March Index Page
FedEx, DOL Reach $3 Million Settlement on Hiring Discrimination Case
Monday, March 26, 2012
Equal opportunity advocates welcomed the recent news that FedEx reached a $3 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to address a pattern of hiring discrimination in its ground delivery business.
Categories: Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, Workers' Rights
Senate Advances Surface Transportation Bill with Bipartisan Support
Thursday, March 15, 2012
With strong bi-partisan support, the U.S. Senate yesterday voted 74-22 to pass Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a federal surface transportation authorization bill that provides $109 billion over two years for investments in highways, transit, safety, and other programs.
Categories: Transportation Equity
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Highlights Risks Posed by Census Data Collection Bill
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Leadership Conference says proposed legislative changes to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) would severely undermine the collection of data vitally important to civil rights and human advocates, schools, businesses, lawmakers, and others who rely on the detailed information to help make critical decisions affecting millions of U.S. residents.
Categories: Census 2010
Disability Rights Advocates Call for Transportation Equity
Thursday, March 1, 2012
At a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, civil rights, human rights, and disability rights advocates discussed how federal transportation policies can be improved to meet the needs of one of the nation’s most transit-dependent communities: people with disabilities.
Categories: Disability Rights, Transportation Equity
