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DOJ PUBLISHES PROPOSED RULE ON DISABILITY NONDISCRIMINATION

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, has published a proposed rule in the...

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EEOC Issues Informal Discussion Letters

EEOC Issues Informal Discussion Letter on PTSD: The EEOC has issued an informal discussion letter on psychiatric disabilities with behavioral...

EEOC Settles Sex Bias Lawsuit With NY State Corrections Dept.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC has announced that the New York State Department of Correctional Services will pay...

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SUPREME COURT RELEASES TWO IMPORTANT EMPLOYMENT RULINGS ON RETALIATION

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that a federal worker could pursue her lawsuit for...

New Law in Ohio Guarantees Job Reinstatement for Returning Soldiers

Ohio’s governor has signed Senate Bill 289, which establishes the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and ensures employment rights to those serving...

Cruise Ship Line Pays $485,000 to Settle EEOC Bias Lawsuit

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The cruise ship line NCL America, Inc. will pay $485,000 to seven former employees to settle...

Rochester Company to Pay $375,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC announced that Rochester Highway Products will pay $375,000 to settle a sexual...

RAZZOOS’S Pays $1 Million for Sex Bias Against Men

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs A Dallas/Fort Worth-based restaurant chain will pay $1 million and furnish significant...

Restaurant Pays $625,000 For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs The EEOC announced that Specialty Restaurants Corporation based in Anaheim, California,...

EEOC Announces $1.65 Million Settlement for Racial Harassment

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC has announced a major settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $1,650,000 and...

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Senate Vote Blocks Action on the Controversial Ledbetter Bill

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On April 23, 2008, the Senate voted 56-42 to block debate on the Fair Pay Restoration Act, a...

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EEOC Approves Three-Year Extension of Record Keeping Requirements

by Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., Senior Consultant On March 17, 2008, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public meeting to vote on the...