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EEOC ANNOUNCES $800,000 SETTLEMENT OF AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit against BNSF Railway Company brought on...

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RECENT SURVEY REPORTS WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION STARTS AT THE TOP

Workplace discrimination still exists, especially at the executive level, according to a recent survey by TheLadders.com, a New York-based executive...

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Poll Indicates Abusive Behavior Fairly Common in American Workplaces

A new poll released by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) indicates that abusive bosses are more than just a workplace annoyance, but a very real...

Revisiting A Study on The Effectiveness of Affirmative Action Programs

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Last week I attended the American Bar Association’s National Conference on Equal...

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DCI Client Alert Draws Response

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs A recent DCI client alert on “Diversity Efforts at Law Firms Come Under Fire” drew an...

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Proposed Legislation Focuses on Workplace Compensation Discrimination

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Legislation was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate on March 6, 2007 designed to...

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $550,000 SEXUAL HARASSMENT SETTLEMENT

The EEOC has announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against GLC Restaurants (GLC) for $550,000 and remedial relief on behalf of a...

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4,500 Sites Listed With OFCCP’s New Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters

On March 13, 2007 OFCCP mailed Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters to CEOs along with its second FY 2007 scheduling list identifying...

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SHOULD EMPLOYERS REQUEST SALARY HISTORY FROM JOB APPLICANTS?

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Law professor Jeffrey Lax has written a thought provoking article in the New York Law...

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$1.1 Million Final Judgement in EEOC Sexual Harassment Case

The EEOC has announced a $1.1 million final judgment against Custom Companies, an Illinois trucking company, in a sexual harassment case the agency...

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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Walgreens for Race Discrimination

The EEOC has announced the filing of a class action discrimination lawsuit against Walgreen Company alleging the Illinois-based national drugstore...

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Diversity Efforts at Law Firms Come Under Fire

Law firms have implemented diversity programs in the past few years to hire more minorities and women. These programs are coming under increasing...