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Select Staffing to Pay $500,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Staffing Agency Settles Class Claims It Permitted Sex Harassment and Retaliation of Female Farmworkers - FRESNO, Calif. – Real Time Staffing Services, LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, will pay $500,000 and furnish...more

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No Harm, No Foul? The Legacy of TransUnion Two Years Later (Part 3)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported here, for the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings regarding Article III standing in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog is providing a...more

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EEOC and DOL/WHD Sign Formal Cooperation Agreement

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation between the two agencies through...more

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EEOC Sues Global Medical Response and American Medical Response for Religious and Disability Discrimination

Emergency Transport Companies Failed to Accommodate First Responders with Beards for Religious Reasons or due to Medical Conditions, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER – Emergency transport companies Global Medical Response,...more

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Employers, Get Ready For A "Bumpy Night"

Plans for the "new" EEOC. As I have posted many times, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission still has a 3-2 Republican majority, but that will end in July, when former Chair Janet Dhillon's term expires. ...more

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The 2021 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Almost Here!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Happy Holidays to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog! Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual...more

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Doing Business in 2020: Courts Tackle Employment Law

Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more

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5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2019

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more

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Jacksonville Plumbers Training Trust to Revise Apprentice Selection Process to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Program Discriminated Against Black Applicants in Its Hiring Process, Federal Agency Charged - JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville Plumbers and Pipefitters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust (JPPJATT), which sponsors an...more

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Seyfarth’s 2020 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Now Available!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth’s 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report analyzes 1,467 rulings and is our most comprehensive Report ever at 800 pages....more

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McDonald’s Franchisee Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Credle Enterprises to Pay $340,000 to Resolve Claims of Physical and Verbal Harassment of Female Employees - DALLAS - Credle Enterprises, LLC, doing business as McDonald's in the Texas panhandle, will pay $340,000 and...more

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Dollar General to Pay $6 Million to Settle EEOC Class Race Discrimination Suit

Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges - CUPERTINO, Calif. - A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc....more

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Dollar General Reaches Settlement with the EEOC in Years-Long Background Check Bias Suit

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Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies.  A recent settlement by Dollar General underscores this point, even though it comes on the heels of the Fifth...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2019

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This month's key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks....more

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The 2019 Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report Is Almost Here!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Happy Holiday season to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog! Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s...more

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Sherwood Food Distributors to Pay $3.6 Million And Offer 150 Jobs To Settle EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Food Distribution Company Excluded Women from Entry-Level Warehouse Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC, one of the largest independent distributors in the U.S. meat and food...more

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SCOTUS Employment Cases and Petitions for The Upcoming Term

The Supreme Court of the United States will begin its upcoming session on Monday, October 1, 2018. Currently, eight justices preside over the high court following Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement after the end of the last...more

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Federal Court Leaves Opportunity For A “Compelling” Exhaustion Argument

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey recently issued a ruling with respect to Defendants’ “compelling” exhaustion argument that Plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies with...more

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4 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2017: #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Despite the major ideological shift that occurred within American politics in 2017, government-initiated litigation continued to flourish if not increase even after with the election of the pro-business...more

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No Hablas Español… No Tiene Un Trabajo: The EEOC’s Battle Against Non-Hispanic Discrimination

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC has filed a class action against an employer on behalf of “non-Hispanic job applicants,” alleging that the employer’s practice of only hiring Spanish-speaking applicants, and policy of using...more

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EEOC Sues Maritime Autowash for Race And national Origin Discrimination and Retaliation

Car Wash Subjected Hispanic Workers to 'Separate and Unequal' Wages and Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Maritime Autowash, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected a class of workers to a...more

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EEOC Sued Diversified Maintenance Systems for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Tampa-Based Janitorial Service Provider Rejected African-Americans for Jobs and Punished Black Employee for Opposing Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Janitorial Service Provider Diversified Maintenance...more

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Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

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This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

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What Employers Can Expect From The Trump Administration

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Like the rest of the country, employers and HR professionals are left wondering what Donald Trump’s unexpected election as President means for the country. The Trump campaign was often light on detailed policy proposals, but...more

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With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

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The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

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