Discrimination Law

UK law blog posts regarding discrimination law under UK employment law.

California Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

December 3, 2012

This article is brought to you by the employment lawyer David Grey of the Los Angeles law firm Grey Law. Any discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin is prohibited by both California and federal law. This is to include racial discrimination in all aspects of a position from advertisements […]

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Pregnancy Workers Fairness

November 20, 2012

(Guest employment law blog based on US law and practice) There is a time and a place for everything. Federal laws have been put into place to ensure that when an employee is at work they are able to be in a safe, non-hostile, and productive work environment. These have been very specifically put into […]

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Disabled Workers Eligible for Texas Supplemental Security Income

November 19, 2012

The recent, and some say current, recession has made it harder for disabled people to find even part time work. In a good economy part time or contract jobs are more readily available for those that due to health reasons cannot work full time. With millions of Americans jobless the once fully employed workers are […]

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The ongoing battle with age discrimination at work

October 9, 2012

Guest employment law blog post from Orbis Solicitors who have extensive experience in employment law cases, working for both employees and employers. They also offer personal injury, debt recovery and professional negligence expertise from their offices in Lancashire. When it comes to discrimination in the workplace, age is one of the most common factors cited. […]

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Employment Law: Solicitors head to head at ECHR over religious symbols

September 12, 2012

Although employment law says that you are not allowed to discriminate against an employee because of their religion, the European Court of Human Rights has this week heard four cases from British employees with the first two centring on wearing crucifixes at work and the other two on refusing to carry out civil partnerships and […]

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Benefits of Hiring a Discrimination Lawyer

July 7, 2012

Do you feel that you have been discriminated against? Unfortunately, there are situations, wherein a layman can never make out whether whatever he thinks is unfair is actually just unfair or illegal. This is a complex question and only a professional, such as discrimination lawyer can answer it. Laws across the globe are very strict […]

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Overview of disability discrimination law

July 1, 2012

Definition of Disability Whilst s.4 of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010) sets out that disability is a protected characteristic, the main definition of ‘disability’ is taken from case law and has been enshrined in s.6(1) EA 2010. The case of Goodwin v Patent Office provides 4 necessary elements for disability :- physical or mental […]

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Criminal Record and Employment

June 11, 2012

Guest employment law blog post based on US Law written by Phil Balbo, staff writer for Price Benowitz LLP. You can visit monster for more information about how to find a job with a criminal record. Please contact the dc criminal lawyers and Maryland criminal lawyers with Price Benowitz LLP for a free consultation. Those […]

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Action to take to counter disability discrimination at work

June 1, 2012

Leading a life with a disability presents many challenges, and unfortunately, one of them may be knowing how to handle workplace discrimination. Whether intentional or accidental, this kind of situation can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, or even threatening to you. Here is a step-by-step guide to handling disabilities discrimination in the workplace. If you feel that […]

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Question for Employment Lawyers: Criminal convictions disclosure

May 23, 2012

I was turned down for a job today with South Eastern Trains due to a criminal damage conviction back in 2004 that was dealt with via a compensation payment. It has never stopped me working with children or vulnerable adults in the past. In the job advert it does not state anything about convictions and […]

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