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Unfairly disadvantaged?Asian Americans and unemployment during and after the Great Recession

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asianFrom an economic standpoint, Asian Americans are presumed to fare better than average, even during downturns—a perception that contributes to their reputation as “model minorities.” Indeed, from 2007 to 2010, Asian Americans had annual unemployment rates that were slightly lower than those of whites. But these numbers mask persistent disadvantages for Asian Americans.

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USCIS to Expedite Review for Certain Cases Affected by Specific Administrative Inaccuracies

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INSWASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has established an expedited process for reviewing and correcting decisions resulting from certain administrative errors. Read more...
   

County worker Says Sex was part of her Job Duties

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sexharassmentLAREDO, Texas (CN) - An administrative assistant claims a Webb County commissioner forced her to give him oral sex "on an almost weekly basis" for years to keep her job, then stripped her of her duties when she filed a sexual harassment claim against him. Read more...

   

The EEOC Misses the Mark with New Rule on the ADEA's Reasonable Factors Other Than Age Defense

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targetmissingThe Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of age and covers employees who are 40 years of age and older. The ADEA provides a statutory exception for "reasonable factors other than age."1 Since the Supreme Court held, in Smith v. City of Jackson,2 that employees could bring a disparate impact case under the ADEA, employers have been seeking guidance from the EEOC on how it would interpret the cryptic phrase "reasonable factors other than age" in the disparate impact context. Read more...

   

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