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Lawrence R Sandak, Marvin M Goldstein, John P Barry, Steven Yarusinsky and Daniel L. Saperstein
USA
August 9 2011
On August 2, 2011, the U.S. Senate proposed S. 1471 to complement the recently proposed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 2501 (collectively, “the proposed Acts”). Otherwise known as the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011, the proposed Acts are nearly identical in providing expansive rights and broad protections to the unemployed, including whistleblower/retaliation provisions and generous remedies. To understand the full scope of these expansive rights and protections, this alert discusses who is subject to and affected by the proposed Acts, as well as the unlawful practices, enforcement mechanisms and remedial schemes detailed therein.
Coverage
The coverage of the proposed Acts is quite expansive, as covered employers are defined as anyone engaging in commerce (or any industry or activity affecting commerce) with 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Colors of Great Recession: Black, Brown and Pink (Slips)
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Published on October 28, 2010.
By Ralph De La Cruz
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Among the first things to go when times get tough are good intentions.
For almost two decades, American companies worked to bring under-represented Hispanic and black workers into their workplaces. With labels like, “Our commitment top diversity,” they told us that it made economic sense to have the workforce reflect the population. Particularly in a nation where minorities are heading toward majority status.
Then came one big, bad recession and … well, have you noticed you don’t hear much about affirmative action anymore? Or how blacks, Latinos and women are moving up at the expense of white men? There are no big make-a-statement state initiatives about banning race as a consideration for hiring.
Full Story: http://fcir.org/2010/10/28/colors-of-great-recession-black-brown-and-pink-slips/
Published on October 28, 2010.
By Ralph De La Cruz
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Among the first things to go when times get tough are good intentions.
For almost two decades, American companies worked to bring under-represented Hispanic and black workers into their workplaces. With labels like, “Our commitment top diversity,” they told us that it made economic sense to have the workforce reflect the population. Particularly in a nation where minorities are heading toward majority status.
Then came one big, bad recession and … well, have you noticed you don’t hear much about affirmative action anymore? Or how blacks, Latinos and women are moving up at the expense of white men? There are no big make-a-statement state initiatives about banning race as a consideration for hiring.
Full Story: http://fcir.org/2010/10/28/colors-of-great-recession-black-brown-and-pink-slips/
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