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The Employee Discrimination Section (EDS) provides protection through investigations of complaints by workers who have been allegedly discriminated against for exercising rights under the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, Act 154 of Public Acts of 1974, as amended, commonly referred to as MIOSHA.

If you feel that you have been discriminated against based on race, religion, age (40 and above), sex, national origin, or disability; if you feel you are being sexually harassed on your job; if you feel your employer is treating you unfairly because of your pregnancy, then you should file a claim.

CHICAGO – Governor Rod Blagojevich was joined by his wife Patti, lawmakers and human rights activists today as he signed Senate Bill 3186, landmark legislation that protects Illinoisans from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

EEOC v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.(D. Colo. May 19, 2005)

EEOC v. United Parcel Services

34:2-21.2. Minors under 16 not to be employed; exceptions; nonresidents

For Immediate Release: November 16, 2005

Demanded that workers pay him $175,000 as a condition of continued employment

The laws governing hours of labor and required meal breaks are found in article five of the labor law. These laws are enforced by the Attorney General.

The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing its customers America’s employers, workers, job seekers, and retirees  with clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws.

If you’re out of work these days, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, scam artists are out there, preying on consumers like you who are just trying to make an honest buck.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, with approximately 145 Assistant United States Attorneys, is among the largest in the country. The office prosecutes federal crimes and represents the interests of the United States in civil cases.

General Counsel Arthur F. Rosenfeld of the National Labor Relations Board today announced the appointment of William Baudler as Regional Attorney in the agency's Oakland, CA Regional Office (Region 32). A career NLRB attorney, Mr. Baudler had been serving as the Deputy Regional Attorney in the San Francisco, CA office (Region 20).

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced here today that it has received a decision from Federal District Court in Chicago permitting its class case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to proceed against Sears, Roebuck & Company.

Orange County is situated along 42 miles of southern California coast; Los Angeles County lies to the north, and San Diego County lies to the south. Riverside and San Bernardino counties border to the east. The county’s incorporated cities are mostly located in the northwest area, stretching south along the coast.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA  The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Tanimura & Antle, one of the largest lettuce growers/distributors in the United States, announced today that they reached a $1,855,000 voluntary settlement, approved by U.S. District Court Judge James Ware in San Jose, California.

Title VII and the ADA cover all private employers, state and local governments, and education institutions that employ 15 or more individuals. These laws also cover private and public employment agencies, labor organizations, and joint labor management committees controlling apprenticeship and training.

LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 7 - FCC Chairman William Kennard today challenged the telecommunications industry to help provide increased technical training and job placement to inner city and underserved communities "so that everyone can participate in the new information economy."Kennard made his remarks at the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center,

In most ADA employment discrimination lawsuits that ended in a judgment for the plaintiff (the person who filed the lawsuit) or the defendant (the employer named in the lawsuit), courts have ruled against plaintiffs with psychiatric disabilities.

(1) To provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational agencies in establishing reading programs for students in kindergarten through grade 3 that are based on scientifically based reading research, to ensure that every student can read at grade level or above not later than the end of grade 3.

The uncomfortable reality, as Andrew Sum sees it, is that there's a direct link between the steep national decline in teen employment rates and the growing practice of businesses hiring illegal immigrants and paying them off the books.