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• EEOC Sues M. Slavin & Sons for Racial and Sexual Harassment [Discrimination]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 860
  Brooklyn fish market (and big NYC sushi supplier) a hotbed of racist, male-on-male harassment, allegedly .
  12 hours ago

• ENDA: Call to Action NOW

  
  jaysays.com | — Authority: 467
  In 29 states, its still legal to fire someone because theyre gay; in 38 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender. ENDA will make it illegal to fire a person based on their sexual orientation or genetic identity (as usual, some restrictions apply). Here is a Summary of legislation and cosponsors.No ...
  2 days ago

• EEOC Files Discrimination Case Over Background Checks

  
  employeescreenIQ Blog — Authority: 416
  We’re a little late to the party on this one, but we just learned that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Freeman Companies saying that they have “ engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination by refusing to hire a class of black, Hispanic, and male job ...
  3 days ago

• EEOC’s proposed new ADA rules

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 624
  Disabled rights groups are happy so far, while employers fret, reports Jeffrey Hirsch at Workplace Prof . Tags: disabled rights , EEOC Related posts October 8 roundup (2) Yet more on privacy/disability laws and Seung Hui Cho (2) Yet more from the publicity file (0) Wheelchairs, theaters, and ...
  4 days ago

• Canada fails to meet commitment to UN Convention on Disabilities

  
  NJN Network — Authority: 149
  Canadians with disabilities make up the poorest people in our country, are excluded from Canadian society and have limited recourse to redress human rights abuse. PRLog – Despite signing the UN Convention on Disabilities, Canada does not meet international standards for the human rights of people living with ...
  4 days ago

• Second Circuit Orders Release of Records to EEOC, Says Some Financial Services Workers May be Entitled to Overtime

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 491
  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Connecticut) recently ruled on two cases of keen interest to employers. The first relates to enforcement of EEOC subpoenas and the second relates to the classification of some financial services workers. First, in EEOC v. United Parcel Services , the Court ...
  1 week ago

• FLSA and the flu: Making sure your sick-leave policies don’t break the law

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 142
  What’s worse than having a bunch of employees out sick with the pandemic flu? Getting hit with a labor-law violation because of your “flexible” policies that accommodate sick employees. Here’s where good companies run into trouble. They – • Work short-handed while employees are out sick • Shut their ...
  2 weeks ago

• Appellate Court Dismisses Claims Against State On Sovereign Immunity and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Grounds

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 491
  In a decision that will be officially released on Tuesday, November 24th, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that wrongful termination and breach of implied contract claims cannot be brought against the State of Connecticut due to the protections of sovereign i mmunity.  The case Ware v. State of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Employment Law: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

  
  JD Scoop — Authority: 112
  On November 21, 2009, additional requirements of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) go into effect. More on the legislation, approved by Congress last year, from JD Supra contributor Siegel, OConnor, ODonnell & Beck, P.C. : GINA applies to "private and state and local government ...
  2 weeks ago

• Change Watch: Chai Feldblum, Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 530
  The Family Research Council Blog has a roundup piece on the same-sex "marriage" / religious liberty conflict as interpreted by President Obamas nominee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision, Chai Feldblum. The post includes video and excerpts of coverage from around the internet, including the ADF Alliance ...
  2 weeks ago

• Black Firefighters Move to Intervene in Ricci v. DeStefano

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 491
  Yesterday, a group of black firefighters filed a motion to intervene in the Ricci v. DeStefano case claiming their rights will be "irrevocably impaired " if they arent allowed to join in the case.  You can download the motion and the accompanying memorandum of law here .  The motion was not unexpected though ...
  2 weeks ago

• EEOC Meeting in New Orleans Focuses on Better Integrating Disabled Workers

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 138
  Top officials  of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (DOJ), will jointly hold a town hall listening session to draw public input on new federal regulations and procedures to promote the hiring of people with disabilities. The forum, ...
  3 weeks ago

• What Happened To ... The Lawsuits Against the CHRO By Two Former Employees?

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 491
  It seems like every fall, something new trickles out of a lawsuit brought by two former employees of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) -- Paula Ross and Valerie Kennedy.  The two employees claimed that they were the victims of discrimination by an agency responsible for investigating ...
  3 weeks ago

• Quick Hits: GINA, EEOCs New Website, NLRB Decisions, Top 100 Blogs

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 491
  Over the weekend, I was asked: How do you keep coming up with ideas for the blog? My response was that I use Google Reader to flag stories that may be of interest. Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, Ive been flagging more sto ries than Ive had time to write about.  So, now seems a good time to summarize some ...
  3 weeks ago

• (VIDEO) Conservative Catholic College Rejects Birth Control

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 718
  I am one of the faculty members ofBelmont Abbey College who filed a charge with Equal Employment OpportunityCommission against my employer for removing coverage of birth control from our employee health care plan. I do not see this as a religious issue but rather one of genderdiscrimination. The college prescription ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cracking Down on Inflexible Leave Policies: A Summary of the Sears EEOC Decision

  
  Workers Comp Kit Blog — Authority: 138
  The Americans with Disabilities Act  (ADA) requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Despite this requirement, many employers maintain leave policies that are inflexible as to either the length of leave or the ability to request a different work assignment or other ...
  3 weeks ago

• Age Claims Down?

  
  Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg — Authority: 465
  According to the National Law Journal , the EEOC will soon release statistics showing that age claims declined in the past year — defying all conventional wisdom. The EEOC says that age claims were down 7% last year. That’s pretty shocking, especially considering all the RIF activity nationwide and the EEOC’s ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: A Curveball for MLB?

  
  JETLawBlog: The Official Blog of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law — Authority: 124
  In an effort to protect people’s genetic information from exploitation, President George W. Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) into law on May 21, 2008. The Act forbids insurance providers from denying medical coverage to otherwise healthy people because they have a genetic ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ruby Tuesdays Loses Sexual Harassment Lawsuit . Must Wear Corporate Scarlet Letter For Three Years

  
  FunnyBusiness — Authority: 125
  Christopher Mendoza could be one of the worst bosses ever. Mendoza, now the former general manager for Ruby Tuesdays in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was once accused of following a hostess around a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  4 weeks ago

• AT&T Hates Old People

  
  a [mostly true] story — Authority: 416
  In case you haven’t heard, once again AT&T is being sued for discriminating against its very own retirees … read about it HERE .  Yes, I know. The blog used to post crazy stories about my childhood. Now all you get are stories about Starbucks and AT&T. All I can say is, “Watch out now, you may ...
  4 weeks ago

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