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There are federal subsidies for lots of things that society has decided would be good for the country, such as school lunches for low-income kids and better highways for all who use cars, trucks, and buses. On the other hand, there has always been widespread discrimination in, among things, the hiring process. There are oodles of federal and state programs that make that kind of discrimination illegal, appropriately so....[snip] A program that invests more than $1 billion a year to promote that kind of discrimination? Does such a program not only fund job discrimination, does it specifically go after a...

I was reading some articles in The Nation, Jezebel, and The Huffington Post recently when something strange happened: I found myself agreeing with what they had to say. Dude, wake up--you're having a nightmare.Dude, wake up–you’re having a nightmare. No, I wasn’t having a nightmare. The articles were about legislation called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It would require that businesses with fifteen employees or more “make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” While it’s already illegal under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to fire a woman simply because she’s pregnant, the...

Is this a violation of the first amendment? A man is left confused and frustrated after he feels he was denied a job based on his tattoos. A man is left confused and frustrated after he feels he was denied a job based on his tattoos. Bill Roach reached out to Eyewitness News because he thinks he was a victim of discrimination and was treated unfairly. He said the tattoos aren’t gang related and shouldn’t be an issue. He’s proud of them, and they all mean something to him. “My right arm is nothing but music,” he said. “You know,...

Applicant claims French Connection's offer was rescinded once she revealed her Sabbath observance; overall discrimination claims seen on rise By Adam Dickter http://www.jewishworldreview.com | One of the most talked-about suits associated with the trendy French Connection label this year won't be making its way down fashion show runways. Rather, the suit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Manhattan District Court on behalf of Amanda Nathan, an Orthodox Jew who claims she was denied a job because she is Sabbath observant. Nathan said she was offered a position as a trim buyer at the firm's New York...