Photo Provided Courtesy of Unsplash.com By Falco Anthony Muscante II, Staff Writer Background & The Equality Act Only one in 27 girls participated in sports prior to the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 [Title IX], which states that, “No person in the United States […]
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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Marks International Women’s Day by Filing a Gender Discrimination Claim Against the U.S. Soccer Federation
By: Amanda Leonard, Staff Writer On International Women’s Day 2019, twenty-eight players of the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) filed a gender discrimination claim against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in the U.S. district court of California.[1] The complaint alleges violations of the Equal Pay Act […]
Legal Resources for Working Mothers Who Breastfeed
By Natalie Tupta, Staff Writer One of the most important bipartisan political issues today is finding ways to support working parents by adopting policies that allow parents to both care for their children physically and financially. Women’s health and career needs are at the heart of this dialogue, because working […]
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 […]
Language Issues in Employment Law
Language Issues in Employment Law By Natalie Tupta, Staff Writer Whenever you open your mouth to speak or write out and email, you don’t just communicate the content of the messages you’re trying to get across; you tell those who interact with you about yourself through your language. We infer […]