employment law

Article 315 of the Nicaraguan Penal Code criminalizes employment discrimination.

In Lascu v. Apex Paper Box Co. (Ohio Ct. App. 2011), the plaintiff, a longtime employee with nearly thirty years of service, was terminated as part of a company-wide reduction in force. She filed suit in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas alleging gender discrimination. The trial court granted summary judgment for the employer, and the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirmed.

Under South Dakota Codified Laws § 20-13-10 it is an unfair or discriminatory practice for an employer or any person involved in employment decisions to refuse to hire, discharge, or treat an employee or applicant unequally because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, or national origin. The statute applies to hiring, promotion, training, compensation, and all conditions of employment.

This Act prohibits the employment of women in night work save in certain circumstances. Night work is recognized in the Act as “work in an industrial undertaking during the night.” The total hours of employment of women for both day and night work shall not exceed 10 hours in a 24 hour period.

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