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Commercial Truck Drivers Employer Liability Issues Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Does a DWAI Show Up on a Background Check in Colorado?

Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) is a serious offense in Colorado that can have far-reaching consequences. Many individuals who face this charge wonder about its long-term impact, particularly when it comes to employment...more

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Drivers Management and Werner Enterprises Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination In Hiring

Nebraska Trucking Companies Also Refused to Reasonably Accommodate Qualified Deaf Driver, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc., truckload carriers headquartered in...more

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Werner Enterprises Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination in Hiring

Nebraska Trucking Company Also Made Unlawful Pre-Offer Disability-Related Inquiries, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Werner Enterprises, Inc., a truckload carrier headquartered in Omaha, Neb., violated the Americans...more

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EEOC Sues Hirschbach Motor Lines For Disability Discrimination

National Trucking Company Used "Back Assessment" to Screen Out Job Applicants It Regarded as Disabled, Federal Agency Charges - PORTLAND, Maine - Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. violated federal law by using a pre-employment...more

Genova Burns LLC

What Pretext? The Tenth Circuit Shows the Value in Trucking & Transportation Employers Citing to Safety and Customer Complaints to...

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On March 10, 2017, the Tenth Circuit in Henson v. AmeriGas Propane, Inc., no.: 16-7057, declined to revive a discrimination and wrongful discharge lawsuit in finding that the lower court was correct in its holding that that...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The EEOC's Battlecry: Cracking Down Hard on Religious Discrimination

On the heels of the biggest religious discrimination case in years, and in line with the EEOC's "hottest litigation trend" (according to David Lopez, General Counsel of the EEOC), the EEOC continued its charge against...more

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Jury Awards $240,000 to Muslim Truck Drivers In EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Star Transport Fired Truckers for Refusing to Transport Alcohol, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - A federal jury in Peoria, Ill., has awarded $240,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as...more

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Federal Judge Rules Prime Trucking’s Same-Sex Training Policy Violates Federal Law

New Prime's Driver Training Program Discriminates Against Women, EEOC Charged and Court Agrees - ST. LOUIS - A federal judge ruled August 14 that New Prime, Inc., one the nation's largest trucking companies, violated...more

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