Diskriminierung am Arbeitsplatz und Gleichbehandlung

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Author(s):  
Ina Bender
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Burden Of Proof ◽  
Labor Law ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
Full Force ◽  
Procedural Facilitation

Vor einigen Jahren ist das allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz in Kraft getreten und bildete zugleich den vorläufigen Höhepunkt in der Diskussion um die Rechte von Minderheiten und benachteiligten Bevölkerungsgruppen. Dabei nehmen die arbeitsrechtlichen Vorschriften einen großen Teil ein, um Diskriminierung aufgrund der Rasse, der ethnischen Herkunft, des Geschlechts, des Alters, der Religion oder Weltanschauung, Behinderung oder der sexuellen Identität zu bekämpfen. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es jedem Arbeitgeber dringend zu empfehlen, sich für dieses Thema zu sensibilisieren und einen Überblick über die Anforderungen und den Umgang der Gerichte mit diesem Gesetz in den vergangenen Jahren zu verschaffen. A few years ago, at the height of a discussion about the rights of minorities and disadvantaged groups, a law against discrimination came into force. The regulations of this labor law are very important in order to prevent discrimination on grounds of racial or ethnic origin, disability, gender, age, religion or belief, or sexual identity. The employer has a lot of obligations to prevent discrimination in the workplace. Legal claims for damages, compensation for pain and suffering, as well as procedural facilitation (reversal of the burden of proof) make this law a very efficient instrument. Indeed, a lot of employers have felt the full force of it. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that all employers familiarize themselves with the requirements of this law, and be aware of how the court has been dealing with its implications over the last few years. Keywords: sensibilisierung, religion, herkunft, gleichbehandlung, geschlecht, diskriminierung

Ethnic origin and access to electronic health services

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 791-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo S Mesch
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Diversification Hypothesis

E-health holds the promise of changing the delivery of health care by extending and enhancing its reach, and democratizing and improving the access of disadvantaged groups to health care services. This study investigated ethnic inequalities in access to e-health information, communication and electronic services in Israel. Based on the diversification hypothesis, we expected that disadvantaged ethnic groups would be more likely to use e-health services to compensate for their lack of social capital. Data gathered from a representative sample of Internet users in Israel (n=1371) provided partial support for the hypothesis, indicating that in multicultural societies, disadvantaged groups are more motivated than the majority group to use the Internet to access medical information. However, despite expectations, minority groups were less likely to access e-health services. Implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals A problematic Israeli High Court dismissal of a torture complaint. A commentary by Hans Draminsky Petersen, MD

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Hans Draminsky Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Burden Of Proof ◽  
Medical Evidence ◽  
High Court ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
Istanbul Protocol ◽  
Definition Of

It is not for the documenting medical experts (Shir, 2019), but for the court to decide whether the level of pain and suffering inflicted reaches the threshold of torture [while disregarding ill-treatment], i.e., the court upholds the prerogative to apply its own interpretation of the definition of torture, no matter existing medical evidence and disregarding the Istanbul Protocol. The criteria used to determine the level of FT's pain and suffering does not appear in the ruling. The ruling states that the burden of proof that the "means" were not reasonable [constituting torture] falls upon the petitioner (para 36). In the light of the above (1, a-h) this is in practice impossible for the petitioner to establish. This aligns with Shir’s statement that no ISA interrogator has been indicted in 1200 torture complaints.

Clinical Update: Pain and Suffering

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Author(s):  
Sheila Wendler
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Treatment Interventions ◽  
Medical Expenses ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Pain Behaviors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Patient’S Experience ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
And Training

Abstract Attorneys use the term pain and suffering to indicate the subjective, intangible effects of an individual's injury, and plaintiffs may seek compensation for “pain and suffering” as part of a personal injury case although it is not usually an element of a workers’ compensation case. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fifth Edition, provides guidance for rating pain qualitatively or quantitatively in certain cases, but, because of the subjectivity and privateness of the patient's experience, the AMA Guides offers no quantitative approach to assessing “pain and suffering.” The AMA Guides also cautions that confounders of pain behaviors and perception of pain include beliefs, expectations, rewards, attention, and training. “Pain and suffering” is challenging for all parties to value, particularly in terms of financial damages, and using an individual's medical expenses as an indicator of “pain and suffering” simply encourages excessive diagnostic and treatment interventions. The affective component, ie, the uniqueness of this subjective experience, makes it difficult for others, including evaluators, to grasp its meaning. Experienced evaluators recognize that a myriad of factors play a role in the experience of suffering associated with pain, including its intensity and location, the individual's ability to conceptualize pain, the meaning ascribed to pain, the accompanying injury or illness, and the social understanding of suffering.

Pain and Suffering

1969 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-101
Author(s):  
RICHARD A. STERNBACH
Keyword(s):  
Pain And Suffering

For the Pain and Suffering Caused, We Say, “Sorry”

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Scott
Keyword(s):  
Pain And Suffering
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