Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Religious Discrimination a case study...


In 1978 the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, responding to congressional concerns,(1) conducted a study to determine whether schools of medicine, nursing, or osteopathy deny admission or otherwise discriminate against any applicant because of the applicant's reluctance, or willingness, to counsel, suggest, recommend, assist, or in any way participate in the performance of abortions or sterilizations contrary to his or her religious beliefs or moral convictions.(2) Surveys were sent to all schools of medicine, nursing, and osteopathy in the United States, asking whether they discriminated against or denied admission to any of the named groups.(3) In addition, any applicant who had suffered such discrimination was asked to contact the surveyors, and any organization aware of incidents of discrimination was asked to describe details of such incidents.(4). More on the following link: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6875/is_n4_11/ai_n25023460/?tag=content;col1

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Guide to ADA Laws

This one is an excellent resource as guide to ADA laws..here is the link for detailed information:

http://www.ada.gov/

Sexual Harrasment spoils a dream family business-Case Study

Georgia Marsh's "dream" job is becoming her worst nightmare. When she was hired as a financial analyst at Ryan Manufacturing Co. six weeks ago, Georgia, 30, thought she had made the best move of her career. Her new job gave her more responsibility, more money, and what she thought would be a pleasant family-business environment. Read more by accessing the link below:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1154/is_n5_v83/ai_16858030/

Learn How to Sue for Gender Discrimination

Gender discrimination, also known as sexual discrimination, is the practice of letting a person's sex unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects women who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a man. But there have also been cases where males have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, the woman received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of the man. Watch this video to learn how to sue for discrimination....
http://video.answers.com/how-to-sue-for-discrimination-34095389

Myths about Affirmative Action

Myths about affirmative action......
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/readroom/articles/affirm.htm