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Category Archives: Civil Rights Law
Race Discrimination in Employment
Yes, despite persistent denials race discrimination is a significant problem in the workplace. Race discrimination occurs when supervisors, colleagues or even third-party associates of theirs treat employees or applicants unfavorably due to their...
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Criminal Records and Arrest Discrimination
In certain instances, the law prohibits an employer from making hiring decisions based on a job applicant's criminal history (or the lack thereof) There is no federal law that clearly prohibits an employer from asking about arrest and conviction...
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Employee or Applicant Protection Against Retaliation
“Retaliation” in the workplace constitutes of firing, demoting, or harassing workers or applicants because they have complained about employment discrimination based on age, color, disability, race, religion, or sex The practice of retaliation...
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NYPD Reforms Interacting With the TGNC Community
The LGBT Pride Month is drawing to a close but New York City will continue its observance of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender citizens' rights. In accordance with its courtesy, professional, and respect strategy, the New York Police...
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The State of New York’s LGBT Community
For the fourth consecutive year, President Barack Obama has declared June the “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month”: the 30-day period for pondering the rights of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens. Once...
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The Gay-Straight Alliance
The lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has come to be identified with “queer” people and with the HIV-affected. Thus the lengthened initialism, LGBTQH. Then there is the LGBTA, where “A” stands for allies:...
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