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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…

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…

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…

The United States Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) has just scored one of its biggest goals yet – a major equal pay victory. On February 22, the team colonized their pay discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24…

For black employees at Tesla's flagship plant in California, coming to work could mean being harassed, intimidated by a supervisor or finding racist graffiti sprayed on the walls of the plant.According to a new lawsuit filed by the…

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…

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…

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

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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…

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…

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…

Riot Games, the video game maker behind popular titles like League of Legends and Valorant, said Monday night it had agreed to pay $ 100 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit with more than 2,000 employees. current and old.The…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

The HBO Max documentary LFG recounts the struggle of the United States women's football team for equal pay with the men's team. But U.S. team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine were on a panel for…

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…

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…

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

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.…

Posted: Oct 14, 2021 / 8:27 AM EDT / Update: Oct 14, 2021 / 8:29 AM EDT LEE COUNTY, Alabama (WRBL) - Former Lee County District Attorney Brandon!-->…

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…

Claire Hart announced her departure as video game maker Activision Blizzard faced SEC investigationGenies to Open New Market for NFTs(Reuters) - The former chief lawyer for Blizzard Entertainment Inc has joined a Los Angeles-based avatar…

The state of Indiana faces complaints of sexual harassment and retaliation from a former correctional officer, although the complaint of discrimination based on the woman's sex was dismissed with prejudice. Judge James Sweeney of…

This article originally appeared in issue 20 of IT Pro 20/20, available here. To subscribe and receive each new issue in your inbox, Click hereFor many, the pandemic has in fact created an exciting opportunity. The shift from work in the…

A school in Santa Maria has been charged with sex discrimination after refusing to play football against a…

Penny Harrington, who after years of fighting gender discrimination in the Portland, Oregon Police Department, became his first female chief of police - and the first woman to lead a police department from a large city of the country - died…

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A former student's lawsuit against Dickinson College could move forward in federal court after a new ruling was issued this week.Rose McAvoy sued Carlisle College in July 2020, claiming officials mismanaged the investigation when she…

Newtown Green MP Jenny Leong spoke to Suzanne James about how bullying and toxic politics have been used to suppress democratic results in the ongoing religious freedom debate in New South Wales. Mark Latham, leader of Pauline Hanson's One…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) sued the Biden administration on Monday on guidelines it released in June requiring employers to offer certain protections to transgender workers.The Paxton trial - who appoints Equal Employment…

After celebrating the first anniversary of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death from cancer at the age of 87, the legacy of this forward-thinking lawyer, scholar and legal scholar remains to be determined. One theme that has emerged among…

news, local news, BURNIE Mayor Steve Kons is outraged by recent actions by the Bob Brown Foundation protesters, who stopped at Burnie Wharf (The Examiner, September 11). He tries to denigrate their motivations, their social morals, and…

In a recent case, a real estate agent demonstrated the consequences of refusing a request for flexible work after being ordered to pay almost £ 185,000 for indirect sex discrimination to a former employee. In Thompson v Scancrown Ltd doing…

The announcement for the club's general manager post has sparked a backlash on social media, with some claiming it appears to discriminate against working parents.The controversial ad - which appears to have been withdrawn - has been called…

Idaho has joined 19 other GOP-led states in suing the Biden administration over its claims that federal law protects LGBTQ students from discrimination "on the basis of sex." The move marks an effort to protect the state's ban on…

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate LGBTQ + Pride Month at the White House, June 25, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters) Biden's mandate for physicians to…

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) - The Philadelphia-based Catholic Medical Association has joined a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's mandate that doctors and hospitals perform gender transition procedures on any patient despite any moral…

After a Lower East Side high school principal was accused of sexually pressing his groin against a teacher's leg at a staff holiday party, an Education Department lawyer asked witnesses to help him "prepare a…

Three former administrators and a current faculty member have filed a lawsuit against the University of Montana, accusing it of sex discrimination, the Associated Press reported. The women say the university is run like a "good old boys…

An Eleventh Circuit panel recently ruled that complaints of sexual harassment could give rise to action as sex discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, where the complainant can show that she would not have been a victim of harassment…

NASHVILLE - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Tennessee to challenge Tennessee law that prohibits transgender students, faculty, and staff from accessing washrooms,…

A recent case brought by female physicians against Yale University highlights the difficulty of separating an academic medical center from a university when assessing the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of…

United States: EEOC issues guidelines on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity…

We would like to thank Foley Summer Associate Tori Breese for his contributions to this article. Sexual misconduct on college campuses remains prevalent: Recent studies show that 13% of college students have reported non-consensual sexual…

Australian Gender Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins urged the Morrison government to impose a positive duty on employers to eliminate sexual harassment, insisting that the workplace issue is much bigger than "a few bad ones. types…

A federal appeals panel on Wednesday released a revised notice that ruled again for a transgender student in Florida, but on narrower grounds than a ruling last year.The new opinion suggests some behind-the-scenes wrangling over…

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A Texas Senate committee will meet Monday morning to revive efforts to prevent transgender student-athletes from participating in sports that match their gender identities. The Senate Committee on Health and…

A former Penn State associate professor of earth and mineral sciences filed a lawsuit against the…

The Supreme Court of the United States let rest a move that allowed a transgender student to use the sex-separated bathroom that matched his gender identity. While not a job case, transgender toilet access is a matter of concern to…

United States: Education Department extends Title IX protections to gay and transgender students…

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Gemma Dobson was fired for not agreeing to work weekends. (PENNSYLVANIA)A mother of three who was fired for refusing to work on weekends has won a "historic" labor court against her employers.Community nurse Gemma Dobson, 40, of…

Should gender play a role in protecting against discrimination arising from family responsibilities? Women currently enjoy a unique protection against discrimination with regard to childcare obligations - that of indirect…

With the Australian Human Rights Commission Report noting that nearly two in five women (39%) and just over one in four men (26%) had been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace in the five years leading up to 2018, sexual…

By JOYANNA LOVE / Editor-in-chief A jury has found former Chilton County Schools Superintendent Tommy Glasscock guilty of sexual harassment and bodily harm in a June 17 verdict. "The jury found former Chilton County…

This year marks the centenary of the formation of the Six-Point Group, a feminist organization dedicated to campaigning for equal rights for women through legal reform. At any given time, they were targeting six areas; then, if the…

Two Australian Civil Service deputy secretaries have been appointed to lead a new advisory group that will inform the development of the government's national plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence. Co-Chairs Frame Alison,…

The US Department of Education released a interpretation notice Wednesday to extend Title IX's ban on sex discrimination to gender identity and sexual orientation, reversing the opposing position taken by the Education Department under…

West Virginia law that prohibits transgender girls from playing on women's sports teams violates Title IX and the equal protection clause of the US Constitution, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.Justice Department sided…

There is no doubt that the United States women's football team is the best in the world. They have proven it in competition. On Thursday, the team won their final match, an "international friendly" against Nigeria, as they prepare…

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - Lawyers representing the College of the Ozarks have asked the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend a directive from the Biden administration that would require the private Christian college to open…

The Justice Department, in a recent court case, said it could “vigorously” defend a religious exemption…

MONROE COUNTY, Michigan (FOX 2) - A black woman says her name was the n-word and was even face to face with a swastika, which the company said it would not remove because "it's a symbol of peace in the world. ancient times". Monroe…

United States: DOE to hold public hearings on Trump-Era Title IX rules and protections for LGBTQ + people in schools…

Who are the judges of the Supreme Court? Nine judges make up the Supreme Court, with a chief justice and eight associate judges. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it is gender discrimination for…

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its Implementing Regulation B (collectively, “ECOA”) prohibit discrimination against protected classes (eg, race, national origin, sex, age, etc.) in credit transactions. The ECOA has been the…

Scholarships created at several universities in Minnesota in memory of George Floyd may violate federal anti-discrimination laws, according to complaints from a professor. Mark Perry, a retired University of Michigan-Flint professor…

Denver taxpayers will pay a firefighter $ 100,000 after a former fire lieutenant placed a secret camera in his room at a fire station and recorded his changing clothes. Denver City Council approved the settlement Monday night after the…

The Biden administration is preparing to directly confront the rash of anti-LGBT, and specifically anti-trans bills proliferating in state legislatures, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country’s leading LGBTQ advocacy…

KPMG says SG contributions should be included in the Commonwealth's paid parenting scheme, among three recommendations aimed at bridging the gender gap in the workforce.His recently published article Towards a more equitable sharing of…

Gender Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins. Source: AAP / David Moir When Kate Jenkins was growing up in the 1970s in her family orchard outside Melbourne with two brothers, she vividly remembers watching a report on Deborah…

A federal appeal board heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a former Capitol Police sergeant, Officer Jodi Breiterman, should have been suspended and then demoted for sending a picture of a loaded gun to the media that another officer…

Legislation that would have prevented transgender youth from participating in K-12 women's sports was…

As a forward for the US women's football team, Abby Wambach was a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. She retired in 2015 as the all-time top scorer in sport, male or female. Since then, Ms Wambach has written three…

Safter Christie Leonard moved to Manatee County in 2003, she began volunteering for Gospel crusade, a Bradenton nonprofit that manages The family church and Christian retreat conference center and produced videos for the Christian…

Sarah Gilzean: Shared parental leave for male employee is not comparable to female adoption leave Posted May 4, 2021 Sarah gilzean Sarah gilzean explains a recent case in which a male employee on shared parental leave…

A former West Charlotte High School student who was sexually assaulted by a group principal will be in court today seeking damages. The lawsuit names the former principal, Duncan Carol Gray, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as…

The recently enacted medical ban targets transgender children and violates the equal protection clause.Bills targeting transgender youth swept across the United States and Arkansas last month became the first state in the country to ban…