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Mobile outreach - 22 Jan 2012

Mobile outreach YOUNGSTOWN The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s mobile-outreach

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National group joins fight over gay rights - 21 Jan 2012

A national conservative Christian legal group says the gay rights initiative on Anchorage's April 3 city election ballot, coupled with existing Anchorage discrimination law, undercuts religious liberty.

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Bloomberg BNA Books Announces the Publication of "Workplace Harassment Law" - 20 Jan 2012

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg BNA today announces the publication of Workplace Harassment Law, an expansion and update of Sexual Harassment in Employment Law, now providing the most complete coverage of harassment issues in the workplace. (Logo:...

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Motion hearing scheduled in discrimination case against county - 19 Jan 2012

A motion hearing has been set for Jan. 25 in a lawsuit brought by a former social worker suing Oneida County over the loss of her job.

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Fired Basketball Coach Sues Mullen For Discrimination - 12 Jan 2012

A championship basketball coach sues Mullen High School, calling his firing discrimination.

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Supreme Court upholds "ministerial exception" in employment-bias laws - 12 Jan 2012

In what may be its most significant religious-liberty decision in two decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time recognized a "ministerial exception" to employment-discrimination laws, saying that churches and other religious groups must be free to choose and dismiss their leaders without government interference.

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Churches Partly Shielded From Discrimination Laws - 11 Jan 2012

In a groundbreaking case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held for the first time that religious employees of a church cannot sue for employment discrimination. It was the first time the high court has acknowledged the existence of a "ministerial exception" to anti-discrimination laws.

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Supreme Court: Churches Can't Be Sued By Ministers For Employment Discrimination - 11 Jan 2012

WASHINGTON -- Employees of religious organizations whose job duties reflect "a role in conveying the Church's message and carrying out its mission" are barred by the First Amendment from suing over employment discrimination, said the Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion handed down Wednesday morning.

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Employment Legal Team to Defend Federal Employees Nationwide in 2011 - 2 Jan 2012

The lawyers of Employment Legal Team are thankful for the opportunity its clients provided in 2011 to satisfy national demand for exceptional, yet affordable, representation in whistleblower actions, security clearance revocations, adverse actions, employment discrimination, non-competitive promotions, disability retirement, and the Family Medical Leave Act. The firm’s New Year’s resolution is ...

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BNA Books Releases the Second Edition of "Disability Discrimination and the Workplace" With Updated Analysis of ... - 27 Dec 2011

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announces the publication of the Second Edition of Disability Discrimination and the Workplace. This treatise paints a comprehensive picture of the disability discrimination landscape and covers both pre-ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and post-ADAAA interpretations ...

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Cancer patient disability discrimination suit against Wal-Mart ...

Wal-Mart has agreed to settle a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act as amen

Disability Discrimination : Texas Employment Law Blog

Texas Employment Law Blog : San Antonio Employment Discrimination Lawyer & Attorney : McKinney Law Firm : Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination : Texas

Oxford University Press: Disability Discrimination in Employment ...

Description There have been sweeping changes to disability legislation in recent years. Disability Discrimination in Employment considers the impact of the Disability ...

Employment page - Australian Human Rights Commission homepage

Employment page Page last updated: 27 July 2011. The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people with ...

Employment Laws - Disability & Discrimination: Disability.gov

Fact sheet provides information regarding the federal laws that protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination in employment and the job application process.

Disability Discrimination in the Workplace | Independent Living ...

Despite increased sensitivity to physical and mental disabilities, many of America's workers find themselves to be victims of employment discrimination due to their ...

Charles A. Lamberton Employment Discrimination Law

New! Department of Labor Disability Law Advisor (off site) 1. What is disability discrimination? 2. Which federal law(s) cover people with disabilities?

Employment : Disability Discrimination - Law Library | Legal ...

The U.S. Supreme Court Limits The Reach Of The ADA Scott Brutocao 1 of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. This article discusses the Supreme Court's recent ...

Employment discrimination law in the United States - Wikipedia ...

Employment discrimination or harassment in the ... The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of disability by the ...