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Race Discrimination Termination Civil Rights Act

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The man who said "no" to DEI training, and four lessons for employers

Employer's DEI mandate scores a win. A white guy refused to take his employer's mandatory "unconscious bias" training, and he was fired. He sued the employer for retaliation, his lawsuit was dismissed, and this week an...more

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Jacobson Memorial Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Hospital Terminated Black Nursing Aide in Retaliation for Racial Harassment Complaint - BISMARCK, N.D. – Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota,...more

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Cavco Industries, Palm Harbor Homes and Palm Harbor Villages to Pay $135,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Agency Found Manufactured Home Companies Allowed Discrimination Against a White Employee with Black Family Members - WACO, Texas – Cavco Industries, Inc.; Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.; and Palm Harbor Villages, Inc., which...more

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EEOC Sues Iron Hill Brewery for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Buckhead Restaurant Fired Employee Because of His Race and For Reporting Mistreatment of Others - ATLANTA – Iron Hill Brewery of Buckhead, LLC, and Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, a chain of breweries and...more

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Next Up in the NLRB’s Line of Fire: Protection for Employee Displays of Religious, Social, and Political Messaging

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On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) ruled that Home Depot violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) when it effectively terminated an employee after the...more

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PRC Industries Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges E-Commerce Company Fired Black Workers Who Reported Racial Slurs - RENO, Nev. — PRC Industries, Inc., an E-commerce remanufacturing company, will pay two former employees of its Reno, Nevada,...more

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Title Loan Companies to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Disability Discrimination Suit

Settles Federal Charges Employee Was Subjected to N-Word, Did Not Accommodate Her Disability, and Then Fired Her - GREENVILLE, S.C. – Georgia-based Community Loans of America, Inc. and its subsidiary, Carolina Title Loans,...more

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EEOC Sues Tesla for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Black Employees Endured Open Hostility and Racism - FREMONT, Calif. – Electric car maker Tesla, Inc., violated federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What Does Affirmative Action’s Death Knell Mean for Employers?

At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows Of Harvard College, Nos. 20-1199 & 21-707, 2023 WL 4239254 (U.S. June 29, 2023), outlawed race-based...more

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How to Handle Waivers in Discrimination Cases

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It is every L&E attorney’s dream: You are deposing a Title VII plaintiff and it’s starting to get late. One by one, the plaintiff’s allegations of discrimination start to lose their luster; the seams are beginning to show....more

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SFI of Tennessee to Pay $210,000 To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Steel Fabricator Fired Three Black Employees Because of Their Race, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - SFI of Tennessee, LLC, a fabricator and supplier of heavy-gauge steel and value-added products, has agreed to...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: February 2016 #2

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We’ve written a lot about employee health data and the inherent risks of requesting and maintaining this sensitive information. Last week, Forbes published a post arguing that employee health data could be the next business...more

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