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EEOC Issues Proposed Rule to Implement The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that it published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to implement the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The proposed rule would implement GINA’s strict restrictions on employers...

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BALTIMORE ATHLETIC CLUB TO PAY $161K TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that the Big Vanilla Athletic Club in Baltimore will pay $161,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The lawsuit alleged that the club sexually harassed several female employees at the company’s Pasadena...

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DISABLED PERSON’S APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NO BAR TO EEOC SUIT

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that a federal court ruled that its lawsuit on behalf of a disabled sales manager employee could not be blocked. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the EEOC against Autozone, one of the nation’s largest retailers of...

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UNION PACIFIC TO PAY $75K FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that Union Pacific Railroad will pay $75,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by EEOC alleging the company refused to hire a female applicant to a system material foreman position even though she had more seniority than the other...

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Maryland Horse Farm to Pay $180k to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that Fitzhaugh Farm in Maryland will pay $180,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit in which it had alleged the Farm sexually harassed a female farmhand. The lawsuit also claimed the Farm terminated the...

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NJ LIQUOR STORE TO PAY $60K TO SETTLE RACE BIAS LAWSUIT

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that Shopper’s Vineyard, a wine and liquor store in Clifton, New Jersey will pay $60,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC. The EEOC alleged the store laid off the only African American front-line...

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TRUCKING COMPANY AND EEOC REACH AGREEMENT ON DIVERSITY EFFORTS IN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that YRC Inc., the largest over-the-road trucking company in the U.S., and the EEOC announced an agreement providing for an expanded recruitment program that is expected to increase the diversity of YRC’s truck driving and...

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VIRGINIA AUTO PARTS STORE SETTLES DISABILITY BIAS SUIT FOR $50K

March 31, 2009

The EEOC has announced that Advance Stores Company, Inc., d/b/a as Advance Auto Parts, will pay $50,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC in which the agency alleged the company refused to hire an applicant because of his...

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DOL makes Database of Job Candidates with Disabilities available to Employers

March 31, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it will make available to employers nationwide a free database of 1,921 job candidates with disabilities seeking employment in a wide variety of fields. The Workforce Recruitment Program for College...

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FORMER DOL SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO RETURNS TO THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

March 31, 2009

Former DOL Secretary Elaine Chao has returned to The Heritage Foundation as a Distinguished Fellow, according to a foundation press release. She will concentrate on international policy issues as well as labor policy.

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DOL Releases News Release on COBRA

March 31, 2009

DOL Secretary Hilda Solis has issued a news release on a COBRA subsidy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA provides a 65 percent tax subsidy for the cost of health benefits for the unemployed for up to nine months,...

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THE CENTER FOR CORPORATE EQUALITY CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY IN OFCCP REPORTING

March 11, 2009

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Center for Corporate Equality (CCE) today released a comprehensive report analyzing enforcement results compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) on their equal employment...

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