Tag archives: discrimination in employment

Court of Appeals to decide if nonresident plaintiffs can prevail under NY human rights laws in failure-to-hire cases

Photo of Kevin MacNeillBy Kevin MacNeill on Posted in Discrimination and harassment, United States
Global Workplace Insider - A Norton Rose Fulbright BlogIn Syeed v. Bloomberg L.P. 2023 WL 350565, the New York Court of Appeals recently accepted certification of a question on state law put to it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, namely: Whether a nonresident plaintiff not yet employed in New York City or State satisfies the impact requirement … Continue reading

AI in the workplace: the EEOC and New York City seek to prevent automated discrimination

Photo of Preston BraschBy Preston Brasch on Posted in Discrimination and harassment, North America, United States
On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing entitled “Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil Rights Frontier”.[1] During the hearing, the EEOC explored the potential benefits and harms associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems in the context of employment-related decisions, … Continue reading

What Protection do Employees have Against Race Discrimination?

Photo of Andréane GiguèreBy Andréane Giguère on Posted in Canada, Discrimination and harassment, Québec
Discrimination in Quebec’s labour relations is mainly covered by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Both protect an employee from being wronged by his employer based on race or ethnical differences. They offer employees a broad scope of protection namely with regards to hiring, dismissal, … Continue reading

What protection from discrimination do employees have on grounds of gender in Quebec?

Photo of Andréane GiguèreBy Andréane Giguère on Posted in Canada, Discrimination and harassment, Québec
The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (Quebec Charter) provides the right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of sex. In the employment context, this protection has a wide scope that extends notably, but without limitation, to hiring, to the conditions of employment and to dismissal. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) … Continue reading

Do you really need that information? Be cautious when asking for information during the recruitment process

Photo of Bronwyn WilliamsBy Bronwyn Williams on Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Discrimination and harassment, General
Anti-discrimination legislation in Queensland, Victoria, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory prohibit asking a person, either orally or in writing, to supply information on which unlawful discrimination might be based. A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) demonstrates the impact these prohibitions have on an employer’s ability to request … Continue reading

Case Brief: On a partner’s right to claim discrimination in employment

Global Workplace InsiderBy Michael Torrance on Posted in Canada, Discrimination and harassment
On May 22, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that a partner in a BC law firm could not invoke human rights protection against age discrimination in employment to prevent his mandatory retirement. In McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39, the Court held that the existence of an employment relationship was determined by … Continue reading
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