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SA support service combatting workplace sexual harassment gets $2 million funding boost

A vital South Australian support service for women experiencing sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace has been given a…

Crafting Laws That Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions

As I mentioned last week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees'…

Ramsey County jail officers of color barred from guarding Derek Chauvin win $1.46 million settlement

MINNEAPOLIS — The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners settled a racial discrimination lawsuit Tuesday that would award eight correctional officers…

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Northern Ireland age discrimination laws ‘must be urgently strengthened’

The joint call has been led by Geraldine McGahey, chief commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Two Practical Arguments for Not Limiting Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions

As I mentioned last week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees'…

Two Practical Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions

As I mentioned last week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees'…

Muslim men file lawsuit saying Alaska Airlines removed them for ‘texting in Arabic’

‘Our clients not only seek justice for themselves, but also for an entire community tired of being scapegoated to justify…

The Independent UK

Call to expand pregnancy health insurance

Excluding birth and pregnancy from all but the top tier of health insurance amounts to gender discrimination, obstetricians and gynaecologists…

Health discrimination costing women more

Excluding birth and pregnancy from all but the top tier of health insurance amounts to gender discrimination, obstetricians and gynaecologists…

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Hidden cameras show discrimination on Côte d’Azur private beaches, say activists

Footage includes white couple getting loungers shortly after couple of ‘north African appearance’ were told they were reserved

The Guardian - UK

Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions: The Employer's Sub-Constitutional Rights?

As I mentioned last week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private Employees'…

Fiji becomes first Pacific nation to recognise waste pickers as the world's invisible environmentalists fight to be seen

Despite playing a vital role in combating climate change and plastics pollution, waste pickers worldwide face discrimination and harassment. Now…

'We want our daughter to go to a Catholic school 18 miles away but the council won't pay for transport'

Matthew and Feodora Shearman have accused their local council of "discrimination" for not paying for transport to nearest Catholic secondary

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‘Risks posed by AI are real’: EU moves to beat the algorithms that ruin lives

‘Black-box’ AI-based discrimination seems to be beyond the control of organisations that use it

The Guardian - UK

SC favours to include unmarried women under abortion law

NEW DELHI: Insisting on a "forward-looking" approach, the Supreme Court has opined that any discrimination between married and unmarried women…

The Times of India

End Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement

It's virtually the only area of law enforcement where racial discrimination is officially permitted by policy. And it's both wrong…

Man says people mistake him for beggar at bus stop because of his disability

Ellis said he faces systemic discrimination "every day"

Reasons Not to Limit Private-Employer-Imposed Speech Restrictions: The Employer's Own Free Speech Rights?

As I mentioned earlier this week, ten years ago I wrote a descriptive and analytical law review article called Private…

Suella Braverman’s attack on ‘woke’ HR is a spectacular own goal

The attorney general wants to scrap Whitehall diversity training. It could mean a host of new lawsuits that the government…

The Guardian - UK

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Digested week: New York faces triple plague of rats, flies and racist mascots

While pest populations soar, kids’ venue mascots face accusations of discrimination

The Guardian - UK

WA researchers develop new guidelines to help prevent suicide among young LGBTQA+ people

A new set of guidelines is unveiled in a bid to help clinical and support service providers improve suicide prevention…

Federal judge blocks Biden administration guidance on transgender students

A federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on July 15, 2022, struck…

Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Exclusive: Complaint lodged with human rights commission after man turned away at gate of Sydney airport flight

The Guardian - AU

'Freedom fighter' Roy Hackett described as 'powerful and thoughtful' as tributes pour in

Roy Hackett, who died this week aged 93, led what became the UK’s first campaign against racial discrimination. He once…

France creates new post of LGBTQ rights ambassador

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in…