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If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try again. Then, file an age discrimination lawsuit. Then try again.

The Employer Handbook

In 2002, with an eye toward teaching in the future, she went back to school and earned a degree in early childhood education. And in the Winter of 2014, the woman did land a job in the school district as a full-time substitute teacher. So, she gave up applying and just sued for age discrimination. I want to tell you a story.

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Ways to Improve Results of Workplace Diversity Initiatives

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If you’re consistently passing over women or minorities for promotions or upper management positions, you may be bordering on an employee discrimination lawsuit. An employee may believe you’re discriminating against them and attempt to sue you for unethical behavior. In 2014, that number rose to 91 percent.

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Which Kills Faster: COVID-19 vs Stigmatisation of a COVID-19 Patient

Thrive Global

Previous strains of the virus, SARS and MERS had raged in 2002 and 2014 respectively, though neither has as much impact on the world as COVID-19 now does. Also, many marginalized peoples and the elderly (who are at the most risk of the virus) who have the virus are being discriminated against in testing and treatment.

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Hawaii Amended Equal Pay Act: Ensuring Fair Compensation

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Hawaii is the latest state to take steps to eliminate pay discrimination with an amendment to its Equal Pay Act. Hawaii SB1057 prohibits pay discrimination based on any protected category, not sex alone. percent in 2002 to a peak of 92.8 percent in 2014. What is a protected class? Previous figures ranged from 75.7

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Employer Breastfeeding Laws by State

Paycor

Discrimination in Employment. The employer may not discriminate against an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the workplace. 181.939 (1998, 2014) requires employers to provide daily, unpaid break time for a mother to express breast milk for her infant child. 1998 SB 2751;1998 SB 2751; 2014 HB 2536).

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Common LGBTQ Issues in the Workplace (and How to Solve Them)

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On July 21, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating against employees and job applicants based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. “In 3 – Discrimination and Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. Set an example.