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Court Limits Employer's Attempt to Probe on Medical, Arrest and Litigation Histories

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC has announced that a federal court in Rockford, Illinois, has issued an order...

OFCCP’S Proposed Rule on Race and Ethnicity Data Expected Soon

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Since October 1, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been reviewing...

Drilling Company to Pay $290,000 For Racial Harassment Including Nooses

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 25, 2007, the EEOC announced the settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed...

EEOC FORMS FEDERAL ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WORK GROUP

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 11, 2007, EEOC announced that it had formed an Asian American and Pacific...

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DOL Regulatory Update

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs VETS: On October 3, 2007, the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment Training Service...

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RECENT OFCCP SETTLEMENTS

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Pilgrim’s Pride Settles Hiring Discrimination Case for $1 Million On October 3, 2007, OFCCP...

United Healthcare of Florida Settles Same-Sex Harassment and Retaliation Case for $1.8 Million

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 1, 2007, EEOC announced that United Healthcare of Florida would pay $1.8 million...

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SIDLEY AUSTIN SETTLES AGE BIAS SUIT FOR $27.5 MILLION

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 5, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Sidley...

B & H Settles National Origin Case With EEOC for $4.3 Million

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 16, 2007, EEOC filed a complaint and a consent decree (EEOC v. B & H Foto and...

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EEOC PRESENTS FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARDS

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On September 26, 2007, Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity...

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OFCCP Announces Release Of First FY 2008 Scheduling List Of 2,500 Contractors

The OFCCP has just announced that beginning October 1, 2007, regional offices may schedule compliance evaluations of non-construction Federal...

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California State Senate Passes Pay Equity Bill

On September 11, 2007, the California State Senate passed AB 437, which clarifies that the time period for alleging pay discrimination claims runs...