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The New Class Member Locater: What Contractors Need to Know
On September 24, 2015, OFCCP held a celebratory event in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order...
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BMW Agrees to 1.6 Million Dollar Settlement with EEOC On Its Criminal Background Check Policy
Oct 8, 2015, 9:06:10 AM
The consent decree was approved on September 8, 2015 by Judge Henry M. Herlong of the District of South Carolina and may be viewed here.
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EEOC Ordered to Pay Court Costs to Freeman
Oct 6, 2015, 9:50:20 AM
“Gotta Know When To Fold Em” The Freeman case has been discussed in prior alerts dated 8/22/12, 9/4/13, 3/3/14 and 3/2/15. In the most recent ruling,...
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Tips and Reminders for VETS-4212 Reporting
Sep 3, 2015, 4:20:23 PM
The 2015 filing period for EEOC and VETS reporting has now begun and contractors will have until September 30 to complete the annual filing...
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Target Agrees to 2.8 Million Dollar Settlement with EEOC
Sep 2, 2015, 4:01:01 PM
The settlement was announced on 8/24/15 in an EEOC news release, which may be read at...
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Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage & Implications for the Workplace
Jul 30, 2015, 12:28:41 PM
The case is OBERGEFELL ET AL. v. HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL. and I’m sure the world knows it was a 5-4 ruling to legitimize...
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OFCCP Alleges Discrimination and Harassment in New ALJ Complaint
Jun 24, 2015, 1:13:07 PM
OFCCP recently revealed a new lawsuit in this press release. It is important to note that this case has not been decided, but a complaint has been...
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Blacklisting Executive Order Raises Major Concerns for Contractors
Jun 22, 2015, 4:10:06 PM
Nearly one year has passed since the signing of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673) by President Obama on July 24, 2014. On...
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Does EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Have Implications For the ADA?
Jun 17, 2015, 2:01:12 PM
There have been a number of blog reports since the EEOC v. ANF ruling suggesting that this case has implications for the ADA. I do believe there are...
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Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Female Muslim Applicant
Jun 15, 2015, 1:42:25 PM
The ruling, which was 8 to 1, with Justice Thomas dissenting (in part), was decided on 6/1/15 [2015 U.S. LEXIS 3718]. If you read it too quickly, you...
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Supreme Court Rules in Mach Mining V. EEOC
May 13, 2015, 10:37:15 AM
The ruling was handed down on 4/29/15 [2015 U.S. Lexis 2984]. I previously reported on the oral arguments in this case in an alert dated 1/19/15. As...
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SUPERVISOR RACIALLY HARASSED BY SUBORDINATE
May 11, 2015, 10:16:37 AM
Ordinarily, a subordinate would be nuts to harass a supervisor, particularly if the supervisor has the authority to affect the subordinate’s terms...