On March 19, 2019, Facebook settled several lawsuits brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Communications Workers of America, and various housing groups related to the placement of employment...more
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2018 (hereafter “Report”), our eighth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does...more
1/30/2019
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Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Subpoenas ,
Wage and Hour
Imagine that your employee comes to you and tells you that a few days ago when she was helping a busboy change out the kegs in the basement, he groped her....more
7/30/2018
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hostile Environment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...more
2/28/2018
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Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Big Data ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
LGBTQ ,
Mediation ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The EEOC...more
11/30/2016
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
National Origin ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Title VII
Employers have been warned time and time again – retaliation claims are on the rise. With the number of these claims climbing, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its Final Enforcement Guidance...more
Most employees who file employment discrimination claims hope for one of two things – a really sympathetic jury or an employer that is willing to generously settle the lawsuit to avoid the risks and uncertainties of trial. ...more
9/1/2016
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Burden-Shifting ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Evidence ,
Falsified Documents ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Race Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination ,
Trial Preparation
On June 2, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released, for a 30-day public input period, proposed enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...more