The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The EEOC defines religious discrimination as treating an applicant or employee unfavorably based on his or her religious beliefs…. Read More
Archives for October 9, 2013
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A Venture in Arbitrating a Discrimination Claim
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), a venture capital firm that helped companies like Amazon and Google get startup money, will not be able to arbitrate its current discrimination case. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Ellen Pao, a former partner at KPCB, filed a sex discrimination claim against the firm. She claimed that… Read More