Akerman Senterfitt Expands Labor and Employment Practice.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Akerman Senterfitt announces the continued expansion of its Labor and Employment practice group, with the additions of Paul Waters as Shareholder in the Tampa office and Deborah Catalano, Of Counsel, in Orlando. Mr. Waters' practice will focus on counseling management regarding workplace health...

The dilemma of hiring minorities and conservative resistance: the diversity game.
This paper defines affirmative action in the context of hiring practices in educational institutions and the public sector. It discusses discrimination, gender, equality, and conservative resistance to diversity programs. Cases are cited to illustrate the legal dilemmas of diversity in public and educational institutions. The monograph concludes that an...

'Surviving General Motors': Former Employee Describes Her Claims of Abuse by GM and Michigan Courts, Chronicles a Life Renewed Through Judaism.
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans expect to receive the basic rights and equality granted by the Bill of Rights and protected by the U.S. legal system. In her new book, SURVIVING GENERAL MOTORS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND CORRUPTION IN THE MICHIGAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: A Life Renewed...

Issues to consider as your child with special needs transitions to adulthood.
All parents go through a rite of passage when their children turn 18, a time when, in most states, children are recognized as adults. These 18year-old adults can now enter into contracts, live where they want, and make their own medical and educational decisions, including quitting school, if they...

In case of alleged whistleblower discrimination by Japanese employer doing business in United States, Ninth Circuit finds that U.S. Japan Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation does not preempt state employment laws, unless latter conflict with limited Treaty right to discriminate in favor of hiring Japanese citizens.
Martin Ventress, a flight engineer, and Jack Crawford, a commercial pilot (Plaintiffs), complained of an incident in which JAL required a seriously ill pilot to fly in violation of American and Japanese aviation laws. Ventress and Crawford were employed by Hawaii Aviation Contract Services, Inc. (HACS) to perform services...

'Central govt swinging as a pendulum on Sachar'.
NEW DELHI: The CPM, which is sharpening its attack against the government, has dubbed the UPA government's follow-up action on the recommendations of the Sachar Committee as a "pendulum that swings between tokenism and deception". The CPM said the report, presented by the government in the last...

Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States.
9780774813259 Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States. Ed. by Reva Joshee and Laurie Johnson. U. of British Columbia Press 2007 257 pages $85.00 Hardcover LC1099 Twenty-six academics from...

Petition asks city for hiring watchdog.
Byline: Winston W. Wiley WORCESTER -The City Council will be asked tonight to consider a citizen petition to establish an enforcement authority to oversee the city's compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity guidelines in hiring and awarding contracts. The petition, filed by Lee...

Coca-Cola Names Ms. Johnnie Booker Director Of Supplier Diversity.
ATLANTA, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ms. Johnnie B. Booker, a recognized expert in the field of diversity and affirmative action, has joined Coca-Cola North America as Director, Supplier Diversity. In this role, Booker will focus on developing and implementing The Coca-Cola Company's (NYSE: KO) U.S.- based supplier...

The colour of success: a qualitative study of affirmative action attitudes of black academics in South Africa.
Abstract A number of studies have shown that white people's attitudes towards affirmative action are largely negative and ambivalent. This ambivalent opposition to affirmative action has been explained in terms of a commitment to equality and sympathy for the plight of many poor black people, on the...