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T
he second richest country per capita became the latest to pass a workplace discrimination law earlier this month.W
here in the world? Singapore’s parliament passed the Workplace Fairness Act, Bloomberg reported, prohibiting employers from discriminating against workers based on “age, nationality, sex, marriage status, pregnancy, care-giving duties, race, religion, language, disability, and mental health issues.” The bill tries to strike a balance between protecting workers and job applicants, and accommodating employers, according to i
ts authors.Small businesses with fewer than 25 employees have five years to comply with the law, but are expected to be fair and inclusive in the meantime, the