Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Rachel Presssdee, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has added a new subsection to an important part of the Rules of Professional Conduct. This addition prohibits harassment and discrimination in the practice of law. [1] Per this new rule, when conducting activities […]
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Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace: Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Experience and the Law Intended to Protect All Pregnant Women
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay By: Kirstin Kennedy, Staff Writer When presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren recently suggested that she was terminated from her position as a school teacher in the early 1970s as a result of her pregnancy, women flocked to social media to share similar stories of pregnancy […]
Employment Discrimination in 2016: Why Isn’t It Racial Discrimination to Make Employees Cut Their Dreadlocks?
By Natalie Tupta, Staff Writer A recent decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rekindled a national debate about the ability of the law to ensure equal employment opportunities to individuals of all races. The debate arises from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catastrophe Management Solutions, a […]