The Harford County Council will hold a public hearing and consider amendments Tuesday night regarding a bill which would protect families with children, pregnant women, and those in the process of adopting a child from from unlawful housing, finance, and employment discrimination. The familial status bill states that an individual can not be discriminated against […]
Harford County Council Agenda May 10: Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact; Discriminatory Practices; Board of Ethics
On a night with an otherwise empty agenda, the Harford County Council will introduce a pair of bills – Maryland Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Discriminatory Practices – Familial Status. Also on the agenda Tuesday night is approval of an executive appointment to the Board of Ethics. The full agenda is listed below: COUNTY COUNCIL […]
What’s Fair in Housing? Free Fair Housing Education Session Being Held April 16 in Bel Air
From Harford County government: Fair housing law violations happen every day: • Sorry, but I can’t rent a one-bedroom apartment to you with your new baby due soon. You’re going to need a two bedroom unit. • Sir, we have a no-pet policy here; you can’t have a service animal. • The rent is usually […]
Company to Pay $115K for Religious Bias at Edgewood Office
From the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: BALTIMORE – Administaff, Inc., a nationwide company which provides full-service human resources to small and medium-size businesses will pay $115,000 and furnish substantial remedial relief to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to EEOC’s suit (Case […]
Robinson: Racism or Discrimination? We Have to Get Past Our Fears and Prejudices
The following letter was provided by Jansen Robinson, Chair of the Edgewood Community Council: Racism is defined as the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. Racial separatism is the belief, most of the time […]
Harford Commission On Disabilities Marks 19th Anniversary Of Americans With Disabilities Act
(Bel Air, MD) – – The Harford County Department of Community Services Commission on Disabilities will mark the 19th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at its meeting on July 27th at 5:00 p.m. at the historic “Bel Air Colored High School.” The public is invited to attend. The ADA, […]
