In a press release on December 21, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that its Cleveland Field Office has filed a lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, a provider of postsecondary education.  More after the break.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division published its final rule implementing changes to the H-2A Agricultural guestworker program.  The final rule became effective March 15, 2010.  More after the break.

Here are some of the recent blog posts on the intersection of employment law and holiday parties:

I received the following request and am posting it in the public interest for those who might be interested in participating in the survey. Dear Blogger, The ABA Journal is surveying lawyers about the job market and the current state of … Continue reading →

Several employment law blogs have updated posts this week on employment law issues in the upcoming election.

A number of commentators have noted in recent weeks the expectation that employment-related lawsuits will increase during the next economic cycle.  Others are focusing attention on managing layoffs, HR tips in a downturn, and laws to think about during the … Continue reading →

Congress has passed and forwarded to President Bush a bill substantially amending the ADA.  News reports indicate that the President will sign the bill.  Stories are here and here.

Companies involved in producing products or components of products to be used in US defense systems should take note of the following case.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued today a new section of its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination.  The press release is here.  The new section can be found here.