employment equality

Article 10 of the Law on Equal Opportunities and Treatment between Women and Men (202/2002) - parental leave

The Government of British Columbia established minimum physical fitness standards for firefighters. A woman who had previously performed her work satisfactorily failed to meet the new aerobic standard. In this case the arbitrator found that the aerobic standard constituted adverse discrimination based on sex because men as a group have a higher aerobic capacity than women, and therefore are more able to reach the standard. The Court of Appeal then overturned the ruling.

The Safeway employee group insurance plan provided weekly benefits for loss of pay due to accident or sickness. The plan covered pregnant women, subject to an exclusion from coverage during the period commencing on the tenth week prior to the expected week of childbirth and extending to six weeks after giving birth (even if the accident or sickness was unrelated to the pregnancy).

Article I Section 1.1 of the California Constitution safeguards reproductive freedom as a state constitutional right, prohibiting the state from denying or interfering with an individual's most intimate reproductive decisions, which include both the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental ri

The California Equal Pay Act, codified in § 1197.5 of the California Labor Code, prohibits employers from paying employees less based on sex, race, or ethnicity for substantially similar work, viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsi

A Human Rights Tribunal constituted under s.39 of the Canadian Human Rights Act 1976-77 found that the recruitment, hiring, and promotion policies at Canadian National Railway Company (“CN”) prevented and discouraged women from working blue collar jobs, and as a result it imposed a special employment programme on CN.

As implemented under The Virginia Values Act, Virginia law prohibits local government entities, including departments, agencies, and boards, from engaging in employment discrimination on a broad range of protected grounds. These grounds include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy and related factors, such as age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and military status.

Labor Code, Article 6 Employment Protection

The Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act of 2022 prohibits gender discrimination in the workplace, supports increased participation in decision-making, training, and access to financial institutions in Sierra Leone. Part III, Section 4(5) requires a paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks for women. Part III, Section 5 of the Act also includes a goal to increase participation by women in the government to at least 30%.

Act on Equality between Women and Men (609/1986, as amended)

The Finland Act on Equality between Women and Men (“Equality Act”) aims to prevent discrimination based on gender, gender identity, or gender expression, promote equality between women and men, and improve women's status, particularly in working life. The Act prohibits direct or indirect discrimination based on gender.