Labor & Employment Law

EEOC Issues New Guidance On Issues of Religious Discrimination
Yesterday the EEOC issued consolidated and updated guidelines for investigating and analyzing charges of religious discrimination...

JPI fact sheet suggests less prisoners = less violent crime
Responding to yesterday's good news about lower crime rates (blogged here), the Justice Policy Institute released an interesting little fact sheet digging into the numbers a bit...

White House Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq
Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq - "Today, President Bush announced that – after detailed discussions with the Secretaries...

EEOC Releases New Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
The EEOC today released a new compliance manual section on religious discrimination in the workplace...

Title IX Fact Sheet for College Activists
The ACLU Women's Rights Project and Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) have collaborated to produce a new fact sheet related to a college or university's obligations to deal with sexual harassment, assault and rape, and the potential liability faced by educational institutions when they are deliberately indifferent to harassment and rape occurring in their educational programs and activities...

Fact Sheet: Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities
State Department Fact Sheet, July 8, 2008: "The U.S. Government is taking actions today to further U...

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Women and the Law
Ttile IX

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

What is the statute of limitations in New york State as to how long a person may claim heirship?
who has paid the taxes for the last 7 to 11 yrs ? you can take a house by openly...

My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...

How to tell if I have been subject to gender discrimination in hiring practices?
You didn't apply for the job. so that's a tough one. Seemingly your Bo...

Should I return a phone call from a collection agency that doesn't name their client in the message?
In the county of the state where I live in the US, I am able to go to the websit...

How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
allegedly failed to give policyholders discounted rates to which they were entitled.

Walt Disney
alleging a Sikh American applied for a job with Disney but was told he did not have the "Disney look" - apparently referring to his beard and turban, which is required by his religion.