Faith-based discrimination? Religious organizations and fair hiring. (Workplace).
Can religious organizations choose to hire only people who share their beliefs? The issue is heating up again. Last December, President Bush issued an executive order allowing such discretion to faith-based organizations receiving federal funds. Similar provisions are being added to legislation including Head Start and the Workforce Investment...

One Out of Four Workers Have Encountered Employment Discrimination, Says New FindLaw.com Survey.
Race, age and gender most common discrimination claimed EAGAN, Minn., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With unemployment rising and competition in the workplace increasing, it's tough to get a job -- or get ahead -- in today's market. More than one in four American adults -- 27 percent...

Collision of religious and gay rights in the workplace.
IN THE CONSTITUTION, the free exercise of religion is an absolute right. However, the right must occasionally be tempered when the exercise of such freedom conflicts with other people's rights. Two bills pending in Congress, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA, H.R. 3685) and the Workplace Religious Freedom...

KETTLE FULL OF CONTROVERSY.
The Salvation Army's Secret Deal With The White House Fell Apart, But Employment Discrimination Remains A Serious Issue In The `Faith-Based' Debate Back in August of 1987, Pascagoula, Miss., resident Jamie Kellam Dodge was fired from her job as a victims' assistance coordinator at a domestic violence...

The ugly truth about appearance discrimination and the beauty of our employment discrimination law.
Bessie Braddock: "Sir, you are drunk." Sir Winston Churchill: "And you, madam, are ugly. But in the morning, I shall be sober." (1) President Abraham Lincoln, a master storyteller, considered himself physically unattractive, and he used his homeliness in his humorous stories. He told of...

Bush presses forward on religion funding without congressional approval. (Faith-Based Foray).
Robert Polito is a man with a mission. Polito, director of the faith-based office at Bush's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently told the Associated Press that he and other Bush administration officials are moving full steam ahead on the president's controversial "faith-based" initiative. "It...

Anti-discrimination bill to get hearing; supporters rally.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Lawmakers have put a bill banning discrimination against gays and lesbians on the fast track, scheduling it for a hearing Monday. Senate Bill 2 prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation. ...

Wrecking crew: using executive orders, the Bush administration seeks to 'knock down the wall' blocking federal funding of church social programs.
With the 2004 general election approaching and his standing in public opinion polls diminishing, President George W. Bush took aggressive actions in September to please an important constituency by advancing his much touted "faith-based" initiative. At a White House press briefing on Sept. 22, Jim Towey, director...

Senate panel advances bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - A Senate panel sent to the floor Monday night a bill extending legal protections from discrimination to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered individuals. The Judiciary Committee's 3-1 party-line vote approving Senate Bill 2 followed more than five hours...

New laws on discrimination will affect employer decisions.
Byline: ON THE JOB Bureau of Labor &Industries For The Register-Guard As mentioned previously, the 2007 Oregon Legislature enacted a number of laws that could significantly impact Oregon employers. BOLI's Technical Assistance Unit is devoting its regular columns to discussing some of the most important...