Sex Descrimination

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…

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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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 don't…

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…

Jeanne Poppe loves politics. She emphasizes that politics is everywhere. In families, workplaces, among friends, as well as in government. She is not talking about the usual narrow definition of the word, which…

A gym locker room - Photo: Jan Laugesen, via Wikimedia. Popular gym chain Crunch Fitness recently warned its members to stop having sex in men's locker rooms, urging them to choose “* literally * anywhere else” instead. The…

On June 23, 1972, President Nixon enacted Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. Title IX was widely seen as the springboard for high school and college women's sports to get…

Farah Diaz-Tello was a student at the University of Texas at Austin when she heard about a course on gender discrimination open to undergraduates and aligned with her interests.The course, Diaz-Tello recalls, was "chronically…

Disgruntled former Scotts Valley Police Department officer David Ball has launched a new lawsuit against the city of Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole, Jr. and his former intern Pascale Wowak, citing defamation and the intentional…

MIDFIELD, Alabama (WIAT) - A lieutenant with the Midfield Police Department filed a complaint alleging the city discriminated against her on the basis of her gender and race. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Lt. Donna…

Faith groups, LGBTQI + advocates and legal experts will all conduct a controversial investigation into proposed religious discrimination laws.A parliamentary human rights committee will hold its first hearing as the federal government says…

INFLUENZA IN SPORT • Is sport doomed? Not in the long run. But this month. Following. Through the winter? Will the ever-growing spread of COVID-19 pull the rug in sporting events from high school to professional…

When asked what her response would be to a family asking her to consider enrolling their child who had passed from a boy to a girl, she replied, "I will say yes". Likewise, female students who switch to male are welcome to stay in…

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed to speed up protection for gay students in a bid to gain support from moderate Liberal MPs ahead of a possible vote on the bill in the final week of the Parliament. But a vote on the…

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - On the surface, this is a lawsuit over whether girls should be allowed to wear pants at a private charter school in Brunswick County. But it was the potential far-reaching impacts of this case that led more…

Chills during outdoor lunches. Forbidden to sit cross-legged on the floor like the boys. Forbidden to play football or cartwheels during recess. This is how three girls described the daily discomforts they felt due to their school's…

BILLINGS — The Montana Department of Labor has announced it will end its contract with a Billings-based nonprofit that helps rehabilitate Montana healthcare workers suffering from drug addiction and addiction.The announcement came after a…

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. During the semester, students and organizations, such as Stand With Survivors SU, asked Syracuse University to reform its Title IX…

'Like Fresh Meat: Detailing Widespread Sexual Harassment in the Australian Parliament. " That was the headline of the New York Times this week outlining the Gender Discrimination Commissioner's report on harassment and bullying…

Lynn Gehl struggles to celebrate the legal victory that earned her First Nation status. Gehl, Algonquin-Anishinaabe-kwe, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies, details the painful toll his life took from the 23-year battle…

The policy will abandon a previous election pledge on fuel standards over fears of a possible coalition oil price scare campaign.With both sides preparing new lines of attack for the campaign, Labor took advantage of Question Time to blame…

Australian Gender Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins recommended a major overhaul of the toxic culture of the Federal Parliament in the workplace after delivering her landmark report that one in three staff questioned had experienced…

The investigation into the religious discrimination bill should not take into account exemptions that allow schools to discriminate against teachers and students based on their sexuality, President Anne Webster said.The national MP said the…

PHOENIX - A recent OH Predictive Insights poll showed Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to have a decisive lead in the Arizona Democratic primary race for governor.Hobbs got 42% of the vote and his closest rival, Marco Lopez, 8% of the vote.…

The federal government is under pressure from within its own ranks to ensure that teachers cannot be fired and students expelled because of their sexuality or gender identity.The introduction of the government's religious discrimination…

Australia is not a particularly religious country. Australians have a reputation for being widely ambivalent about the place of religion in their lives and in society. But while a growing number of people report "no religion" in the…

Q: My 12 year old son has had long hair for several years. He's been playing guitar since kindergarten and thinks his long blonde curls make him look like a rock star. His elementary teachers never said anything about it. He started…

By Jonny Lupsha, News Editor Three women have filed a class action lawsuit against UPS for discrimination based on sex. They allege that the company assigns women to suboptimal jobs with little chance of advancement. Women's…

Liberty University comes under scrutiny for its handling of sexual assault. A dozen former Liberty students and employees sued the university in July, alleging that Evangelical Christian University in Virginia "has intentionally created a…

The ability of religious schools to discriminate in favor of hiring religious teachers will be given additional protection under controversial bills on religious discrimination, adding to existing rights of schools to expel staff and…

MISSOULA - Former Montana women's basketball coach Lady Griz, Shannon Schweyen, is suing the university for gender discrimination after UM failed to renew her contract in April 2020.Schweyen filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in…

La Jolla, CA - October 18, 2021 - The Lodge at Torrey Pines: Malika Andrews with actress Halle Berry at espnW 2021: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota.(Photo by Daniel Stark / ESPN Images) The ESPNW: Women + Sports Summit featured…

Editor's Note: This article contains a graphic mention of harassment. Olivia Hill, the first Vanderbilt employee in transition while employed by the university, deposit a lawsuit against Vanderbilt on September 29, 2021, citing…

The JUDGEs called on ministers to explain why they failed to enforce UK equality laws while ensuring a change in the definition of women in Scotland to include men who have changed their gender. It comes as the…

Former school president resigned after taking controversial photo on Rick Hendrick's boatLiberty University is a private evangelical university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Television preacher Jerry Falwell Sr founded the…

Join the leaders of online gaming at GamesBeat Summit Next on November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. Activision Blizzard's net bookings of $ 1.88 billion in the third quarter ended September 30 matched Wall Street…

Dear students, faculty and staff, The past year has shown us that our strength, solidarity and mutual support can help us through the most difficult times. We are grateful to the community we are all working together to build: a community…

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TOPEKA - Individual defendants in a civil suit brought by Brian Schrader, a former Emporia State professor…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Education has released a fact sheet that addresses the main issues intersex students face in schools and provides recommendations on how schools can support intersex…

This hypothesis, argue Voelkel and Brandt,has its roots in research which points out that people's thoughts, attitudes and behaviors are strongly influenced by the ideological groups they identify with and is consistent with work suggesting…

Lamb claims he was fired after challenging the college's "mismanagement of sexual assault and harassment complaints in violation of Title IX." He also claims he has "raised Title IX violations" with senior university officials, including…

Warmington's attorneys filed the revocation stipulation in state district court on October 15, ending a two-year legal battle that also saw a similar lawsuit launched by a federal judge.…

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - The University of Southern California fraternity member of the Epsilon Omicron chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity who was charged with sexual assault has been suspended, according to the chapter. Los Angeles Police…

On June 23, 1972, President Nixon enacted Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. Title IX has been widely seen as the stepping stone for college women's sports to get to where…

Dr Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of Australia. Origin: supplied. Since 2010, the Champions of Change Coalition has reflected on ways to achieve gender equality in the workplace and advance a more diverse group of women in leadership.…

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HORSEHEADS, NY (WETM) - The former managing director of Red Lobster's Horseheads is suing the restaurant chain for racial and gender discrimination. According to a complaint filed in the Western New York District, Elmira resident…

Throughout her career, Heidi Shyu was no stranger to discrimination. The Under-Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shared some of her early experiences and advice in the workplace at a summit on women in…

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By Brian Dowling (October 13, 2021, 12:25 p.m. EDT) - A Maine law firm accused of firing a partner for taking parental leave told the First Circuit on Tuesday that a federal judge in Boston was right to transfer the gender…

WASHINGTON - No one could have imagined the life of Anna Pauline (Pauli) Murray, the black, queer and gender nonconforming civil rights pioneer who lived from 1910 to 1985. Few have done as much to make the world fairer than Murray. Last…

Scottish Police have received just under 250 complaints of sexual misconduct against police officers and special constables in the past four years.A total of 166 Police Scotland police officers and special constables have been charged with…

Experts recommend ways to foster workplaces free from sexual harassment.#MeToo took the world by storm in 2017.The hashtag has become a way of supporting survivors of sexual violence, as well as a battle cry for reform. #MeToo has brought…

Oct. 7 (Reuters) - California to ban companies from requiring non-disclosure agreements in regulations with employees over workplace harassment complaints under a bill signed Thursday in a victory for workers in the technology that defended…

A former gun official told how she found herself "devastated" and "in dire straits" after falling victim to Scottish police for complaining about a sexist culture within her unit. Rhona Malone formed a labor versus…