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Fox Rothschild LLP
Richard B. Cohen
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March 21 2012
On February 24th, we recapped our numerous blogs where we wrote that under existing anti-discrimination laws, there is no protected class known as “the unemployed,” and if you are not hired because of your unemployment status, you have no actionable claim of discrimination. Blogs of 9/14/11; 6/8/11; 2/22/11 This is changing rapidly.
Full Story: On February 24th, we recapped our numerous blogs where we wrote that under existing anti-discrimination laws, there is no protected class known as “the unemployed,” and if you are not hired because of your unemployment status, you have no actionable claim of discrimination. Blogs of 9/14/11; 6/8/11; 2/22/11 This is changing rapidly.
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Oregon minority group to offer scholarships to white students
OregonLive.com
By Janie Har, The Oregonian
February 07, 2010, 7:20PM
An Oregon group that represents minorities will start offering scholarships to white students -- and only white students -- in a bid to get people in the majority to champion issues important to minorities. The stipends will be small, perhaps no more than $2,000 over five years, for students to study race relations in college. The idea is to get students to translate what they learn in school into action in life. The Oregon League of Minority Voters has not figured out details for the awards, to be issued this spring, said Promise King, executive director of the statewide nonprofit organization. But recipients must live in Oregon. And they can't be of Asian, African, Latino or Native descent. "I want to reach white students because I believe the more the majority is involved in our conversations and in our work, the more we are able to get to solutions," King said. The idea of nudging white people to take up diversity and equity may be the way to go in a state and city where whites far outnumber people of color. But it also underlines a stark reality in Oregon: the stubborn lack of color in power.
Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_minority_group_to_offer.html
By Janie Har, The Oregonian
February 07, 2010, 7:20PM
An Oregon group that represents minorities will start offering scholarships to white students -- and only white students -- in a bid to get people in the majority to champion issues important to minorities. The stipends will be small, perhaps no more than $2,000 over five years, for students to study race relations in college. The idea is to get students to translate what they learn in school into action in life. The Oregon League of Minority Voters has not figured out details for the awards, to be issued this spring, said Promise King, executive director of the statewide nonprofit organization. But recipients must live in Oregon. And they can't be of Asian, African, Latino or Native descent. "I want to reach white students because I believe the more the majority is involved in our conversations and in our work, the more we are able to get to solutions," King said. The idea of nudging white people to take up diversity and equity may be the way to go in a state and city where whites far outnumber people of color. But it also underlines a stark reality in Oregon: the stubborn lack of color in power.
Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_minority_group_to_offer.html
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