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EEOC Releases Workplace Guidance To Prevent Harassment

EEOC Releases Workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment WASHINGTON – Today the U.S.

EEOC Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Library Hotel to Pay $42,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Library Hotel to Pay $42,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent this bulletin at 01/25/2024 04:14 PM EST View as a webpage / Share U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2024 Library Hotel to Pay....

Congrats to Director Gyebi! So proud of this IU-Indy Law alum!

Yaw Gyebi Jr. Chosen as New Director of EEOC’s New York District Office Yaw Gyebi Jr. Chosen as New Director of EEOC’s New York District Office U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent this bulletin at 01/02/2024 09:52 AM EST View as a webpage / Share U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION For Immediate ReleaseJan. 2, 2024 Yaw Gyebi Jr. Chosen as New Di...

New! EEOC Launches E-File for Attorneys

EEOC Launches E-File for Attorneys WASHINGTON -- The U.S.

The Strategic Enforcement Plan establishes the EEOC’s subject matter priorities to achieve its mission of preventing and remedying unlawful employment discrimination and to advance its vision of fair and inclusive workplaces with equal opportunity for all.

Strategic Enforcement Plan Fiscal Years 2024 - 2028 Download a PDF version of this document.

International Study On Hiring Discrimination

Hiring discrimination: The problem that won’t go away Northwestern Now sat down with Lincoln Quillian to learn more about his and Lee’s new paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and to better understand trends in hiring discrimination in Europe and North America since the 1990s.

EEOC Statement on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision

SCOTUS Restricts Race-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education

Supreme Court Restricts Race-based Affirmative Action in Higher Education In a historic blow to affirmative action, the Supreme court ruled that UNC and Harvard University's race-consious admissions policies are unconstitutional.

The EEOC and Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law

The EEOC and Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law: A Look to 2023 and Beyond The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) is poised to play an even more essential role in advancing the rights of workers in 2023 and beyond. The EEOC enforces the followi

SCOTUS Hears Argument Over Students With Disabilities

SCOTUS Considers When Students With Disabilities Can Sue for Damages The Michigan case focuses on a deaf student who spent 12 years assigned to an aide who didn’t know sign language

Terminated Employee Becomes Chocolate Entrepreneur

Black Chocolatier Tired of Being Fired Created His Own Chocolate Company & Hired Himself Patrick Glanville launched his own chocolate company, 3 Some Chocolates, when he grew tired of getting fired and being paid less although having years of work experience.

Timeline of Roe v. Wade Abortion Debate

A timeline of the abortion debate at the Supreme Court, from Roe v. Wade to its end The fight over the constitutional right to an abortion reached its zenith, with the Supreme Court overturning Roe.

Brian Flores Files Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit Against NFL

Ex-Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores accuses NFL of racial discrimination in lawsuit Flores alleges that the league is "managed much like a plantation" charging that its 32 owners, none of whom are Black, profit from the labor of its players, 70% of whom are African American.

The Weather Channel’s Discrimination Lawsuit Moves Forward

Byron Allen's discrimination lawsuit against McDonald's to move forward after judge denies dismissal Byron Allen’s lawsuit against McDonald’s is moving forward after a federal judge shot down the fast-food giant’s request to dismiss the case.

New EEOC Guidance and COVID-19

What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice: September 9, 2021

“According to the EEOC’s suit, a Sonic co-manager subjected several young female employees to a hostile work environment.”

Sonic Drive-In Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment | JD Supra Male Manager Subjected at Least Three Teen Female Carhops at Mineola Eatery to Verbal and Physical Abuse, Federal Agency Charges - ...

Seek Legal Advice Before You Sign Paperwork

If you get fired, should you sign the paperwork they give you? Donald Wilhelm's answer: You must be very careful. I was fired (wrongfully). I refused to sign the papers until I had a chance to check them very carefully. If I had signed the papers, I would have given up every legal right I had in regard to that company, but the wording was so complex and used...

Workplace Discrimination Still Prevalent Today

Workplace discrimination is illegal. But our data shows it’s still a huge problem. Thousands of people report job discrimination to the government each year. Employers are rarely held accountable.