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This Week in Civil Rights - July 2, 2009

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund July 2, 2009

Ricci Decision Makes It Hard For Employers to Comply with Anti-Discrimination Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court imposed a new standard on employers seeking to comply with federal employment discrimination laws in its 5-4 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, a race discrimination lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Connecticut.

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> Supreme Court Rules in Favor of State Oversight over Banks

> Supreme Court Makes it Harder for Older Workers to Prove Discrimination

New Proposal Fills the 'Doughnut Hole' for Medicare Recipients

Last week, the Obama administration announced a proposal that would cut in half the prescription drug costs for all Medicare recipients who fall into a coverage gap in their drug plans. The plan will likely be considered as Congress takes up health care reform legislation later this year, and if passed, it will go into effect in July 2010.

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Take Action

Protect the Safety and Security of All People

Drop by or call your local senators' offices while your senators are home for the Independence Day in-district work period and urge their support for the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) to fight hate crimes and provide safety and security to all people.

> View more Action Alerts from LCCR


Civil Rights Jobs at LCCR/EF

LCCR/EF is looking for a Deputy Communications Director to work out of our office in Washington, D.C.

You can also find job opportunities from other civil rights organizations in our Career Center.


LCCR Member Spotlight

The National Employment Lawyers Association is the country's largest professional organization that is exclusively comprised of lawyers who represent individual employees in cases involving employment discrimination and other employment-related matters.

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