Category Archives: Discrimination Laws
Medical Marijuana Rights Are Protected By The First Amendment
In October 2003, the Unites States Supreme Court let stand a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals permitting physicians to recommend marijuana to patients whom they believe might medically benefit from its use. Conant v. Walters, 309 F.3d … Continue reading
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The Bong-Fog Surrounding Medical Marijuana and Employment
Many federal, state and local laws concerning the legal use of marijuana are in direct opposition to one another. Caught in the middle are people needing relief from pain and well-meaning employers who want to do the right thing. A … Continue reading
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Jury To Decide Damages for Firing Woman Who Refused to Wear the “Marks of the Beast”…
This one is pretty out there… but apparently a NY federal court has found in favor of a female employee of the city, in a religious descrimination suit. The woman claims she was fired from her job at a a … Continue reading
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Battle of the Sexes… Money!: Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA)
Over the years the equal treatment of men and women in the workplace has been a huge topic of debate. Women have fought for equal pay for equal work but in many cases, they have just come up short. However, … Continue reading
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Fired For No Good Reason?
A little while back I wrote about a waitress getting fired because Hooters decided she was too heavy to work there… part of that discussion involved a mention of “at-will” as opposed to “just cause” employment. Here is a VERY short primer … Continue reading
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Discrimination? Overweight Woman Charged Extra to Have Nails Done by Salon
What makes an action discriminatory? In a recent online article posted by ABC News, a woman who was charged more to get her nails done because she was overweight plans to picket the salon and claims that she was humiliated and … Continue reading
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