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Category Archives: Civil Rights Law
Female Cop ‘Strikes Back’ Filing $15 Mil. Notice to Sue
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $15 million Notice of Claim filing that NYPD Housing Police Service Area No.: 8 police supervisors actively participated, ratified, condoned or acquiesced...
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Same Sex Sexual Harassment Actionable Under Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion and national origin. The courts have many times widened the scope of Title VII to include sexual harassment at workplace....
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Cop Sues for $30M Alleging Discrimination
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., alleges in a $30 Million Dollar lawsuit that the NYPD fosters a sexually charged work atmosphere where Caucasian Male supervisors can openly abuse their minority female...
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Mount Vernon Police Officers File Claims for Retaliation
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., announces that Mount Vernon Police Officers file claims of retaliation for reporting police corruption February 28, 2013 (New York-NY) – Four years ago today, Sergeant...
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Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 0f...
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. § 249, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act, was passed on October 22, 2009, then signed into law by President Barack H. Obama on October 28, 2009, as a rider...
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a bill pending before Congress that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15...
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