As Workplaces Open, EEOC Warns Employees about Pandemic-Related Discrimination
The EEOC updates its guidance, reminding employees that federal law still protects them against age, sex, race and national origin discrimination during the pandemic.
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Rhodes must fall, but who should stand in his place? (Financial Times)
Dr Ann Olivarius’ op-ed in the Financial Times suggesting Oxford should replace Cecil Rhodes’ statue with two worthy inheritors – Lucy Banda-Sichone, and Alain LeRoy Locke.
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Revealed: How unis issue meaningless fines to students guilty of sexual assault (The Tab)
The Tab interviews Dr Ann Olivarius on universities’ inappropriate fining systems for sexual assault.
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Dr Ann Olivarius, Founding Partner of AO Advocates, Awarded APIL Fellowship Accreditation
Dr Olivarius commented: “I am honoured and delighted to have become a Fellow of APIL, an organisation that does fine work advancing the rights of people who have been abused and injured. I am always trying to improve as an advocate for those who seek justice and believe this is one important step on that path”.
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Trump Is Targeting Twitter and Internet Giants for the Wrong Reasons – But It’s the Right Thing to Do (Newsweek)
Ann Olivarius’ op-ed in Newsweek on Trump’s proposed reforms of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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As a former prosecutor, I know that victims too often are blamed for the crimes they’ve suffered. Here is what I tell my clients… (Medium)
“It is not your fault. Then I tell them one more time, because we know they get the opposite message from almost everywhere else…” – Jo McKeegan on the misunderstandings surrounding revenge porn.
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COVID-19 – Unfair Dismissal: Your Rights
James Green breaks down the legal jargon, and explains your employment rights during Covid-19.
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If your boss puts you on furlough and then wants you to work – that’s breaking the law
Employers who abuse the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be asked to repay the money and could face criminal action, HMRC warn.
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The Hearing Podcast’s Best Bits episode, featuring Dr. Olivarius (Thomson Reuters)
Dr Ann Olivarius talks to Kevin Poulter about her passion for the law and what originally drew her to her to pursue it: A desire to right the wrongs she saw all around her, from her university days and onwards.
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Supreme Court Bans Any Age Considerations in Federal Personnel Decisions
The Supreme Court’s decision left unclear what remedies are actually available to federal workers subjected to age discrimination.
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Breaking the silence surrounding sexual harassment on campus (The TLS)
With our clients’ cases as examples, this piece evaluates how the US and the UK legal frameworks approach sexual harassment on campus very differently.
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EEOC Suspends Right-To-Sue Notices, But Workers’ Claims May Still Expire
The EEOC extends the deadline for workers to sue their employers, but workers should still act fast according to federal law.