JUDGE AWARDS MAXIMUM DAMAGES IN EEOC PREGNANCY LAWSUIT
The EEOC announced that a federal district court awarded the maximum damages of $50,000 against a commercial janitorial company in which the...
EEOC Sues Airline for Disability Discrimination
Jun 18, 2009, 1:20:00 PM
The EEOC announced it filed a lawsuit against an airline for allegedly discriminating against a class of employees with disabilities by failing to...
Anchorage Hospital to Pay $220K to Settle Age Case
Jun 18, 2009, 1:17:00 PM
The EEOC announced that a medical center in Alaska will pay $220,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit in which the hospital allegedly laid off...
GAO REPORT RELEASES REPORT ON DOL’S WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
May 13, 2009, 1:30:00 PM
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report charging the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division with mishandling nine of the...
EEOC FILES DISABILITY LAWSUIT AGAINST MINING COMPANY
May 13, 2009, 1:29:00 PM
The EEOC announced that it filed a lawsuit against Hibbing Taconite Company alleging it denied a job applicant a reasonable accommodation for his...
Nursing Home to pay $300K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
May 13, 2009, 1:27:00 PM
The EEOC announced that a North Carolina based nursing home and chain will pay $300,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in which the...
EEOC LOSES OVERTIME ARBITRATION
May 13, 2009, 1:27:00 PM
The EEOC announced an arbitrator’s ruling that the EEOC’s own practice of giving time off to commission employees who worked extra hours was...
DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE AVAILABLE FROM DOL
May 13, 2009, 1:25:00 PM
The Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy recently released its new Four-Step Reference Guide to help employers recruit, hire...
SUPPLY COMPANY TO PAY $495K TO SETTLE RACE BIAS CASE
May 13, 2009, 1:24:00 PM
The EEOC announced that a building material supplier will pay $495,000 to five former workers to settle a race bias lawsuit. The EEOC alleged in its...
IFCO SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA $1.6 Million for Overtime Back Wages
May 13, 2009, 1:23:00 PM
The Department of Labor announced that IFCO Systems has paid $1.6 million in back wages to 1,751 employees in 17 states who allegedly were not...
Bill Introduced to Debar Federal Contractors Employing Illegal Aliens
May 13, 2009, 1:20:00 PM
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Florida) has introduced a bill (Border Control and Accountability Act, H.R. 1668) that would suspend or debar federal...
Healthcare Company to Pay $450K for National Origin Bias
May 13, 2009, 1:19:00 PM
The EEOC announced that a healthcare company will pay up to $450,000 to a class of Hispanic employees at its nursing homes and assisted living...