Our Blog: Workplace Discrimination
Is Obesity a Disability?
EEOC Extends ADA Protections to Employee Based on Weight
We have all heard the taglines and statistics regarding the obesity epidemic in this country. Still, the plain reality is this: an increasing number of Americans are becoming overweight or obese. A recent survey reports that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009 (of those, 36.6% …
- Apr 8 2010
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- Blog, Legislative Advocacy, Sexual Orientation Discrimination
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Tell your U.S. representative to help pass ENDA now!
Imagine getting fired. Not because you aren’t good at your job. Not because you show up late or slack off.
Imagine getting fired solely because you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. In most states that is fully legal.
We are pushing for a vote on the bill that would end this injustice soon after …
- Apr 5 2010
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- Age Discrimination, Blog, Workplace Discrimination
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When Will Law Firms Learn?
The EEOC announced last month that it was filing suit against Kelley Drye & Warren, an international law firm with its primary office in New York City, for paying its 70 year old+ lawyers much less than their younger counterparts.
According to the EEOC’s suit, Kelley Drye attorneys who practiced law after turning 70 years of age received dramatically reduced compensation …
