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Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact Gender Discrimination

It is difficult to believe that gender discrimination persists in the twenty-first century, but it does. As outlined below, there are basically two forms of gender discrimination. Either one could hap[...]

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Closer Look

As expected, the Supreme Court recently extended the Civil Rights Act’s employment discrimination prohibition to include gender identity discrimination. A number of states and municipalities already[...]

Four Types of Sex Discrimination

The 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed sex discrimination in employment. That includes discrimination during the hiring process. Yet over 50 years later, sex discrimination, in various forms, is still fai[...]

What You Should Know About Pregnancy Discrimination

Various state and federal laws, such as the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, prohibit this practice. Yet the problem persists, partially because many employers who discriminate against pregnant wome[...]

Obesity, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Reasonable Accommodations

Much like cancer and many other chronic health conditions, obesity is usually a lifestyle condition, a genetic condition, or some combination of these two things. Since this disability has so many pos[...]

Top Five Occupational Diseases in Chicago

Most people know workers’ compensation applies to falls and other trauma injuries sustained at work. These benefits are available for occupational diseases, as well. These conditions occur over the [...]

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