With numerous states passing laws that many find to be discriminatory to certain groups, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a new document aimed at discouraging business owners from policies considered to be workplace discrimination. The document entitled “Preventing Discrimination is Good Business” seeks to inform employers...
A transgender student in South Carolina was recently told by school administrators to use the girls’ bathroom, even though he identified as male. During a pep rally, he used the boys’ bathroom anyway, which resulted in a suspension the following day. The student enrolled in classes online instead of returning...
Currently, The Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records and Department of Health holds a policy that bars transgender people from changing their birth certificate unless they undergo gender confirmation surgery. Two transgender individuals are suing this department, claiming that they should not have to go through with surgery in order to...
With much of the American population growing older and a severely low employment rate among those over 62, Social Security faces severe long-term challenges. Several reforms to Social Security have been proposed, such as raising the retirement age, but these reforms are unlikely because age discrimination may limit job opportunities...
In a what may prove to be a landmark regulation for employee rights, the Obama administration has announced that the salary cutoff for overtime pay will be increased effective December 1, 2016. Workers who earn less than $47,476 a year will now be eligible to receive overtime pay if they...
Earlier this month, the U.S. federal government informed North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory that the state’s controversial bathroom law, House Bill 2 (HB 2), violates the Civil Rights Act, and the Justice Department gave the state until Monday to remedy the situation. North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” bars transgender people from...