EEOC Spells Out How Disabilities Act Applies to Pregnant Workers July 23, 2014 By Tom Raum New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the...
What EEOC Reports It Accomplished in FY 2013 December 24, 2013 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of...
California Fruit Producer Faces Federal Sex Harassment Suit September 27, 2013 A federal lawsuit has been filed charging that a central California dried fruit producer subjected its female workers to ongoing...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get June 25, 2013 By Don Jergler Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some...
U.S. Sues BMW, Dollar General Over Use of Criminal Records in Hiring June 14, 2013 By Sam Hananel The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits this week against discount retailer Dollar General Corp. and a BMW manufacturing plant...
Cap Forces Judge to Slash Landmark $240M EEOC Verdict to $1.6M May 16, 2013 A judge has slashed a landmark $240 million verdict to $1.6 million for 32 mentally disabled workers in Iowa who...
Oregon Company Pays $180K To Settle Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Complaint January 11, 2013 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says an Oregon-based construction company will pay $180,000 to a pair of former employees...
More Workers Claiming Job Discrimination Over Language, Accents December 4, 2012 By Paul Foy More people in the workforce are claiming discrimination over their English-speaking ability or foreign accents, according to federal officials. Workplace...
Court Rules Employers Must Reassign Disabled Workers to Vacant Jobs September 10, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court has revived an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against United Airlines Inc., and said U.S. law...
Federal Government’s Employment Discrimination Complaints, Payments Fall August 21, 2012 Federal employees and applicants filed 16,974 complaints of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2011, down about 3.5 percent from 2010....