Lithuania
Non-discrimination law | Gediminas Andriukaitis Monika Guliakaitė |
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Legal developments
A new model for disability assessment, better access to help and services, accessibility of information, handling of complaints etc.
A new ground of discrimination, discrimination of persons with disabilities in the workplace, social advantages on the grounds of age, disability, and social status
Broader employment opportunities and services for persons with disabilities in the labour market, as well as abolition of the status of social enterprises
Prohibition of harassment in the provision of goods and services
The provision of the Law on Employment restricted older people from volunteering
The ruling of the Constitutional Court in the field of migration lays the foundation for the recognition of the rights of same-sex couples and explicitly adds the grounds of sexual orientation as an integral part of the Constitutional Equality clause
Different pricing for women and men may be regarded as violation of the principle of equality in the light of directive 2003/114
The Parliament amended and afterwards adopted the new version (recast) of the Equal Opportunities Act for Women and Men
The Parliament adopts amendments of the Law on Equal Treatment and Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, entering into force on the 1st of January, 2017
The Parliament appoints the new Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson more than 2 years after the mandate of the previous one expired
New draft laws on modernising labour law introduce women quotas on company boards, but other draft provisions are controversial
Country reports
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2022
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2022
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2021
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2021
State of affairs 1 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2019
State of affairs 1 January 2019
State of affairs 1 January 2018
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2018
State of affairs 01 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016
State of affairs 01 January 2016
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015
State of affairs 01 January 2015
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?
State of affairs 01 January 2014
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?
State of affairs 01 January 2013
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