Obese worker’s estate gets $125K under EEOC deal 
Published: April 20, 2012
Tags: ADA, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, disability discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, obesity
A Louisiana nonprofit agency must pay $125,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of the estate of an employee who claimed she lost her job because she suffered from severe obesity, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced.
Minorities make gains in federal workforce, report says
Published: March 30, 2012
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal workforce
Minorities are making progress in securing senior level positions in federal agencies, according to a new annual report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Employer request for Facebook passwords yields legislation, investigation
Published: March 29, 2012
Tags: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Department of Justice, Discrimination, DOJ, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Facebook, job applicants, privacy, social media, social networking, Stored Communications Act
After recent reports that employers were requesting Facebook passwords from job applicants, state and federal legislators quickly responded with possible legislation and a request for a federal investigation into the legalities of the practice.
Pregnancy discrimination claims on the rise, says EEOC
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination
The slow economy and competitive labor market may be contributing to the upswing in discrimination claims by pregnant women in the workplace, employment attorneys say.
EEOC adopts new four-year anti-discrimination plan
Published: March 14, 2012
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has approved a strategic plan that maps out the agency’s strategy for combating workplace discrimination over the next four years.
Employment law survey reveals key trends
Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, Department of Labor, DOL, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, FLSA, Seyfarth Shaw, wage and hour, Wal-Mart v. Dukes
National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and regulatory actions.
EEOC forms task force for small business compliance
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, small business, small business compliance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formed a task force to help small businesses comply with anti-discrimination laws.
2011 employment law news wrap-up
Published: December 28, 2011
Tags: cat’s paw theory, E-verify, EEOC, employee misclassification, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, sexual harassment, social media, social media policies
Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year’s most notable employment law stories:
Company to pay $550,000 in discrimination claim
Published: October 17, 2011
Tags: EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, gender discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Western Sugar Cooperative has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a complaint that it discriminated against women.
Trucking firm sued for discrimination
Published: October 17, 2011
Tags: California, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, racial discrimination, racial harassment
A California-based trucking firm operating in 11 Western states is being sued for discrimination and harassment of nonwhite employees, mostly drivers.
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