Looking to maintain fairness in employment, particularly among Salt Lake City’s immigrant and refugee communities, Mayor Ralph Becker has launched an anti-discrimination campaign on workplace rights.  For this summer’s first phase, the city has scheduled training and information sessions to outline employment law on the city, state and federal levels. This fall, phase two will highlight the responsibilities and rights of employers.

Designed to boost livability, the campaign seeks to illuminate best-business practices to help eliminate discrimination against the city’s most vulnerable residents.  “Salt Lake City is a progressive and diverse community where every individual is valued,” Becker said in a statement. “The anti-discrimination campaign demonstrates our determination to foster an environment of good will and a community that ensures a fair and safe workplace.”

But in an atmosphere overheated by immigration debate and legislators targeting undocumented workers, how realistic is a heavy turnout? And in a stagnant economy that is shedding more jobs than it’s creating, how realistic is it for workers to file claims against their employers?  (click on link to read full story)