(CN) — An Alabama company's refusal to hire a job applicant because she wouldn't cut her dreadlocks is not considered racial discrimination, a federal appellate court ruled on Thursday. The 11th ...

Federal law protects applicants and employees from negative treatment in connection with their employment, where that negative treatment is based on a protected characteristic. Traditionally, courts ...

Michigan Tech has adopted internal complaint/grievance procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolutions of complaints alleging any prohibited action under the Board of Trustees Policies 5.1-5 ...

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This week we focus on a new case looking at the difficulties between balancing protections of religious belief with the rights and protections of LGBTQI+ individuals. The claimant was an evangelical ...

There is a growing consensus around extending the Equality Act (2010) to outlaw class discrimination – as well as race, gender and other forms of discrimination already covered by the Act. But might ...

The latest Indiana hate crimes proposal — one that seems to have the clearest path forward in the House — wouldn't specifically list any protected characteristics. House Bill 1093, filed Thursday by ...