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EDITORIAL: Support for ENDA: Anti-discrimination law's 40-year trip
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.On Thursday, Boulder's Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon introduced a bill that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With states legalizing gay marriage, and others crafting...Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Congress, Mark Kirk, Susan Collins, Justice and Rights
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Investigator says woman's claims of sexual harassment against former psychiatrist have merit
Bangor Daily News, MaineBRUNSWICK, Maine -- A Bath woman has reasonable grounds to claim that she was subject to a hostile environment in public accommodations when her therapist allegedly subjected her to sexual comments and unwelcome touching, according to an investigator with...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Sexual Misconduct, Civil Rights, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice and Rights
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The Seattle Times Danny Westneat column
Seattle TimesI didn't have a strong conviction one way or another about the story of the florist who refused to sell flowers for a gay wedding. Until last week, that is, when a bunch of senators got involved and wrote up what's got to be the most wrongheaded,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Separation of Church and State
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Racial mix of Fulton's workforce way off from county population
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFulton County's government workforce no longer looks like Fulton County. Census figures put the population at 48 percent white and 45 percent black, but 83 percent of the county government's 5,500 employees are black and 14 percent are white. No other...Tags: Racism, Employment Opportunities, Local Government, Minority Groups, Judges
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Rally at Georgetown College asks trustees to expand non-discrimination policy
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAbout 85 people rallied Friday to encourage the Georgetown College Board of Trustees to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty and staff in the school's non-discrimination policy. For the past five years, the college has had a written...Tags: Education, Teachers, Gays and Lesbians, Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups
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Tenant told to speak 'real English' may have faced discrimination
Question: I have lived in my current apartment building for three years with no problems, but recently a new manager took over. I originally came to the U.S. on a work visa; I was born and raised in China and speak Cantonese as my first language. As a...
Tags: Migration, Immigration, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice
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RAISING AWARENESS
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.Community leaders gathered Friday at Niagara Falls City Hall to talk about issues of discrimination as part of the YWCA's 2013 Stand Against Racism campaign. The speakers evoked leaders in race relations as the spoke out about America's struggle to...Tags: Students, Racism, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Justice and Rights
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Quinnipiac University Expands Sports For Women, Settles Discrimination Suit
The Hartford CourantQuinnipiac University has agreed to expand sports programs for women to settle a class-action lawsuit by female student athletes who claimed that the school denied them athletic opportunities that it offered to men. The school has promised to generally...Tags: Litigation, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Feminism, Social Issues
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When weight is disabling
Lisa Harrison weighed 527 pounds on the day she was fired from her job at a Louisiana drug addiction treatment center. The 5-foot-2-inch Harrison, who believed her employer considered her "disabled" due to her weight, filed a discrimination charge with...
Tags: Lawyers, Employment Opportunities, Heart Disease, Obesity, Yale University
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COOL not ruled illegal by WTO but finds label wording to be a problem
On Friday, March 8, 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new rule to bring the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations into compliance with the July 2012 decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate...Tags: World Trade Organization, International Economic Institution, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Consumer Goods Industries
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Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect
Paul Kevin Curtis said he didn't even know what ricin was. Certainly not a lethal poison. But jail can be a swift teacher. "I thought they said 'rice,' " Curtis said of the federal authorities who arrested him last week on charges of trying to...
Tags: Lawyers, Court Preliminary, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Barack Obama, Defense Intelligence Agency
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Nominations for 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble received the most nominations in Chicago's 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the volunteer Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced Tuesday. Bohemian shows admired by the committee included “The Spitfire Grill” and...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Coriolanus (movie), Entertainment, Sexy Baby (movie)
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