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Posted on Apr 17, 2010 By James V. Sabatini
The Eighth Circuit joins other U.S. Courts of Appeals that have ruled on claims that an employer violated Title VII by imposing a sex-stereotyped stigma on a protected employee. In the case of Lewis ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
on March 2, 2009 5:39 PM A 15 year old girl was arrested with a friend for the taking of her friend's mother's car without the mother's permission. While in the holding cell, the police officer ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The former transit police officer that shot and killed an unarmed 22 year old in Oakland California on News Year Day has been charged with murder. Following the shooting, which was captured by video, ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
on January 6, 2009 3:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) On New Years Day, Transportation police in Oakland, California fatally shot a 22 year old unarmed man who was in lying face first ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2008 By James V. Sabatini
Millions of Americans with diseases or impairments such as diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease, cancer and carpal tunnel syndrome will be protected from job discrimination under a new disability rights ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2008 By James V. Sabatini
The number of Discrimination Charges filed with the EEOC increased to 82,792 in 2007 , up from 75,768 the previous year. Race, Gender and Retaliation charges were the most frequently reported charges. ...
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