(CN) — An Alabama company's refusal to hire a job applicant because she wouldn't cut her dreadlocks is not considered racial discrimination, a federal appellate court ruled on Thursday. The 11th ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Beyond 'Illegal' Interview Questions: What Hiring Managers Need to Know About Protected Characteristics" webinar to ...

From News 8’s David Williams: Senate Bill 198, a bill that gives judges the ability to enhance sentences with a specific list of protected characteristics, has passed the Senate and now officially ...

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Applying for jobs can be a difficult and frustrating experience: you’re putting forward your qualifications to be judged by a prospective employer. We all want to be treated fairly. We want our ...

There is a growing consensus around extending the Equality Act (2010) to outlaw class discrimination – as well as race, gender and other forms of discrimination already covered by the Act. But might ...

The latest Indiana hate crimes proposal — one that seems to have the clearest path forward in the House — wouldn't specifically list any protected characteristics. House Bill 1093, filed Thursday by ...