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Inquiry about MLK Jr. Day as Basis for Race Discrimination Claim

By Daniel Schwartz on January 15, 2018
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Featured Content

I’ve previously talked about Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) day in prior posts (including way back in 2008!).

But this year, I was curious — have any race discrimination claims used evidence relating to the day to support a claim?

Turns out there have been a few.

One of the stranger ones was a…

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Biography Photo of Daniel SchwartzDaniel A. Schwartz created the Connecticut Employment Law Blog in 2007 with the goal of sharing new and noteworthy items relating to employment law with employers, human resources personnel, and executives in Connecticut. Since then, the blog has been recognized by the ABA Journal, and was one of ten named to the “Blog Hall of Fame” in recognition of the blog’s contributions and consistency over the years.
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