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‘My boss fired me after learning I take ADHD medication’: This viral story exposed the ugly truth about ADHD discrimination at workA young camp counselor with ADHD was fired after disclosing her medication, highlighting a widespread fear among those with the condition. ...- Boss denied you a deserving salary hike despite good performance? Check your rights under new Labour CodePrivate sector employees in India face limited legal recourse against appraisal discrimination, especially when it's not gender-based. Whil...
- Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
- 8th Pay Commission update: Defence civilian employee body seeks pay, promotion at par with Railway employeesDefence civilian employees are seeking equal pay scales, promotions, and benefits as Railway employees. They also want risk and hardship al...
- Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
- Can you be forced to work on holidays? New labour law rules explainedBosses often pressure employees to work on off-days for targets, but Indian labour laws protect your right to rest. Employees generally can...
- Family pension denied to daughter over divorce timing; Tripura High Court ruling explainedA daughter has been denied her father's family pension by the Tripura High Court. She divorced her husband after her father's passing. The ...
- US sues Uber, alleges disability discrimination, impermissible surchargesThe United States government has filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies. The suit alleges that the ride-sharing company discriminates ag...
- Lenovo fires employee for urinating in hotel's lobby, faces $1.5 million lawsuitA Lenovo computer salesman has found himself in a swirl of trouble, fired from his job after he says a bladder condition forced him to reli...
- Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave for $14 millionMicrosoft agrees to pay $14 million to settle claims of retaliating against workers for taking leave in California. The settlement also man...
- Ex-TikTok executive claims she was fired for reporting sex, age biasKatie Puris said in a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that her 2022 firing was the culmination of a series of incidents where sh...
- Employ our disabled, boost our workforcePrivate companies in India, such as IndiGo, Lemon Tree, and KFC, are making efforts to hire persons with disabilities (PwDs) for customer-f...
- NHRC wants Irdai to ensure insurers offer hassle-free health products to the disabledThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the insurance regulator, Irdai, to ensure that insurance companies provide hassle...
- Ableism and disablism - how to acknowledge, detect and dismantle the types of barriers people with disability encounterWhat do these terms mean? And how can we all do better to dismantle them?
- IBM worker on sick leave for 15 yrs gets Rs 55 lakh/annum, still sues company for not raising his salaryClifford agreed salary was £72,037, but in 2013, after coming under companies disability plan he was paid £54,028 (roughly Rs 55.34 lakh) p...
- HC pans IRDAI for calling disabled "sub-standard lives", says they can't be denied health coverThe court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to take immediate steps to modify the terminology "...
- Personality testing in job applications: what can and can't employers ask you?The questions can range from the innocuous to the deeply personal, with some applicants reporting being asked about their political views i...
- Disabilities Bill proposes penalty for discriminating against disabledThe Bill proposes strengthening the office of chief commissioner and state commissioners for Persons with Disabilities which will act as re...
- Bombay High Court ruling mirrors United States law on employmentBombay HC's ruling that no one in India can be compelled to declare his religion appears a step towards the American practice.
- 'Online CAT exam discriminatory'Disabled people today raised objections to the decision making CAT exams for admission to IIMs online, alleging that the move was a "discri...
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