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Tag Archives: EEOC
New EEOC And NLRB Chairs
The President has appointed new Chairs of the EEOC and NLRB. The new Acting Chair of the EEOC is Stuart Ishimaru, the senior-ranking Democrat in the EEOC. Wilma Liebman will be the new Chair of the NLRB. A Clinton appointee, … Continue reading
Top Ten Issues In Employment Law For HR Professionals In Virginia in 2008: #5
We will be posting over the next week the top ten developments in employment law for HR professionals in Virginia in 2008. The list is in no particular order. Topic number 5 is: Reason For Termination Of Employee Not Provided … Continue reading
Tidbits
5th Circuit Affirms Award of Attorneys’ Fees to Employer Against the EEOC — Jotting by an Employers’ Lawyer. (The Court upheld the district court’s entry of summary judgment against the EEOC in a disability claim, and its award to the … Continue reading
4th Circuit Decides Case On Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies
On January 5, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the matter of Jones vs. Calvert Group, Limited. The case considered several issues involving the exhaustion of administrative remedies in a Title … Continue reading
Record Number of EEOC Charges Filed in 2008
According to the EEOC’s Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report (here), private sector charges rose 15.2% over last year — a total of 95,402 charges. Total monetary benefits recovered were less in 2008 than the prior year. (The summary … Continue reading
EEOC Issues ADA Q&A Guide On Performance And Conduct Issues
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a Q&A Guide addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to performance and conduct issues. The EEOC’s press release can be found here, and the Q&A Guide itself can … Continue reading
EEOC Call Center Generates Rise In Claims
According to an article in HR Magazine, a call center opened by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in March 2008 to field intake calls from individuals — along with placing their intake questionaire online — has resulted in a … Continue reading
Recent Jury Verdicts And Settlements
MA — Jury awards former Cambridge city worker $4.5 million in retaliation lawsuit. The verdict includes $3.5 million in punitive damages. Another article is here. CO — Boulder postal worker wins $200,000 in racial discrimination and harassment lawsuit. NY — … Continue reading
EEOC Announces Two Settlements
The EEOC announced two settlements today.
EEOC Announces Final Approval Of $24 Million Settlement
The EEOC announced the final approval by a U.S. district judge in Illinois of a $24 million settlement in a race discrimination class action against Walgreen’s. According to the EEOC, “The consent decree provides for the payment of over $24 million … Continue reading
EEOC Announces $1.9 Million Settlement Of Racial Harassment Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today the settlement of a racial harassment suit in Dallas, Texas, involving 15 black and hispanic airport workers for $1.9 million. The consent decree also required diversity training for all of the employer’s … Continue reading
EEOC Settles Retaliation Suit With Vanguard For $500,000
The EEOC announced a $500,000 settlement today with The Vanguard Group, Inc., the mutual fund company, in connection with a retaliation lawsuit brought by the EEOC on behalf of a former employee. The EEOC alleged that the employee was retaliated … Continue reading
EEOC Releases Guide For Employers On Veterans With Service-Related Disabilities
The EEOC announced the issuance of a new guide for employers today on the employment of veterans with service related disabilities and the ADA. The Ohio Employer’s Law Blog has a good summary of the guide here.
EEOC Announces Approval of $6.2 Million Settlement
The EEOC announced the approval of a settlement by a federal judge of a discrimination case in New York against a union. The case involved allegations of underpayment of minority workers based on race and national origin.
Target Corp. To Pay $510,000 In Discrimination Settlement
According to a press release by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Target Corp. agreed in a consent decree filed in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin to pay $510,000 to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the agency alleging discrimination … Continue reading
