Civil Rights
This is FindLaw’s collection of Civil Rights articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly, the right to vote, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places. Corporations have been gaining more civil rights in the courts throughout the years. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Civil Rights Articles
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The War Between Diversity and Religion and the No-Man’s Land for Employers
Employers pushing toward diversity in the workplace are now encountering push-back from employees on the religious right. These employees contend that diversity policies requiring them to "value" concepts with which they fundamentally disagree for ...
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Three Federal Agencies Issue Joint Statement Against Employment Discrimination Following September 11 Terrorist Attacks
On November 19, 2001, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor issued a joint statement against workplace bias. The statement emphasizes the alarming increase in incidents of harassment ...
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Transgender Employee Required to Use Restroom of His Biological Gender
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld an employer's decision to require a biologically male employee to use the men's restroom despite his "transgender" female self-image. The employee was born male but considered herself female. She took female ...
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US Supreme Court to Review Disability Case
The Supreme Court agreed to decide how difficult it should be for disabled workers to sue their employers over alleged discrimination after they apply for or receive Social Security disability benefits. The justices voted to use the case of a Texas ...
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Waiver Guidance for Waivers Available Under Goals 2000
U.S. Department of EducationAugust 1996 (as updated in August 1997)OMB Clearance No. 18800531 Expires 8/31/98 Last Updated -- August 12 ...
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What You Should Know About Age Discrimination In The Workplace
Age discrimination is one of the fastest growing fields of law. This growth is attributable to the increasing number of aging employees in the workplace, along with new and evolving legal doctrines. Under the Federal law, known as the Age ...
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What You Should Know About Disability Discrimination In The Workplace
Disabled individuals now have a number of protections in the workplace. Federal law prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of disability or a perceived disability. An employer with fifteen or more employees is subject to the federal ...
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When “Mitigating Measures” may be Considered in Determining Disability
In this case, the Fifth Circuit addressed a novel issue under the ADA that has yet to be resolved by the Supreme Court: in determining whether an individual is "disabled" under the ADA, whether the condition at issue be assessed with or without ...
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Your Rights Under the Age Discrimination Act
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) enforces Federal laws that prohibit discrimination by health care and human service providers that receive funds from DHHS. One such law is the Age ...
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