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House Education and Labor Committee Holds Hearing on Expanded ADA Bill

February 06, 2008

On January 29, 2008, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on “The ADA Restoration Act of 2007” (H.R. 3195/S.1881), which would redefine a disability as a physical mental impairment. It would also prohibit courts from considering...

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JUDGE APPROVES $6.2 MILLION PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF BIAS SUIT

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 15, 2008, the EEOC announced that a federal court had granted final approval for a $6.2 million partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who suffered...

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AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURER SETTLES NATIONAL ORIGIN BIAS SUIT FOR $427,000

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 7, 2008, the EEOC announced that Supreme Corporation and Supreme Northwest LLC had agreed to settle a national origin lawsuit for $427,000. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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EEOC Issues Report on Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

January 17, 2008

On January 15, 2008, the EEOC issued a new report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with targeted disabilities. The percentage of federal employees with targeted disabilities has declined each...

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EEOC Inspector General Issues Report on Commission Effectiveness

January 17, 2008

The EEOC Inspector General recently issued a new report (“Semiannual Report to Congress”) that raises some questions about the ability of the EEOC to fulfill its mission. Among the areas of concern noted, the report indicated that a reduced...

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EEOC LAUNCHES NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 13, 2008, the EEOC announced it was launching two 30-second anti-discrimination public service announcements (PSAs) featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis. The PSAs feature Marsalis...

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OFCCP Clarifies Enforcement of Self-Identification Requirement Under JVA

January 03, 2008

On December 28, 2007, OFCCP clarified its enforcement of the self-identification requirements of its regulation implementing the Jobs for Veterans’ Act (JVA) amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment...

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $1.6 MILLION RACIAL BIAS SETTLEMENT IN TESTING CASE

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 20, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Ford Motor Co., along with two related companies and a national union, will pay $1.6 million and provide...

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OFCCP REPORTS $51,680,950 FOR 22,251 WORKERS FOR FY 2007

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 28, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that in FY 2007 it had obtained $51,680,950 in back pay and annualized...

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DOL WAGE & HOUR REPORTS RECORD $220 MILLION WAGE RECOVERY FOR FY 2007

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 28, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered more than $220 million in back wages for over...

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EEOC ISSUES FINAL RULE ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS UNDER ADEA

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 26, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its long-awaited final rule that permits employers to create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree...

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EEOC Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru Confirmed by Senate For Second Term

January 03, 2008

On December 19, 2007 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru for a second term expiring July 1, 2012. Commissioner Ishimaru was first sworn in on November 17, 2003 as a Commissioner to serve the remainder of a term...

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