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Disparate impact isn't "unfair" for consumer protection purposes, court indicates

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May 18, 2021) This would make a great student note topic: Is disparate impact “unfair” under state consumer protection laws? But, the court reasoned, “Schulte mistakes gender-based marketing for gender discrimination. Ironically, her claim assumes all men and all women must purchase products marketed to their gender.”

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Four mindset shifts to support equity and anti-racism in legal workplaces

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The Rules of Professional Conduct also affirm that lawyers have a “special duty” to respect human rights and honour the obligation not to discriminate. There are a host of intangible signals that workplaces can send to indicate that an expression of gender identity, cultural tradition and diversity, or family status is welcome and celebrated.

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Court Doesn’t Expect YouTube to Moderate Content Perfectly–Newman v. Google

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However, as I observed before, it’s not actually possible to “discriminate” against every subpopulation of user-authors, because discrimination-against-everyone is really discrimination-against-no one. Yet, the court also said that general statistical evidence of site-wide discrimination wouldn’t matter.

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Comparing the Labour legislation Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (India) VS. Family and Medical Leave Act of the USA

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Introduction Labour laws must include maternity and family leave policies to accommodate the requirements of workers during important life events and to advance gender equality at work. It also covered topics including job security and workplace discrimination against expectant workers. It built on the 1957 amendment.

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The Legal And Ethical Implications Of Gender discrimination And Sexual Harassment In Sports, With Focus On India’s Sports Industry

IP and Legal Filings

The cultural background of harassment and abuse originates from the presence of power imbalances tied to various social and personal factors, leading to discrimination. 18] The cognizance of gender equality and sexual harassment in sports has taken by The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It was better than the jumper.” [17]

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City Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments to Its Social Media Account–Kimsey v. Sammamish

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This lawsuit involves the first rule, which restricts off-topic comments. ” As evidence, the plaintiffs pointed to other off-topic comments that hadn’t been removed. The off-topic rule is, by definition, a content-based restriction on speech. This injunction only applies to the “off-topic” rule.

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Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

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There I noted that AI could be applied in ways that can have a disproportionate impact on people based on certain demographics such as sex, gender, race, and socioeconomic status. ” However, with the increased use of AI systems comes the increased risk of possible bias and discrimination.

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