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Discrimination › Eligibility

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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Court Blocks VC Firm from Issuing Grants to Black Women-Owned Businesses

Baker Donelson on 6/24/2024

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (the Court) held in Am. All. for Equal Rts. v. Fearless Fund Mgmt., LLC (Fearless Fund) that the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest (the Contest), a startup...more

The White House Immigration Action Newsletter

Cozen O'Connor on 3/12/2013

It has been a busy few weeks here at the White House. Last Friday, the President met with leaders from the faith community to discuss the need to fix the broken immigration system, focusing on the growing consensus building...more

DACA Program Raises Questions For Employers In The I-9 Process

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/12/2013

Companies must balance countervailing mandates under immigration law: verifying employment eligibility while not discriminating unlawfully. With the recent implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...more

DOL Publishes Its “Plain Language” Explanation And Guidebook For The FMLA

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/2/2012

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to twelve weeks of unpaid leave each year for certain medical issues for themselves or immediate family members. Employers are prohibited from...more

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Discrimination › Eligibility

Court Blocks VC Firm from Issuing Grants to Black Women-Owned Businesses

The White House Immigration Action Newsletter

DACA Program Raises Questions For Employers In The I-9 Process

DOL Publishes Its “Plain Language” Explanation And Guidebook For The FMLA

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