out to work, many of whom who wear uniforms in their profession and yet six Muslim Somali women working in a tortilla factory in Minnesota are not only refusing to wear their uniforms but have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming "religious discrimination".CAIR, or the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil liberties
We don’t like your folk ’round here…
Yesterday, the kids and I walked to the park. We live in apartments that are bizarrely placed right in the middle of a very high-class, expensive neighborhood. Our apartments are low income. Which in this area, means a family of four need not make over 54 grand a year [...]
According to Pam's Houseblend:The board of Wal-Mart is urging stockholders to vote against the upcoming proposal number 4 which would add gender identity/expression to the companies non-discrimination policy. The board insists Wal-Mart is a leader when it comes to diversity and see no need to implement a change in current policy. Take action by contacting Wal-Mart to add protections for gender v
I came across an interesting article talking about some recent research into weight discrimination.Yale university have entered into studies that show that more and more people are facing discrimination due to their weight, a problem which is so widespread it's often more prevalent than race & gender discrimination.According to Yale there has been a 66% increase in the past decade, to include
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As expected, this afternoon President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA") into law.
GINA adds "genetic information" to the list of classes of employees protected by the federal employment discrimination laws. It makes it unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge, any employee, or otherwise to discriminate against any employee with respect
Associational discrimination has become a hot employment law topic. The ADA expressly authorizes claims based on one's association to a person with a disability. Earlier this year, the 6th Circuit recognized an associational retaliation claim based on one employee's close relation to another employee who engaged in protected activity. Now, the 2nd Circuit has joined the 6th Circuit in permitting a
We ran a post last week about disability discrimination involving a school inclusion choir. It is interesting how people watching the same event can see many different things.We have heard from some folks this week who don't think that there was any discrimination at this event. They tell us that there were two choirs, one for grades 6 to 9 and one for grades 10-12, and that the vest was the uni
Not to be confused with Usability, Accessibility is all about giving equal access to everyone. It has become a bit of a buzz-word over the last few years, in all areas of society. In the U.K. for example, there is now legislation in place, which demands certain design specifications for all new buildings, i.e. Doorways must have a clear opening width 800mm Corridors must have a clear
The U. S. Secret Service, long charged with protecting presidents, vice-president and their families has been hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit. According to the employment discrimination lawsuit, black agents have been passed over for promotions and have been subjected to racial epithets both verbally and in email form.
According to the employees filing the case, [...]
Discrimination in it s every form can be found within any society. But Ethnic discrimination is the worst of them all. And Ethiopians are not immune from this disease. Ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia has existed since the beginning of time.
For a country who is made up of at least 70 ethnic groups, Ethiopia has been the [...]
I searched the Internet to see if there are public places in America, infidel places, that do indeed treat women differently than men. What is more non-Muslim than a pub, I thought to myself; what I found was quite disturbing:
On the job discrimination is more common than you might think, and you need to know how to handle discrimination when, not if, it becomes an issue in your workplace. This is a lot easier if you already have a job, but what if you feel that you are being discriminated during the interview process? [...]
A short post at the end of the week to update you on what’s happened regarding the conference call I mentioned on Monday. The call promoted discrimination/segregation of work. I will remind you that my coworker asked me to stay out of the situation, since I was not on the phone call. I will also remind you that my coworkers do not want to go to EEOC at this time. Anyway, here’s what’s happened:1. My coworker documented the call, including who specifically said what about the intentional discrimination and segregation of work assignments;2. My coworker conducted research into anti-discrimination laws;3. My coworker wrote a memo to our supervisor, which included the specifics of what happened, strong language regarding how offensive the call was (including statements made by White cowo
Lawmakers are calling the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, "the first major civil rights act of the 21st century" yet, a US Armed Forces policy denies benefits to servicepeople suffering from genetic disease.
This from the New York Daily News:A Dartmouth College writing teacher angered by students who didn't agree with her in class is threatening to sue them for discrimination.Priya Venkatesan, who taught freshman writing at the Ivy League school from July 2005 until last month, ignited an uproar on campus Sunday after she sent a bizarre e-mail warning students she planned to sue them."I regret to inform you that I am pursuing a lawsuit in which I am accusing some of you (whom shall go unmentioned in this e-mail) of violating Title VII of anti-federal discrimination laws," she wrote in a message that contained several typos."I am also writing a book detailing my experiences as your instructor, which will 'name names,' so to speak. I have all of your evaluation and these will be reproduced in th
People learning through genetic testing that they might be susceptible to devastating diseases wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate passed Thursday.
The bill, described by Sen. Edward Kennedy as ''the first major new civil rights bill of the new century,'' would bar health insurance companies from using genetic information to set premiums or determine enrollment eligibility. Similarly, employers could not use genetic information in hiring, firing or promotion decisions.
''For the first time we act to prevent discrimination before it has taken firm hold and that's why this legislation is unique and groundbreaking,'' said Sen. Olympia Snowe.
There are more than 1,100 genetic tests available today, she s
Here is a simple, yet, controversial question: If someone has used marijuana - even if used for medical reasons - should this prohibit him or her from being considered to be on a transplant list? Hospitals throughout this great nation struggle with this question every day. Timothy Garon (pictured above) is a patient at the University of Washington Medical Center. He has end stage Hepatitis C and, according to this Associated Press story, may be in his final days without a liver transplant.But Garon's been refused a spot on the transplant list, largely because he has used marijuana, even though it was legally approved for medical reasons. "I'm not angry, I'm not mad, I'm just confused," said Garon, lying in his hospital bed a few minutes after a doctor told him the hospital transplant commi
Racial Discrimination has been one of our society's most horrible social problems. Judging an individual by their physical color rather than by their characters can be a very dehumanizing experience that can have lifetime effects in an individual's life. Effects which means expulsion or exclusion of black students from schools/universities, killings.
Racism is a very touchy subject around the
According to Lavender Newswire:
Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray of Colorado, has introduced a stunt amendment arguing that gay people do not need a bill to protect against discrimination.
"The debate on the Senate floor over a bill that would expand the prohibition of sexual orientation-based discrimination became personal and emotional this morning after a senator offered a rhetorical amendment to ban discrimination against short people.
Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, withdrew the stunt amendment after arguing that there is no need for the bill because he has not seen evidence that gays and lesbians are discriminated against when seeking a job or a home.
“What I’m talking about is economic discrimination, political discrimination, employment discrimination,” Brophy said. “I find no patter
To see if we could save a little money, I had my auto insurance agent run numbers including homeowner's. We discussed my Rottweiler; she said it could be that our dog would have to take a "canine good citizen" class and pass for us to purchase a policy which wouldn't cover it if she were to bite someone anyway.
Did you catch that? I'll wait while you read that again.
Riiiiiight, but whatever –
Help make fair anti-discrimination laws in the European Union.
"We believe that equality, anti discrimination and human rights are the basis on which the EU was founded in the Rome Treaties. We are astounded that after 60 years millions of EU citizens still have no legal protection from daily discrimination of all kinds.
This website is promoting a Europe-wide petition for a new European Directive to outlaw discrimination. We need the directive to ban discrimination in access to goods and services on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief - areas not currently covered in many EU member states (we already have Directives outlawing discrimination in Employment, Race and Gender). We aim to show support for an 'own initiative' report by UK MEP Liz Lynne current
When an adverse employment decision is made by a person who lacks impermissible bias, but was influenced by another individual who was motivated by such bias, is the employer liable for this rubber-stamped decision? While courts have not conclusively answered this question, the majority answer is yes. The leading case recognizing this theory of liability is EEOC v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. It famously describes this type of discrimination as "cat's paw" liability. "Cat's paw" derives from a fable in which a monkey tricks a cat into scooping chestnuts out of a fire so that the monkey can eagerly gobble them up, leaving none left for the cat. It generally describes a situation where one is unwittingly manipulated to do another's bidding.
Last week, the EEOC reported that it settled with
Yesterday Deroy Murdock spoke at Dartmouth College about discrimination. Not black-white-legal-illegal discrimination, but the act of discrimination itself, a phenomenon he calls a “fact of life.” A surprising perspective, considering Murdock is both black and gay. Here is the crux of Murdock’s remarks, from TheDartmouth.com:
Murdock, who is black and gay, supports the right of American [...]
"I was like, 'You all are a bunch of jealous [f----]. You all are just jealous of everything I have.' Stephen Davis told me I needed to shut up and all that stuff I was saying sounded like some gay [s---], like I'm soft, not like I'm gay. That's all he said. It wasn't like, 'You're gay,' but it got changed to that really quick. So the connotation is Michael Westbrook is gay.' The connotation has faded, but not completely. 'My ex-girlfriend heard it about a year ago from this guy and she went nuts,' Westbrook said. 'Everybody that knows me knows that's the farthest thing from the truth. For about three years, I wanted to lock myself in the house and never come out.'" [Thanks to Towleroad.]Former NFL player, Michael Westbrook, says that the "Gay tag" still "haunts" him! He denies being Gay
According to Gay News Blog:
"Gay rights advocates urged Collin County commissioners on Tuesday to adopt a hiring policy that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Commissioners are considering a proposed policy that would ban discrimination based on “sex, race, creed, disability or national origin.” It does not specifically mention sexual orientation. “To exclude sexual orientation and gender identity/expression from your policy sends a clear message to the people affected by it,” said Morris Garcia, president of the Collin County Gay and Lesbian Alliance. He said the suggested policy would allow “bigoted opinions in the workplace that can only equate to a hostile environment, poor productivity, and unfair/unequal treatment.”
Please email Collin County com
A new study from Yale University suggests the converse trend: rather than feeling tolerance in our society, the overweight and obese say they feel more heavily discriminated against now than they did a decade ago. Led by Tatiana Andreyeva, a postdoctoral research associate at Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, a team of researchers questioned 1,100 subjects, aged 35 to 74, twice over a 10-year span . Participants answered nine additional questions about everyday experiences, such as how they were treated in restaurants, and whether they had encountered name-calling, harassment or threats. The subjects were asked to indicate the reasons they felt they had been discriminated against whether it was because of age, gender, race, height or weight, physical disability, religion
This morning's Wall Street Journal has a piece on the growth of EEOC pregnancy discrimination charges. According to the Journal:
Pregnancy-bias complaints recorded by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission surged 14% last year to 5,587, up 40% from a decade ago and the biggest annual increase in 13 years.... The groundswell reflects both changing demographics and a new activism among mothers. It also shows that even now, 30 years after passage of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, there is still confusion about what protections it provides. "I thought we were protected," said an advertising executive during a recent gathering of 100 working mothers. "Then I find out we can be fired while we're pregnant, employers can refuse to hire us -- what exactly are our rights?"
While
Hello Sacramento Real Estate!
Take a look at the map to the left.
What do you see that might indicate a tad bit of discrimination?
Do you happen to see all the RED in California?
It seems that the companies who insure loans are doing a bit of what I call REDLINING!
This happens to be a practice that is [...]
Stephens v. Coldwell Banker Commercial Group, Inc.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act provides that the opportunity to hold employment without discrimination because of age is a civil right. (Gov. Code, § 12921.) Because the language and objectives of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act as it relates to age discrimination closely parallel the language [...]
Schifando v. City of Los Angeles
FEHA Remedies
The California Fair Employment Practices Act was enacted in 1959 (former Lab. Code, § 1410 et seq., repealed by Stats. 1980, ch. 992, § 11, p. 3166) and recodified in 1980 in conjunction with the Rumford Fair Housing Act (former Health & Saf. Code, § 35700 et [...]
SAY NO TO RACISMThe International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination (resolution 2142 (XXI)).
