The practice or policy of discrimination against individuals because of their race
or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability,
age, or country of ancestral origin is a matter of state concern. Such discrimination
foments domestic strife and unrest; threatens the rights and privileges of the inhabitants
of the state; and undermines the foundations of a free democratic state. The denial
of equal employment opportunities because of such discrimination and the consequent
failure to utilize the productive capacities of individuals to their fullest extent
deprive large segments of the population of the state of earnings necessary to maintain
decent standards of living, necessitates their resort to public relief, and intensifies
group conflicts, thereby resulting in grave injury to the public safety, health, and
welfare.
Notes of Decisions
Carmella Bucci v. Hurd Buick Pontiac GMC Truck, LLC, 85 A.3d 1160 (R.I. 2014).
· cites it 6× “” Section 28-5-2. Further, the Legislature declared that it is “the public policy of this state to foster the employment of all individuals in this state in accordance with their fullest capacities, regardless of their * * * age * * * and to safeguard their right to obtain and…”
Folan v. State/dcyf, 723 A.2d 287 (R.I. 1999).
· cites it 4× “Section 28-5-2. The FEPA is designed to assure equal employment opportunities for all persons by eliminating discriminatory practices.”
Henrikson v. Town of East Greenwich ex rel. Raposa, 94 F. Supp. 3d 180 (D.R.I. 2015).
· cites it 2× “G.L. § 28-5-2. .A "pretext for discrimination” combines two discrete notions: "(1) that the employer’s articulated reason for the job action is a pretext, and (2) that the true reason is discrimi *196 natory.”
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