Category Archives: Employment discrimination
What’s up with the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, the Senate passed a version of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (61 Yeas to 36 Nays), which would change employment discrimination law to state that it is unlawful to adopt a discriminatory compensation decision or … Continue reading
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Act in favor of fair pay
Interested in the issue of fair pay for women but don’t know what to do? Sign the petition over at the “Out of the Way of Fair Pay” campaign, the result of a collaboration between I Am Progress (part of … Continue reading
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Vera Glaser, a journalist who wrote about employment discrimination
From The Washington Post last Sunday, an article about the reporter Vera Glaser, who wrote a five-part series on employment and policy discrimination against women after a press conference with President Nixon. In 1969, she asked the new president, Richard … Continue reading
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Recent case illustrates proper analysis under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
Image via Wikipedia This week, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, decided a case involving a claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and outlined the burdens of proof necessary to make a proper case under … Continue reading
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How do we remedy system-wide workplace discrimination?
The University of Buffalo reports that another academic article addressing individual vs. organizational responsibility for employment discrimination will be published. Entitled “Divergent Paths: Conflicting Conceptions of Employment Discrimination in Law and the Social Sciences,” by Ellen Berrey, Ph.D., Robert L. … Continue reading
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New York Post: Employees suing their employers have a tough row to hoe
An article in today’s New York Post, “Rough Justice,” highlights some of the many difficulties that can arise for employees who choose to sue their employers for employment discrimination. Indeed, anyone who is seriously considering suing for employment discrimination needs … Continue reading
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