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Eichler Homes: Trademark in Architecture, Neighborhood Integration

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Born to German Jewish immigrants, Eichler was sensitive to the common practices housing discrimination and believed if a buyer was qualified, there was no reason not to sell them a home. Joseph Eichler’s name is synonymous with the stylish, midcentury homes that his development company brought to the suburbs of California.

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Women in Construction – As Told By Women

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Tamara Rivera, a former carpenter with 24 years of experience and now a council representative for the New York City Council of Carpenters, says that unions have an effect on the types of jobs women are offered: “Women experience construction very differently on the non-union versus the union side. About unions….

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Frail coronavirus patients may be denied critical care under NHS ‘scale’ system designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover

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It does not discriminate against age, but it does weigh up underlying conditions and overall health. . ‘A simple ‘age cut-off’ policy would be unlawful as it would constitute direct age discrimination. The scoring system was considered in a piece of draft guidance which has now been scrapped, NHS sources say. .

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Fury over NHS ‘coronavirus scoring system’ which treats learning disability patients like a ‘sub-class of the population’

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But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne. . But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (pictured).

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Those Days Are Over

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The most significant battles against discrimination in America throughout our history usually have followed the same trajectory. Mike Pence signed a hastily passed revision of the bill with language clarifying that the law would not permit discrimination. Three months later, then-Gov. workforce consists of females.