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Employers Take Note: The “Background Circumstances” Rule in Reverse Discrimination Cases May Soon be a Thing of the Past
On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which is a case ...
The California Office for Civil Rights is closing. What now for school discrimination cases?
The Trump administration's slashing cut the state's Office for Civil Rights, responsible for providing students protection ...
A fire chief says he battled Christian discrimination. Supreme Court declines to take his case
Former Fire Chief Ronald Hittle says he was fired for attending a Christian leadership summit during work hours. The Supreme ...
US Supreme Court won't revisit key test for proving workplace discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a chance to revisit a test it created in the 1970s for determining whether ...
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, ...
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Age discrimination claims can be mitigated with clear 'over-communication', says lawyer
An Australian employment lawyer says potential claims of age discrimination can be mitigated with clear ‘over-communication’ after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found a worker was unfairly dismissed ...
Cuts to Housing Nonprofits Will Spur Discrimination, Democrats Say
Soon there’ll be no enforcement,” said Representative Maxine Waters of California. “We really are going to go backward.” ...
L.A. investigating banking discrimination complaints against Armenians
Los Angeles officials are reaching out to the local Armenian community for assistance with an ongoing investigation into ...
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Northern Ireland’s Police Service Faces Anti-Catholic Discrimination Cases
In a statement, the Catholic Police Officer Guild of Northern Ireland said: 'We are deeply concerned by reports of internal ...
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Education Department Layoffs Gut Its Civil Rights Office, Leaving Discrimination Cases in Limbo
Education Department Layoffs Gut Its Civil Rights Office, Leaving Discrimination Cases in Limbo WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff ...
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Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
Historically, most of the office’s work deals with disability rights cases, but it has fielded growing numbers of complaints alleging discrimination based on sex or race. It has also played a ...