Archive for the ‘Human Rights Education’ Category
MY TRUE PAY
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill My “night job” for some 15 years now is to help make a difference in one of the most challenging regions of the planet, including the nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa. Illiteracy […]
GIVING BACK
At Global Cares Mission Academy and orphanage, Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, August 10, 2019 African Literacy Project Applied Scholastics International Our firm is dedicated to community service because “human survival depends on a social framework that promotes and supports the basic rights and nature of mankind to create and change conditions for the better.” Bowles […]
CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA PAID FAMILY LEAVE PAMPHLETS
Employees eligible for California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits may receive up to six weeks of state-funded partial wage replacement for leaves of absence to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn child. All California employers are required to provide a PFL pamphlet to all new hires as well […]
EMPLOYER DUTIES TO FIGHT RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE
Companies Must Uphold Worker Rights to Religious Garb or Grooming Even if It Means Losing Business The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing the federal laws prohibiting discrimination in commerce, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, nicknamed “Title VII.” In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the EEOC has fielded […]
CALIFORNIA’S EXPANDED IMMIGRATION-RELATED PROTECTIONS
New for 2014 While employers are barred by federal law from knowingly employing unauthorized immigrants, companies are also barred from treating any immigrant unfairly, whether or not authorized to work in the U.S. New California laws for 2014 provide the strongest anti-retaliation protections for immigrant workers in the country. This legislation penalizes employers who threaten […]
NEW LABOR LAWS 2013 SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING NOTICE REQUIRED FOR SOME BUSINESSES
Effective January 1, 2013, a new California law, Civil Code section 52.6, requires specified businesses and other establishments to conspicuously post a notice guiding the public to report suspected slavery and human trafficking. The places affected include: – Restaurants – Urgent care and emergency room facilities – Privately operated job recruitment centers – Commercial airports, […]
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FORUM: TERRORISM AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
Defining Freedom in the Post 9-11 World Please save the date: Saturday, December 10, 2011 9:30 A.M. – NOON Youth for Human Rights International and United for Human Rights present: TERRORISM AND CIVIL LIBERTIES Defining Freedom in the Post 9-11 World Brunch with presentations and panel to follow. Church of Scientology of Pasadena 35 S. […]
FORUM ON HUNGER AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:30 A.M. – NOON Youth for Human Rights International presents: REVERSING HUNGER with Irving Sarnoff Founder, Friends of the United Nations Admission Free. Donations Accepted. Brunch, with presentations and panel to follow. Where: Church of Scientology of Pasadena 35 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 792-7533 RSVP: Michele Kirkland (323) 663-5797 director@youthforhumanrights.org […]
NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION
Best Practices for Fair and Equal Employment In our richly diverse society, it is perhaps no surprise that national origin workplace discrimination claims have been increasing steadily across the country since 2001. It is unlawful for business to make a significant employment decision – e.g. hiring, advancing, demoting, or firing – based on a worker’s […]
FORUM ON YOUTH VIOLENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:30 A.M. – NOON Youth for Human Rights International and United for Human Rights present A Community Forum on Youth Violence and Human Rights Brunch, with presentations and panel to follow Church of Scientology of Pasadena Chapel 35 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 RSVP:(626) 583-6600 Photo: Pierre Holtz. […]