The US National Committee for UNIFEM and the National Council for Research on Women Join Forces on a National Conference to Promote Efforts Aimed at Ending Violence against Women. The conference is a collaborative initiative between two preeminent organizations working towards ending this global pandemic.
The US National Committee for the United Nations Development Fund for [...]
In the chaos of conflict and disaster, women and girls can suffer unspeakable violence, exploitation and abuse. The odds are against them as they struggle to survive and protect themselves and their families.
Urge Congressional leaders to support the International Violence Against Women Act and ensure that Congress passes it without delay. This legislation will empower [...]
ABC News reports on Jennifer Paviglianiti’s charges of discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Bartender in Topless Bar Says She Was Discriminated Against for Being Pregnant
By MARY KATHRYN BURKE and BRENNAN MCCORD
When Jennifer Paviglianiti, 29, of Centereach, N.Y., discovered she was pregnant, she hoped to wait until the three-month mark to tell [...]
New Report Says Family Responsibilities Discrimination Cases on the Rise, Cost More
Treating employees less favorably because they have family caregiving obligations can land employers in court and result in significant liability, a new report by the Center for WorkLife Law concludes.
Litigation aimed at bias against U.S. workers who care for children or aging parents has [...]
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By Thomas Tracy
Borough President Marty Markowitz was put on the hot seat Friday when he was grilled for nearly four hours about a discrimination lawsuit filed against him back in 2007.
The deposition, which was held in Borough Hall, was the first major hurdle in the suit filed by former Borough President Communications Director Regina Weiss. [...]
Ryan Thompson reports for Brooklyn Daily Eagle on Marty Markowitz deposition.
BOROUGH HALL — Borough President Marty Markowitz’s former speechwriter is suing him for discrimination. And though the lawsuit was filed over two years ago, depositions are finally underway — with Markowtz being deposed on Friday.
In the lawsuit filed in Kings County Supreme Court in December [...]
New York Times reports on the suit filed by former Borough President Communications Director Regina Weiss.
By DAVID W. CHEN
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is not the only city official who has been forced recently to answer questions about employment discrimination.
Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, was deposed on Friday at his offices in the most significant [...]
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