Sex Descrimination

It is common for employers to require employees to sign non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses upon hiring, in termination agreements, and in legal settlements. But employers and human resource professionals must be careful that…

Should publicly traded companies prove they have a woman, minority, or gay person on their board in order to list on Nasdaq? A federal court considered the issue and the government's role in greenlighting such a warrant…

MESA Public Schools released new guidelines to welcome transgender and gender-nonconforming students into…

Under pressure from FIFA, the Iranian Football Federation yesterday partially relented on its decades-old policy of excluding Iranian women from football stadiums. A small number of female fans were allowed into the Azadi Stadium to watch…

A Lancaster County District Court judge has granted a motion by the City of Lincoln to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Lincoln police officer. According to court records, the judge granted…

On July 30, Seattle Pacific University made the cover of the Seattle Times for all the wrong reasons. The article revealed that SPU had filed a lawsuit against state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to end an investigation into whether…

This story was first published in The Conversation.You may have heard of job seekers being asked to take a "personality test" as part of a job application, or you may have gone through the process yourself.The questions can range from the…

The passage of Title IX in 1972 guaranteed many women the freedom to participate in many athletic and academic programs without gender discrimination being a barrier. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Title IX…

You may have heard of job seekers being asked to take a "personality test" as part of a job application, or you may have gone through the process yourself. The questions can range from the most innocuous to the most personal, with some…

Agency: "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation." SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a document in the Federal Register of August 8, 2022making technical corrections to two regulations to reflect a…

The Wall Street Journal has released a new report on the gender (or should I say gender-based) wage gap. The report focuses on college graduates early in their careers. Although the report acknowledges that many…

The Blair Oaks School Board will meet Tuesday night to hear from the public in a tax rate hearing and to discuss board policy 2115, a policy on transgender students.Council will hold its public hearing on the tax rate at 6:45 p.m. and…

DANIA BEACH, Florida. - The Florida Board of Medicine voted Friday to accept a request from Florida's State Surgeon General for the Board to enact a rule prohibiting medical professionals from providing gender-affirming medical care to…

Following a federal judge's decision, low-income transgender citizens of West Virginia will soon be able to receive gender-conforming surgical care.…

Following President Biden's executive order to ensure access to reproductive health care, on July 13, 2022, HHS issued guidance to U.S. retail pharmacies regarding their obligations under federal civil rights laws. These guidelines…

The Tory leadership candidate has hit out at those pushing anti-British propaganda and has pledged to stop campaigners from toppling statues because they are deemed offensive.Mr Sunak, the outsider in the race to replace Boris Johnson, will…

Michigan's civil rights law includes protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity under a landmark decision by the Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday.The…

The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade has many hardline conservatives eager to abandon other…

The first half of July saw two interesting decisions on the issue of managing gender beliefs in the workplace. In one case, an employment tribunal ruled that refusing to offer someone a job because of their sexist beliefs is direct…

State lawmakers removed depictions of homosexuality from the list of illegal sexual acts in Pennsylvania's criminal codes. But some activists believe this is just the first step towards equality for…

The U.S. Department of Education released proposed changes to Title IX regulations on June 23 to celebrate the policy's 50th anniversary, drawing mixed reviews from higher education experts.Passed in 1972, Title IX prohibits discrimination…

State legislators in much of the country are working to restrict the rights of residents based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. According to a recent report by a national gay rights group, new laws that discriminate…

How should an employer respond if an employee experiences relationship violence? What if the partner threatened the employee at work? Employers need to be aware of these situations, because relational violence in the workplace is more…

The NSW Government has announced an investment of $100 million for women's safety in public places, at home and at work as part of next week's Budget.The multi-faceted package is the latest in a series of budget announcements that focus on…

Former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks at a press conference in 2016. (Photo by Eli Alford, DOJ/EOUSA, via Flickr, Creative Commons) Microsoft and Amazon join a growing group of companies conducting…

President Biden announced several executive actions on Wednesday afternoon to address discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ children and adults, as a number of states enact anti-LGBTQ measures. 'The message is simple: Pride is…

Transgender flag. (Credit: Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images) A Maine seniors' residence operator will adopt a comprehensive non-discrimination policy and provide cultural competency training to staff members under a…

It now appears — at least until the call dust settles — that California's statutory efforts to mandate board seats for women and people from underrepresented communities are on hold.The recent defeats that two trial courts inflicted on…

Google plans to settle $118 million sex discrimination lawsuit The class action lawsuit involved women holding 236 different job titles. (DTM)About 15,500 female employees learned on Friday that Google planned to settle a year-long sex…

Google plans to settle $118 million sex discrimination lawsuit The class action lawsuit involved women holding 236 different job titles. (DTM)About 15,500 female employees learned on Friday that Google planned to settle a year-long sex…

A Bellefonte-area woman filed a federal lawsuit last week against Penn State, alleging the university's former office of ethics and compliance chief discriminated against men and retaliated against her after reporting the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the state continually proposes legislation that LGBTQ+ advocates say is discriminatory, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are challenging those bills and trying to push forward Ohio's equity law.Just a week after…

Australia has nearly achieved gender parity in parliament, with women making up 43% of the majority Labor government. It's a refreshing change after so many years of Scott Morrison lies, broken promises and a government that protects men…

Oregon Values ​​& Beliefs Center survey shows research does little to influence public opinion on bathroom access or sports As the nation marks the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and 50 years since the!-->…

Menopause cases in UK employment tribunals are on the rise, with more workers willing to challenge companies that fail to recognize women's health needs. Labor courts involving menopause rose 44% in 2021, with 23 cases referring to…

June is Pride Month, and therefore the perfect time for gay high school kids in Sonoma County to get together for a fairy tale-themed prom. On Saturday, June 11, the Barlow Market district in Sevastopol will be transformed into a…

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It looks like the House of Representatives will have at least 57 women. What will this mean for culture in parliament? asks Sonia Palmieri, Australian National University in this article republished from The Conversation. The 2022…

LONG BEACH — The 19 trustees who oversee the California State University system's 23 campuses spent Tuesday and Wednesday discussing running the nation's largest public university system. And while administrators focused on…

(Photo: Getty/iStock) Following the election of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Australia over the…

Yale law professor Akhil Amar, in a prominent defense of the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion quashing Roe v. Wade, argues in the Wall Street Journal that it contains “nothing radical, illegitimate or improperly political”. Amar…

Read more: "It's scary" if Roe v. Wade is cancelled, says CEO of Women Corporate Directors "The real goal of the legislature was to achieve gender balance, not to remedy discrimination," Los Angeles County…

The first and most obvious reason why taxation of menstrual products such as tampons, sanitary napkins and panty liners - more commonly known as the tampon tax - should end has nothing to do with fairness, public policy or the Constitution…

History links CHAMPAGNE, ill. --University of Illinois alumnus Sheila Johnson will be the keynote…

SSince taking office in January 2021, the Biden administration has consistently taken a hacksaw for Title IX, with disastrous results for women and girls. Title IX turns 50 this year. By Title IX I refer, of course, to Title IX of the…

Brooklyn, Everywhere explores the many meanings of gentrification. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Last week, I took a brief trip to Rome to research my next novel, somewhat sooner than I could have imagined. So much…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was backing Katherine Deves after the Liberal candidate for Sydney's Warringah seat appeared to backtrack on his earlier apology for portraying gender reassignment surgery as mutilation.Deves apologized…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The city of Boise has agreed to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Boise police officer for $400,000.Federal court documents filed Thursday indicate the city has agreed to settle the lawsuit with…

Yes, the leaked draft notice that would overturn Roe v. Wade was a shock. And it was shocking to read Justice Samuel Alito's offhand dismissal of a decision that the Supreme Court has repeatedly reaffirmed over the past 49 years as…

Last month, the proposed regulations were sent to the Independent State Regulatory Review Commission for review. The IRRC is expected to approve or reject a final version of the regulations later this year. More than 70 localities across…

Organic food company owner repeatedly harassed female workers and ignored complaints about his behavior, federal agency charges DETROIT — Eden Foods, Inc., a Clinton, Michigan-based organic food company that claims to be America's…

AUSTIN — Six years of demands to repeal the "tampon tax" haven't worked. Texas activists therefore seem ready to try a new tactic – mounting a lawsuit to pressure lawmakers. Opponents of taxing menstrual-care products and a Houston silk…

For more than 30 years now, since its inception in California in 1990, April 25 to March 1 has been designated Lesbian Visibility Week: an international celebration and much-needed spotlight on women who love women. Like other members of…

Camden County Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of a Division of Civil Rights (DCR) complaint against Pine Valley Golf Club, located in Camden County,…

In the 1960s, air hostesses were, for one thing, young, thin, single women. But did they have to be to do the job? When flight attendants, as they were then known, began appealing to the newly created Equal Employment Opportunity…

Cruel politicians are driving Australia's national debate on transgender girls and women in competitive sport, Victoria's premier has said.Daniel Andrews has gone to bat for trans children taking part in school sports competitions,…

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By Abby Wargo (April 20, 2022, 5:16 p.m. EDT) — A New Jersey state appeals court has denied a former bartender's request to revive a sex discrimination lawsuit, saying his own conduct "offensive" at work undermined his allegations of…

Natasha Allen gave birth to daughter Brooke in 2019A Primark manager is suing the retail giant for sex discrimination for not leaving her on Thursday evening to look after her child - when her male colleagues with children had only…

Mark Dillman, Florida employment lawyer The EEOC is settling claims on behalf of a complaint filed by a teenage employee who was harassed by adult male executives. by Nadia El-Yaouti…

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Marriage equality has created a model for mobilizing the sector to advance LGBTIQA+ rights, but organizations have yet to consider how they can be allies as Australia heads…

As March Madness gave way to April, the UConn women's basketball team falling just short of its target, I revere the athleticism of our most talented players across the country. Women are competing at higher levels in athletics than ever…

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — A second Grain Valley police officer is complaining about workplace discrimination. In a lawsuit filed in Jackson County Court this month, former Grain Valley officer Kevin Bellmyer said he was discriminated…

Australian Christian Lobby chief executive Martyn Iles has said the moderate liberals who helped defeat the government's Religious Discrimination Bill are an "ideological cancer" for the party.The Australian Christian Lobby is launching a…

The Department of Justice is today seeking to join the lawsuit Doe et al. vs. Schuylkill County et al., filed in the United States District Court for the Intermediate District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs in this case are four…

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender state prison employee in denying him use of the men's restrooms and locker rooms, but the…

Just days after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the "Don't Say Gay" bill, the first lawsuit against the measure has emerged, claiming the law would "deny an entire generation that LGBTQ people exist and have equal dignity".…

"I am a woman, hear me roar" - Helen Reddy's famous anthem of the feminist revolution of the 60s and 70s - is the latest to come to history's ash heap. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson even refused to define "woman" during her…

Editor's note: Senator Ben Cardin is the senior US senator from Maryland. Senator Lisa Murkowski is the lead US senator for Alaska. The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own. Read more…

People were talking about “resistance” to President Donald Trump. It's old hat. Now it is resistance to awakening. And we see this resistance more and more. Mark J. Perry, a professor of economics at the…

Leading legal experts discussed the decades-long campaign to pass the Equal Rights Amendment during a virtual panel hosted by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on Tuesday, which marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the ERA…

A hijab-wearing criminal lawyer who would be the first to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) called the honor "surreal" in light of the "layers" of challenges she has faced during her career.Sultana Tafadar received her letters patent –…

Published on March 18, 2022 at 10:25 a.m. Jeremy Duda Arizona Mirror Rep. Richard Andrade has withdrawn his support for Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' favorite for her role in the firing of former Senate staffer Talonya…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a "first lady" during his equal pay remarks at the White House on Tuesday, and he continued to joke about the gaffe. “There…

On March 8, the Florida Legislature voted to pass the Parental Rights in Education Bill - colloquially known as the "Don't Say Gay" Bill (HB 1557) - which prohibits schools in the state from discussing sexual orientation or…

There are many important women in my life, but one in particular I want to celebrate this Women's History Month is my surrogate, Clem Caruso.When my mother Corky DeMarco passed away in 2007, my mother's close friend and neighbor, Clem…

Jo Wallace's libel case against the Daily Mail and the Mail Online has been settled, with 'substantial damages' being paid to the creative director over false allegations in the publisher's report into…

The old stereotype that feminists are angry is coming true right now. Will women ever be happy? Well, no, not with the current state of gender equality in Australia. Recent data shows that the gender pay gap stands at 22.8%, that men…

A judgment of $656,025 awarded by a jury to an assistant superintendent of the Pulaski County Special School District was reduced by $273,000 on Friday after the federal judge hearing the case issued an order setting aside the amount…

March 3 - A federal judge has denied a University of Minnesota student-athlete's request to reinstate the men's gymnastics program while his trial is pending.The Board of Regents voted in October 2020 to eliminate men's gymnastics, along…

Australian company boards are 'essential' to stamping out sexual harassment in the workplace despite their reluctance, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner has said.Addressing the Australian Governance Summit on Wednesday, Kate Jenkins noted…

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, announced the launch of a nationwide multimedia campaign to promote congressional approval of LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation known as the equality law.…

Alison Mau is a senior reporter at Thingand weekly columnist for the Sunday Star-Times. OPINION: In a week when daily Covid-19 cases topped 12,000 and war broke out in Eastern Europe, a little article about menstrual discrimination in a…

The bill is now returned to the House for consideration. ATLANTA — A state Senate bill that would bar transgender athletes from participating in gender-aligned school sports is becoming law in Georgia.…

TALAHASSEE - In a closely watched case that could have national repercussions, a federal appeals court on Tuesday peppered lawyers with questions in a lawsuit over whether a northeast Florida high school should have barred a transgender…

PIERRE — Months after vetoing an anti-trans sports bill, Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last week proposed legislation banning trans women and girls from playing sports. Noem's bill would codify two executive orders — one for…

The Nevada Higher Education System Board of Regents voted 9-3 on Thursday to officially end an outside investigation into a hostile workplace complaint filed last year by Chancellor Melody Rose against two senior regents. The move elevates…

Liberal MP Nicolle Flint used her farewell speech to speak out against sexism, misogyny and abuse of women in the public sphere.Ms Flint was first elected to federal parliament in 2016 and won again in 2019.Her time in Parliament was marred…

opinionVictor Ashe | Shopper News ColumnistU.S. District Judge Clifton Corker of Greeneville dismissed Rhonda Rice Clayton's gender discrimination lawsuit against the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce that was scheduled to go to trial in…

Zhangjiakou, China: Australian Scotty James won silver in the snowboarding men's halfpipe, coming from behind in his second run in a hotly contested final in Zhangjiakou.James is Australia's first silver medal at the Beijing Olympics and…

A Liberal backbench MP is set to cross the floor in support of Labor's amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill, saying he 'couldn't live with myself' if he didn't did not intervene. North Sydney MP Trent Zimmerman revealed his…

President Joe Biden has sought to inject gender ideology into our laws since his first day in office. He might prefer a massive bill like the Equality Act that elevates the categories of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the…

TIMELINE OF GOVERNMENT POSITION ON RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSNovember 2017Then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull commissioned a review of religious protections by former Liberal cabinet minister Philip Ruddock to allay Tory concerns over…

One of the big political stories this week was the leak of a text message allegedly between former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian and an unnamed federal cabinet minister, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been described…

A black gay woman who worked in a Tesla Inc. The factory accused the electric vehicle maker in a lawsuit of "festering" racism while ignoring racial and homophobic slurs and the physical injuries it endured.Kaylen Barker, a former contract…

Colorado's Commission on Judicial Discipline has subpoenaed the state's Judiciary Department - and by…

It is not uncommon for people's basic rights to come into conflict. Democracies need legal frameworks and justice systems that allow these conflicts to be resolved in a fair and civilized manner. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 provides…

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By Brian Dowling (January 26, 2022, 6:23 PM EST) — The First Circuit on Wednesday declined to reinvigorate the sex discrimination lawsuit of an attorney claiming he was fired for taking parental leave, adopting the explanation of…

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Tyler Johnson. Images: Facebook and localsyr At 17, Tyler Johnson was selected by his school newspaper in Syracuse, New York Insight Knight to be highlighted in its Spotlight on Seniors series, he was not shy about his…

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Democrat leading a third charge to enshrine anti-discrimination protections in Maine's Constitution could expand her bill in a bid to win Republican support, but that might not be enough to win the votes it…

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BISMARCK, ND (AP) — The president of the University of North Dakota on Friday defended a proposal that would allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity, saying the intent was…

Laws already allow some schools to discriminate against LBGTIQ teachers. Michaelia Cash just doubled on that right. Like Paul Karp of The Guardian reported: "Michael Cash's department defended the right of religious schools to fire…

Firefighters who were forced to use public holidays and compensatory time off while protecting themselves due to Covid lost their compensation offer - despite winning their case. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service…

His goal, as elusive as it turned out to be, is simple. "Susan B. Anthony died before the vote was given to women," said Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt, D-South Portland, referring to the matriarch of the women's suffrage movement. "And I…

All public employers and private employers with 6 or more employees are bound by this law. Allegations of sexual harassment cannot be made if the sexual behavior was welcomed or occurred with mutual consent. Sexual…