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- 291: Martin Luther King Jr. 3
- ... and the march built on the Birmingham demonstrations to create the political momentum that resulted in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation in public accommodations, as well as discrimination in education and employment. As a result of King s effectiveness as a leader of the American civil rights movement and his highly visible moral stance he was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for peace. Selma Marches In 1965 ... SCLC broadened its civil rights agenda by focusing on issues related to black poverty. King established a headquarters in a Chicago apartment in 1966, using that as a base to organize protests against housing and employment discrimination in the city. Black Baptist ministers who disagreed with many of SCLC s tactics, especially the confrontational act of sending black protesters into all-white neighborhoods, publicly opposed King s efforts. The protests did ...
- 292: The Existence of Prejudice: Past and Present
- ... unlawful. The Supreme Court declared a law that made it illegal for private individuals to discriminate based on color and upheld the unconstitutional idea of state-enforced segregation. Until 1941, discrimination against black Americans in employment, voting, schools, housing, and public transportation was allowed. In 1941 Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order that would not allow a company working under a government defense contract to discriminate against races. By 1945 states ... bus system. Racial discrimination in the rental, sale, or financing of housing in which federal money was involved was made illegal by the Fair Housing Act of 1968. In 1972, racial discrimination was banned in employment by state governments. Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court in the 1970s. He was the first black man to be appointed. This symbolized the publics ability and willingness to work together ...
- 293: Ethical Decision Making Model
- ... to believe that the problem is Tom. However, it is not that easy. He could then try to file suit against the company, using his age as a crutch, under the (EEOC), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older. Also, according to the EEOC, any individual who believes his or her employment rights have been violated may file a charge of discrimination. Having this information in mind, I knew that Tom could easily state that he was wrongfully terminated under the Privacy Act. He could state that ...
- 294: Labor Unions
- ... day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed a law calling for a 10-hour working day in all factories. It also forbade the employment of children under 10 years old. Meanwhile trade unions were joining together in cities to form federations. A number of skilled trades organized national unions to try to improve their wages and working conditions. The ... state militia against strikers. They were outraged by inhuman conditions in factories and mines. The Progressives and the AFL pressured state governments for laws to protect wage earners. Almost all states passed laws forbidding the employment of children under 14 years old. Thirty-seven states forbade children under 16 years old to work between 7p.m. and 6a.m. Nineteen states established the eight-hour day for children under 16 in ...
- 295: Immigration and Its Effect on the Economy of the U.S
- ... native-born workers were 13.5 percent and 29.9 percent." Consequently, the greatest labor market impact of immigration is in the sector of the labor market that is already having the greatest difficulty finding employment. "The 1990 Census also disclosed that 79.1 percent of the foreign-born population (five years old and over) speak a language other than English (compared to 7.8 percent of the native-born) and ... the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history" [Handlin 1951, 3]. " The benefits of immigration, however are manifold. Immigrants are highly entrepreneurial. Their rate of business start-ups and self employment tend to be higher than that of United States born citizens. Immigrants contribute to the global competitiveness of US corporations, particularly in high technology industries. Perhaps the most important benefit is that immigrants come to ...
- 296: Relations Between Canada and Japan
- ... recorded Japanese immigrant to western Canada was Manzo Nagano in 1877. By 1901, the population grew to 4,138, mostly single men. These people were not true immigrants, but rather dekasegi ('leaving the village for employment') who intended to return to Japan after a few years. There were very few women among the early Canadian arrivals. Although the Limieux Agreement of 1908 limited the immigration of single males, it did not ... other forms of inequality. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988 entrenched a policy of multiculturalism throughout the public service and the political infrastructure. This progress was supported and implemented by other legislation such as the Employment Equity Act of 1986 and the repeal of the War Measures Act in 1988. Even though some people criticise it even now as it has not reached the stage of correcting socio-economic inequality, by ...
- 297: A Study Of The Market Reforms In Post-Communist Eastern Europe With A Specific Case Study of Poland
- ... However, former policies (as mentioned above) have created a basic economic situation in Poland that is marked by inefficiency, foreign debt and market imbalances. Inefficiency Agriculture Agriculture accounts for 13% of national income, 28% of employment and 12% of export earnings. It is predominantly a private industry sector (about 75%) but productivity is low and development is stagnant. In this area Poland has fallen progressively behind it's east European neighbors ... Poland is no longer a net energy producer and must import energy to maintain production. Incentives for management and workers have been distorted (includes unrealistic prices-low energy and pollution costs, soft budget constraints and employment guarantees. Foreign Debt Largely created during the 1970's, this totaled more than 48 billion dollars (US) before the more than 50% reduction of official debt in March of 1991. The remaining 30 billion dollars ...
- 298: Ireland 2
- ... prudent fiscal and monetary management, social consensus on pay policy which allowed wage moderation, foreign direct investment, EU Structural Funds, an expanding well-qualified labor force, buoyant high-technology and strong growth in domestic demand. Employment has responded strongly to this output growth. Employment growth in Ireland averaged 3.8% per annum between 1993- 1997. In 1997 Ireland had the highest level of job creation in the industrialized world. During the period of rapid growth, inflation has remained relatively ...
- 299: Alternative Medicine
- ... weight programs, educational programs, nonmedical self-help or self-care, or any self-help physical exercise training Lab tests, X-rays, adjustments, physical therapy or other services not chiropractically necessary or classified as experimental Pre-employment physical or vocational rehabilitation arising from employment or covered under any public liability insurance Treatment for temporalmandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) Treatment or services not authorized by ASHP or delivered by an ASHP provider This is only a summary(HealthNet, 7). Nowhere in ...
- 300: Casinos
- ... reasons for the growth of casinos. Across the continent casinos have created tens of thousands of jobs for unemployed people (Clines). Indian casinos in Minnesota have created approximately 5,000 jobs. Between 1975 and 1992 employment in Atlantic City's service industry grew 608 percent, a significant part of this came from casinos which created 95 percent of the new jobs. The casinos increased construction jobs ninety three percent, and created ... casino is completed. The jobs will decline as demand for their services drops off. During the same time period of 1975 to 1992 manufacturing jobs were down eighty-four percent. Real estate, insurance, and financial employment fell forty one percent (Reed). While some jobs increased others declined because of the shift of demand for certain jobs. Casinos may help some jobs but harm others. Even with casinos Atlantic City has the ...
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