Employment Law National News & Articles

The following is the latest national news related to employment issues. For local, regional employment news, please visit our state resources.

• In Los Angeles, Specialty Restaurants to Pay $625,000 for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
  EEOC, May 12, 2008
  EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who Complained
  
  
• Sexual Harassment Verdict Upheld in Favor of EEOC Against AG Industry Giant Harris Farms
  EEOC, Apr 28, 2008
  The appeal followed a trial where the jury found Harris Farms liable for sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive termination
  
  
• WAL-MART to Pay $300,000 to Rejected Job Applicant With Disability
  EEOC, Apr 21, 2008
  Retail Giant Refused to Hire Man With Cerebral Palsy, Federal Agency Charged
  
  
• Allied Aviation to Pay Nearly $2 Million for Harassment of Black and Hispanic Workers
  EEOC, Apr 15, 2008
  EEOC Resolves Class Case Involving Nooses, Racial Slurs and Graffiti at Airport Facility
  
  
• EEOC Addresses Employment of Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
  EEOC, Apr 07, 2008
  Commission Provides Practical Information for Employers and Severely Injured Veterans
  
  
• Henredon Furniture Industries To Pay $465,000 For Racial Harassment, Hangman's Nooses
  EEOC, Mar 12, 2008
  EEOC Settles Class Suit for Black Employees at Racially Hostile Workplace
  
  
• House Endorses Rep. Smith's Tough Age Discrimination Legislation
  Indiana State Representative, Mar 05, 2008
  State Rep. Vernon G. Smith (D-Gary) that would make age discrimination a civil rights violation, particularly when it affects individuals more than 40 years old
  
  
• EEOC Settles Class Suit for Black Employees at Racially Hostile Workplace
  EEOC, Feb 13, 2008
  African American employees subjected to a persistent racially hostile work environment at a furniture plant
  
  
• Judge Grants Final Approval For $6.2 Million Partial Settlement of Historic Union Discrimination Case
  EEOC, Feb 06, 2008
  A federal court has granted final approval for a $6.2 million partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who suffered discrimination by their union
  
  
• EEOC Launches Anti-Discrimination PSAs Featuring Jazz Great Wynton Marsalis
  EEOC, Jan 23, 2008
  Jazz great Wynton Marsalis laments that some employers
  
  
• Supreme Northwest LLC To Pay $427,000 To Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit
  EEOC, Jan 16, 2008
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has resolved its
  
  
• Lockheed Martin To Pay $2.5 Million To Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit
  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jan 09, 2008
  The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Lockheed Martin
  
  
• Global Drilling Company to Pay $290,000 for Racial Harassment, including Nooses
  EEOC, Dec 19, 2007
  EEOC Says Helmerich & Payne Subjected Black Workers to Racist Behavior on Oil Rig
  
  
• Federal Court Sharply Limits Employer's Attempt To Probe Job Bias Victims' Medial, Arrest and Litigation Histories
  EEOC, Dec 14, 2007
  U.S. Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney of the Federal District Court in Rockford, Ill., issued an order this week largely denying an employer’s motion to
  
  
• Target Corp. to Pay $510,000 for Race Discrimination
  EEOC, Dec 12, 2007
  EEOC consent decree against retail giant ends suit for hiring bias against blacks
  
  
• EEOC Issues Fact Sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures to Screen Applicants, Workers
  EEOC, Dec 05, 2007
  Agency Highlights ‘Best Practices’ for Employers to Prevent Job Discrimination
  
  
• EEOC Lawyer Honored As Exemplary Federal Attorney by American Bar Association
  EEOC, Nov 28, 2007
  Blackwood Becomes Second EEOC Attorney to Receive ABA Honor
  
  
• Global Drilling Company to Pay For Racial Harassment
  EEOC, Nov 14, 2007
  EEOC says Helmerich & Payne subjected black workers to racist behavior on oil rig.
  
  
• Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Clerk to Defend Employment Rights
  U.S. Department of Justice, Oct 23, 2007
  The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tracey Marshall against the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County Fla.
  
  
• Settlement in National Origin Discrimination Case
  EEOC, Oct 22, 2007
  Hispanic Employees Paid Less Than Non-Hispanics, Denied Promotion and Health Benefits, Federal Agency Says
  
  
• US Labor Secretary Elaine L Chao to Make Closing Remarks at Job Corps Annual Leadership Summit
  U.S. Department of Labor, Oct 15, 2007
  America is transitioning to a knowledge-based economy, with two-thirds of new jobs created in the next decade requiring workers with more skills and more education.
  
  
• Six Years of Progress Under the President's New Freedom Initiative
  Enter Source, Oct 09, 2007
  2007 Progress Report Shows Steps Taken To Reduce Barriers For Americans With Disabilities
  
  
• Bloomberg LP Sued for Pregnancy Bias
  EEOC, Oct 01, 2007
  EEOC says financial services giant demoted class of pregnant women reduced their pay.
  
  
• Caesars Palace to Pay $850,000 for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
  EEOC, Aug 28, 2007
  The EEOC had charged that the Las Vegas resort/casino’s Latina kitchen workers were subjected to repeated and sometimes severe sexual harassment
  
  
• $287,640 For Religious Discrimination Case
  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Aug 24, 2007
  Alamo Car Rental Fired Young Muslim Woman After 9/11 Attacks for Wearing Head Scarf During Ramadan
  
  
• Subway Pays $166,500 For Disability Bias
  EEOC, Aug 17, 2007
  A Dallas jury awarded Tammy Gitsham $66,500 for lost wages and emotional harm and an additional $100,000 in punitive damages in the EEOC’s suit
  
  
• Walgreens Resolve Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
  EEOC, Aug 10, 2007
  The EEOC announced a $20 million proposed consent decree resolving a systemic race discrimination lawsuit against Walgreens, the Illinois-based national drug store chain.
  
  
• Senators Attempt to Overturn Pay Discrimination Decision
  U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, Jul 30, 2007
  A group of fourteen Senators introduced a bill to overturn the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which undermined the basic
  
  
• EEOC Amends Age Bias Regulations to Conform with Supreme Court Ruling
  The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jul 25, 2007
  The EEOC issued revised regulations on age discrimination in the workplace in accordance with a 2004 Supreme Court decision
  
  
• EEOC and Walgreens Resolve Lawsuit
  EEOC, Jul 16, 2007
  The EEOC announced a $20 million proposed consent decree resolving a systemic race discrimination lawsuit against Walgreens
  
  
• Justice Department Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of Chesapeake
  Enter Source, Jul 09, 2007
  The complaint alleged that the City of Chesapeake violated Title VII by using a mathematics test as a pass/fail screening device in its selection process for entry-level
  
  
• Michigan Stel Tubing Company to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Class Race Bias Lawsuit
  EEOC, Jul 02, 2007
  The EEOC had charged that Michigan Seamless Tube, after purchasing the assets of its predecessor company, refused to hire a class of African American former employees
  
  
• Chaminade University Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
  Staff Writer, Jun 28, 2007
  The school had offered Chie McCaughey a job, but they withdrew the offer the day after she revealed the fact that she was pregnant
  
  
• New York City Laws Protecting Workers Constantly Broken
  Staff Writer, Jun 21, 2007
  The laws that have been enforced to protect the working poor in the city are consistently being broken in almost evey injustry
  
  
• EEOC Examines Work/Life Family Balance and Intersection of Job Bias Laws
  EEOC, Jun 13, 2007
  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) examined perspectives on work/family balance and the intersection with the federal anti-discrimination laws
  
  
• Alabama and Mississippi Employers Settle Race Bias Cases
  EEOC, Jun 05, 2007
  EEOC Suits Charged Nooses, Swastikas, Graffiti Were Displayed to Harass Black Workers
  
  
• Unemployment Insuance Weekly Claims Report
  US Department of Labor, May 29, 2007
  In the week ending May 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 311,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 296,000
  
  
• EEOC Spotlights Employment Testing And Screening In The 21st Century Workplace
  eeoc.gov, May 21, 2007
  With the growth of technology, buttressed by post-9/11 security concerns, it is important that employers review their applicant selection procedures
  
  
• New Tool Helps Employers And Workers Calculate Overtime Pay
  dol.gov, May 14, 2007
  The department's elaws advisors are Internet-based compliance tools to help both employers comply with federal employment laws
  
  
• U.S. Department Of Labor To Award Nearly $14.2 Million For Disability Program Navigators
  dol.gov, May 07, 2007
  We all have a responsibility to help people with disabilities access job opportunities in our growing economy
  
  
• Geriatric Center To Pay $900,000 For Race Bias, National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation
  eeoc.gov, Apr 30, 2007
  The EEOC charged that Flushing Manor Geriatric Center subjected 29 black and Caribbean employees to harassment and retaliation
  
  
• EEOC Examines Work/Life Family Balance And Intersection Of Job Bias Laws
  eeoc.gov, Apr 23, 2007
  Fortunately, many employers have recognized employees’ need to balance work and family, and companies have responded in very positive and creative ways
  
  
• Eeoc Settles Sex Bias Suit Against Auto Dealer Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc. For $2.3 Million
  eeoc.gov, Apr 16, 2007
  The lawsuit provides $2.3 million to 39 class members who sought employment in automobile sales positions
  
  
• EEOC And BNSF Railway Agree To Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $800,000
  eeoc.gov, Apr 09, 2007
  The Commission argued that thirty-five employees over the age of 60 were denied the opportunity to participate
  
  
• OSHA Focuses On Refinery Safety
  dol.gov, Apr 02, 2007
  To date, we have trained more than 160 OSHA staff in the principles of conducting a Process Safety Management (PSM) inspection
  
  
• U.S. Labor Department Cites Dover, Ohio, Pallet Manufacturer For Safety Violations
  osha.gov, Mar 26, 2007
  OSHA opened an investigation after receiving notification that an employee was crushed while servicing a hydraulic press
  
  
• U.S. Labor Department Sues Cleveland Business Executive
  dol.gov, Mar 19, 2007
  The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Robert L. Johnson for failing to forward employee contributions to the company’s retirement plan
  
  
• U.S. Labor Department Announces $250,000 Grant To Assist Dislocated Workers
  dol.gov, Mar 12, 2007
  This demonstration grant will help the city of Newton prepare innovative approaches to assisting workers affected by the closure of Whirlpool
  
  
• Judge Approves $5 Million Settlement Of Job Bias Lawsuits Against Woodward Governor
  eeoc.gov, Mar 05, 2007
  EEOC Said Global Engine Systems and Parts Company Discriminated Against Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and Women at Illinois Facilities
  
  
• EEOC To Launch E-Race Initiative At Commission Meeting Wednesday
  eeoc.gov, Feb 26, 2007
  Invited experts will address race and color discrimination in the 21st century workplace from a diverse range of perspectives
  
  

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