The armed forces are exempt from the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act "for the purpose of ensuring the combat effectiveness".
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It says it is looking into whether the Disability Discrimination Act, which was fully implemented in October, had been breached.
Cardiff magistrates found Rohbani-Eivazi guilty of breaking the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
One aim of the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) was to challenge stereotypes.
That is within 180 days of the unlawful pay discrimination act.
Members of appeal panels must be trained on the admissions code and related law including the Sex Discrimination Act, Disability Discrimination Act and Race Relations Act.
While Ryan is clearly on record opposing gay marriage, he has supported the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which allows employees to sue over discrimination based on sexual preference.
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One in five public toilets had been closed in recent years because of the cost of bringing ageing facilities into line with the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
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On 1 October, the Disability Discrimination Act will be enforced in full, which means the physical barriers will have to be removed to allow reasonable access to public buildings for all.
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The second stage of the Autism Bill was proposed by the party's Dominic Bradley who said an amendment was needed to change the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to recognise Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
He also said the National Autistic Society (NAS) had failed to refer to clause one of the bill which aims to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to ensure it recognises autistic spectrum conditions.
According to Mr Bowler, press speculation has led to fears among some congregations that their church will have to close if it doesn't comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) - the final phase of which comes into effect on 1 October.
Other proposals to ban live animal exports from Labour MP Gwyn Prosser and an amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act to allow single sex sporting events or clubs from Tory MP Robert Walter are unlikely to receive enough parliamentary time to become law.
Although the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 did provide some protection for women in the workplace, it was not until the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 that employers were obliged to take seriously the issue of female staff being bullied or sexually harassed in the office.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age in the United States.
If sex or age come into play, they can turn to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
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Petri said if private lenders refuse to lend money to black students on historically black campuses, that would be an act of racial discrimination under the Higher Education Act.
So long as you act in good faith and without discrimination, you can lawfully act on your best available information, even if it turns out to be wrong.
The British Humanist Association (BHA) says it has written to the headteacher, Jennifer Bexon-Smith, to express concerns that the proposals might constitute discrimination under the Equality Act.
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She took early retirement and sued for illegal gender discrimination under the Civil Rights Act.
Under the Affordable Care Act, gender discrimination pricing in health insurance products is banned.
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Although the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits job discrimination based on disability, it's nevertheless wise to be upfront about a potential employer's possible concerns.
For instance, the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status or pregnancy, and handicap.
Last month, the House of Lords voted by a majority of 103 to amend the Equality Act to include caste discrimination.
The band was known to fight discrimination by demanding that a black act appear on the bill at each of their concerts.
The high court sided with a lower court, ruling that Nelson's termination did not constitute sex discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Such firings may not be fair, but they do not constitute unlawful discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the decision read, siding with a lower court.
The DRC is also pressing for a new equality act to put all discrimination law on an equal footing as part of a "quantum leap" in anti-prejudice measures.
That would include amending the 2010 Equality Act to ensure no discrimination claim can be brought against religious organisations or individual ministers for refusing to marry a same-sex couple.
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