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On October 30, 2008, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced that GlobalCynex, Inc., an information technology company headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, will pay $1.68 million in back wages to 343 foreign workers with H-1B...

On November 3, 2008, the EEOC announced that First Wireless Group, a New York-based company that refurbishes cell phones, will pay $435,000 to settle a wage discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the EEOC. The commission alleged that...

On November 6, 2008, the EEOC announced its headquarters and Washington DC field office will relocate to a new address in Northeast Washington effective November 19. The offices will be located at 131 M Street, NE, Fourth Floor, Suite 4NWO2F,...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOFCCP reports the first list of contractor establishments was available to OFCCP regional offices beginning the week of October 6, 2008 for scheduling of compliance evaluations during this...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn September 29, 2008, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced a new bill (Employee Misclassification Prevention Act, S. 3648) that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify that...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsEEOC Commissioners Stuart Ishimaru and Christine Griffin submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its August 25, 2008 notice of proposed rulemaking...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC announced a lawsuit against Dillard Store Services, Inc., the nationwide chain of department stores, for discriminating against employees by requiring them to disclose personal and...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsA bill entitled “The Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2008 (S. 3628) was introduced in the Senate on September 26, 2008 by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). The bill would amend Title VII of the Civil...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsA bill entitled “Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S. 3594) was introduced September 25 by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The purpose of the bill is to provide...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately suffer from serious labor market problems despite gains in average educational...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsA new study (“H-1B Benefit Fraud & Compliance Assessment”) released by the Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services of a random sample of cases of H-1B petitions...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a new question-and-answer guide aimed at promoting the hiring and advancement of individuals with disabilities in federal government employment. While this guide is specifically directed at...