European Equality Law Network

European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination

Norway

Non-discrimination law	Lene Løvdal	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Norway - Security company at airport may lawfully demand that employees do not wear hijab, kippa or turban as part of their uniform at work (PDF 65 kB)

New line adopted by the Equality and Anti-discrimination Tribunal in assessing prohibition of kippa, turban and hijab as part of private companies’ uniform rules

Publication date: 16 September 2014. Topics

Norway - Equality Tribunal orders remedies within given time limit to comply with AAA requirement on universal design/ universal accommodation (42kB)

Equality Tribunal uses sanctions to ensure implementation of universal design/ universal accommodation for blind and sight-impaired

Publication date: 20 June 2014. Topics

Norway - New universal equality and anti-discrimination legislation to be prepared by government (43kB)

Alert on full revision of discrimination legislation

Publication date: 20 June 2014. Topics

Norway - LHBT act in force, and revision and harmonization of anti-discrimination legislation (PDF 55 kB)

New Act on non-discrimination because of sexual orientation in force as of 1.1.2014 expanding the scope of protection against discrimination because of sexual orientation to cover all fields, not only employment and housing. Revision and harmonization of existing anti-discrimination legislation in force as of the same date

Publication date: 14 February 2014. Topics