LIVELIHOOD LAW BLOG
SIMPSONS COMPOSER ACCUSES FOX OF AGEISM
Alf Clausen, longtime composer of The Simpsons, has filed a lawsuit alleging age discrimination and #discrimination based on a perceived disability. Mr. Clausen was terminated after a 27-year career composing music for the show and says he was replaced by someone...
AGE DISCRIMINATION AT GOOGLE
Age discrimination is a real issue in this country. We see it even at top companies like Google who just paid $11m to more than 200 job-seekers who were over 40 when they applied in order to settle a lawsuit alleging age discrimination in its hiring practices. Learn...
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
On July 26th, 1990 the US Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibits #discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications on the basis of a person’s disability.
NATURAL HAIRSTYLES
We appreciate everyone involved in the legislation that now bans discrimination based on natural hairstyles in New York! "For much of our nation's history, people of color — particularly women — have been marginalized and discriminated against simply because of their...