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Right to Assistance of Legal Counsel
It is a constitutional right of every accused person to have a fair criminal trial of accusations filed against him. Many accused persons are convicted due to lack of a fair trial. An individual has a right to be represented by counsel of his or...
Read More ›Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment By Supervisor
An employer is liable for direct actions against employees. Many times courts have imposed vicarious liability on the employers for the actions of their agents. This means that if any employee is discriminated against or harassed by an agent of the...
Read More ›HIV Infection Is A Disability/Physical Impairment
Generally, society does not accept individuals who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); also commonly referred as HIV positive. Generally, it is a commonly held belief throughout society that interacting with HIV positive...
Read More ›Hostile Work Environment Due to Sexual Harassment
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion and national origin. The courts have many times widened the scope of Title VII to include sexual harassment at the...
Read More ›Workplace Retaliation
The main purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to eliminate unlawful discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was given powers to enforce the laws that make...
Read More ›How Do I File A Housing Discrimination Complaint?
The Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of dwellings based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It was amended in 1988 by the Fair Housing Amendments...
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