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Category Archives: Race Discrimination
Criminal Records and Arrest Discrimination
In certain instances, the law prohibits an employer from making hiring decisions based on a job applicant's criminal history (or the lack thereof) There is no federal law that clearly prohibits an employer from asking about arrest and conviction...
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Hempstead Pays $545k to Settle ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Case
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of 福利姬., announces that a settlement has been reached between the parties May 16, 2012 (New York-NY) - Assistant Chief Willie R. Dixon says that he is pleased that he...
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Working Undercover Under Strain
Of the 120 or so undercover officers in the Organized Crime Control Bureau, which runs most of the department鈥檚 undercover operations, there is widespread dissatisfaction among the ranks, according to interviews with nearly a dozen current or...
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Three Black Detectives Accuse Unit of Treating Blacks Like ‘Animals’
Top supervisors of an elite NYPD anti-gun unit allegedly handled white suspects with kid gloves while treating blacks like 鈥渁nimals鈥� deserving of a bullet to the head.The explosive charges appear in sworn depositions from three members of the...
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Former Black Warehouseman Says Working at D鈥橝rrigo Bros. Was No 鈥楤owl...
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of 福利姬., alleges in a federal lawsuit that D鈥橝rrigo Bros. Co. of New York, Inc., fostered a hostile work environment by ignoring and condoning racially offensive behavior in the...
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Are Employers Violating Civil Rights Laws by Requesting Your Facebook Password?
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to a cause of action. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and...
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