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Month: January 2022

Discrimination Based on Accent Can Be National Origin Discrimination

by The Bernard Law Firm | Jan 24, 2022 | National Origin Discrimination

The EEOC recognizes linguistic discrimination as national origin discrimination and prohibits "the denial of equal employment opportunity . . . because an individual has the . . . linguistic characteristics of a national group." 29 C.F.R. § 1606. The Sixth Circuit...

The United States Supreme Court Determined That Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Prohobits Employment Discrimination Against Gay, Lesbian And Transgender Employees

by The Bernard Law Firm | Jan 10, 2022 | LGBTQ Discrimination

The United States Supreme Court held on June 15, 2020 in the case of Bostock v. Clayton Cty., 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) that the long standing 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender employees, even though this federal law...