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EEOC ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

April 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn March 25, 2008 the EEOC announced that a federal judge had granted final approval of a consent decree resolving a class race discrimination lawsuit that it filed against Walgreens. Under the...

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EEOC’s New Technical Guidance on Service-Connected Disabilities

April 02, 2008

On February 29, 2008, the EEOC issued two question-and-answer guidelines providing technical assistance for employers and veterans on workplace issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities.

The new guide for employers (“Veterans...

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EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT FOR $1.5 MILLION

April 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn March 19, 2008, the EEOC announced that it had reached a litigation settlement with Washington Group international, Inc. for $1.5 million plus significant injunctive relief on behalf of...

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EEOC ELIMINATES REGULATION ON DISMISSAL OF CHARGES

February 06, 2008

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 18, 2008, the EEOC published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 3387) announcing it is eliminating three bases for dismissal of charges in its procedural regulations because...

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FURNITURE MANUFACTURER TO PAY $465,000 FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT

February 06, 2008

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 24, 2008, the EEOC announced that Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. would pay $465,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed against them by EEOC on behalf of African...

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CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 2008 INTRODUCED

February 06, 2008

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 24, 2008, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) introduced the Civil Rights Act of 2008 (S. 2554/H.R. 5129). The Senate bill has 19 co-sponsors,...

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Senate Help Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Overturn Ledbetter Decision

February 06, 2008

On January 24, 2008, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on S. 1843, the “Fair Pay Restoration Act,” a bill that would overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co....

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Judge Approves $6.2 Million Partial Settlement of Bias Suit

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 15, 2008, the EEOC announced that a federal court had granted final approval for a $6.2 million partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who suffered...

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Automotive Manufacturer Settles National Origin Bias Suit For $427,000

January 17, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn January 7, 2008, the EEOC announced that Supreme Corporation and Supreme Northwest LLC had agreed to settle a national origin lawsuit for $427,000. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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EEOC Announces $1.6 Million Racial Bias Settlement in Testing Case

January 03, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 20, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Ford Motor Co., along with two related companies and a national union, will pay $1.6 million and provide...

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EEOC Announces Retailer to Pay $510,000 to Settle Race Discrimination Litigation

December 19, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 10, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a federal judge had signed a consent decree ending a lawsuit by the EEOC against Target Corporation....

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Construction Company Settles Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit

December 19, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a New York highway construction firm have settled a lawsuit alleging the company failed to hire an African American operating engineer....

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