Fair Housing Rights! A Brief Summary What does Fair Housing Mean? Federal‚ State‚ and Local laws prohibit housing discrimination based on the categories listed below. The laws cover housing for rent or sale‚ advertising‚ lending‚ insurance‚ steering‚ redlining and hate crimes. Remedies for illegal discrimination include injunctive relief‚ monetary damages‚ and penalties. It means that Federal‚ state‚ and local laws prohibit discriminate concerning sales and rental of housing based on a person’s
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direction for the City. The City also has a Development Commission that was created in 1958 by the voters. It is Portland’s economic development and urban renewal agency. The commission has an executive director who is accountable to the Board of Commissioners that is made up of five (5) members who are nominated by the mayor and accepted by the City Council. (Portland Developmet Commission‚ 2014) The sole mission of Portland’s Development Commission is to create economic opportunity as well as oversee
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Phase 1 Individual Project HRMT215-1302A-02: Management of Human Resources April 15‚ 2013 The responsibility of the EEOC‚ which is Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is to enforce the law‚ rules‚ and regulations in relation to equity in the workplace. In this paper‚ I am a human resource professional‚ and I am preparing to train the line supervisors on their responsibility to make sure that they are staying within the law and regulations of the EEOC. When hiring for job positions or
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statutes and why you believe they might be relevant to the fact scenario. (2 marks) Hint: the common law is not a statute. The legislations that should be considered when evaluating the above scenario are the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)‚ the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). I believe that the OHRC is relevant to the above scenario because if an employer has decided to terminate someone for just cause‚ they must ensure that they are not violating
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Employment Discrimination Issues LAW/531 July 11‚ 2011 Employment Discrimination Issues According to Cheeseman‚ 2010‚ “prior to the passage of major federal antidiscrimination laws in the 1960’s‚ much discrimination in employment existed in this country. In the 1960’s congress enacted several major statutes that outlawed employment discrimination against members of certain classes. These federal laws were instrumental to providing equal opportunity in employment in this country
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A fair go for all In Australia we pride ourselves as a country that is built on the concept of a ‘fair go’ for all‚ yet this does not appear to be the case for many minority groups who are continually subjected to anything but a fair go. The concept of a fair go is based loosely around equal opportunity for everyone to achieve there goals and the providing of access to basic needs such as education‚ healthcare and the right to welfare for those in need. It has long been Australian tradition to support
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Review Questions Topic 2: The Nature of the Employment Relationship 1. Why is the employment relationship interdependent? In order to tap the creative and productive powers of workers‚ employers cannot treat them as any other market commodity. Employees can always bargain with their compliance‚ commitment and effort. Hence‚ to some extent‚ employers must seek a cooperative relationship with their workers in order to gain their consent to managerial directives. Employees‚ on the other hand‚ are also
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Roy Clay 4/10/12 Fair Weather Friends 2 The majority of us have friends‚ the friends we have known since childhood‚ the friends we would do anything for; the friend
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employer’s exposure to laws and regulations governing the employment relationship. Using an independent contractor frees an employer from the tax withholding and tax payment obligations it has for its employees. Using an independent contractor substantially increases the right of the employer to control the contractor. Points Received: 1.25 of 1.25 Comments: Question 4. Question : The most prevalent form of the employment relationship is _________. Student Answer: independent
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first of May and the end of October‚ an estimated 27 million people attended Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (Worlds Columbian Exposition)‚ also known as Chicago World’s fair of 1893. This fair was planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus voyage and discovery of the New World. However the fair was a year late due to political arguments. The exposition covered 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance.‚ and featuring nearly 200 new buildings (History Files)
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