Discrimination Acts definition

Discrimination Acts means the Race Relations Act 1976, Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
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Discrimination Acts means the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and, upon commencement, any age discrimination legislation;
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Discrimination Acts means the Equality Act 2010, Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995;
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Examples of Discrimination Acts in a sentence

  • It replaces previous equality duties under the Sex Discrimination, Race Relations and Disability Discrimination Acts.

  • The Supplier shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as revised, amended or supplemented from time to time) or as prohibited by the laws of the place of the performance of any of the Services.

  • Western Carolina University supports all applicable federal laws, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 799A and 845 of the Public Health Service Act, the Equal Pay and Age Discrimination Acts, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Executive Order 11246.

  • Protection against discrimination offered by Article 1 of the Constitution, by criminal law, by civil law and under the specific Statutory Anti- Discrimination Acts, is not tied to any nationality requirement.

  • The Contractor shall notify the Contract Manager and the Department in writing as soon as he becomes aware of any investigation or proceedings brought against the Contractor under the Discrimination Acts in connection with the Contractor’s performance of this Contract.

  • Ongoing review of campus policies and practices to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (rights of the disabled), and the Age Discrimination Acts of 1967 and 1975.

  • The Disability Discrimination Act(s) (DDA) 1995 and 2005, and the Special Educational Needs Disability Act (SENDA) 2001 as amended by the Equality Act 2010 places a duty to make “reasonable adjustments” for the individual with a “mental impairment” and to ensure that reasonable steps are taken to ensure that the student is not placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to other students.

  • The Regulations introduced to update the Disability Discrimination Acts and to ensure that they are in line with EU Directives have been considered by the MRCP(UK) Management Board.

  • The College supports the protection available to members of its community under all applicable Federal Laws, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 799A and 845 of the Public Health Service Act, the Equal Pay and Age Discrimination Acts, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities ACT of 1990, and Executive Order 11375.

  • Children with a disability Under the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005, it is unlawful to discriminate against any child with a disability.


More Definitions of Discrimination Acts

Discrimination Acts the Sex Discrimination Xxx 0000, the Race Relations Xxx 0000, the Disability Discrimination Xxx 0000, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006;
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Related to Discrimination Acts

  • Discrimination or harassment means discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry, national origin, or disability.

  • Discrimination means discrimination against any student by a student or students and/or employee or employees on school property or at a school function including, but not limited to, discrimination based on a person’s actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex.

  • Non-discrimination means fairness in treating suppliers and awarding contracts without prejudice, discrimination or preferred treatment.

  • Medical leave means leave of up to a total of 12 workweeks in a 12-month period because of an employee’s own serious health condition that makes the employee unable to work at all or unable to perform any one or more of the essential functions of the position of that employee. The term “essential functions” is defined in Government Code section 12926. “Medical leave” does not include leave taken for an employee’s pregnancy disability, as defined in (n) below, except as specified below in section 11093(c)(1).

  • Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome". ref: Ontario Human Rights Code, Sec. 10 (1)

  • Discriminate means distinctions in treatment because of race, sex, color, religion, handicap, familial status or national origin of any person.

  • Workplace Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome”. Ref: Occupational Health and Safety Act, Sec. 1 (1). The employee rights set out above shall be interpreted within the context of the Ontario Human Rights Code. An employee who believes that she has been harassed, contrary to this provision shall be encouraged by both parties to follow the Employer’s policy on harassment and process. Failing resolution, an employee may follow the process set out in the Complaint, Grievance and Arbitration procedure in Article 8 of the Collective Agreement. The employee shall be encouraged by both parties to exhaust these processes prior to filing a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.

  • Retaliation means any form of intimidation, reprisal or harassment directed against a student who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation, or witnesses or has reliable information about bullying.

  • Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that:

  • Discriminatory housing practice means an act that is unlawful under this chapter.

  • Discriminatory Action shall occur if:

  • Basic Conditions of Employment Act means the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997);

  • FMLA means the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.

  • Education Act means the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended.

  • Discrimination on the basis of disability means any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of disability which has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with others, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field. It includes all forms of discrimination, including denial of reasonable accommodation;

  • Labor laws means the following labor laws and E.O.s:

  • Fair Labor Standards Act means the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.

  • non-discriminatory means treatment no less favourable than that accorded to any other user of like public telecommunications networks or services in like circumstances;

  • Health and Safety Laws means all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, secondary legislation, by-laws, directives, treaties and other measures, judgments and decisions of any court or tribunal, codes of practice and guidance notes which are legally binding and in force as at the date of this Agreement in so far as they relate to or apply to the health and safety of any person.

  • Whistleblower means an Employee or director making a Protected Disclosure under this Policy.

  • Employment Practices means any wrongful or unfair dismissal, denial of natural justice, defamation, misleading representation or advertising, unfair contracts, harassment or discrimination (sexual or otherwise) in respect of employment by the Insured.

  • Sexual harassment means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following:

  • Family and Medical Leave means a leave of absence for the birth, adoption or foster care of a child, or for the care of your child, spouse or parent or for your own serious health condition as those terms are defined by the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and any amendments, or by applicable state law.

  • Employment Practices Wrongful Act means any actual or alleged:

  • Genetic information means, with respect to any individual, information about such individual’s genetic tests, the genetic tests of family members of such individual, and the manifestation of a disease or disorder in family members of such individual. Such term includes, with respect to any individual, any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research which includes genetic services, by such individual or any family member of such individual. Any reference to genetic information concerning an individual or family member of an individual who is a pregnant woman, includes genetic information of any fetus carried by such pregnant woman, or with respect to an individual or family member utilizing reproductive technology, includes genetic information of any embryo legally held by an individual or family member. The term “genetic information” does not include information about the sex or age of any individual.