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The EPS Team
06-29-2017
Deloitte recently released its sixth annual Millennial Survey 2017 and the results indicate that the political and social upheavals in the previous 12 months – a contentious election in the U.S, terror attacks in Europe and Brexit have put a damper on millennials’ confidence.
06-28-2017
A complaint filed in California state court against a SunTrust Banker seeks unspecified damages for sexual harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent retention and supervision.
06-27-2017
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged Fort-Worth based Atlas Resource Partners with violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). William Hutto, a 52-year old production foreman, was fired from the company despite his record of strong performance.
06-22-2017
Beverly Butcher was a coal miner at a mine run by Consol Energy, Inc. for 37 years. When Consol wanted to begin using a biometric hand scanner to track its employees in 2012, it was a problem for Mr. Butcher.
06-21-2017
Redhook, a construction company, was the object of a union organizing drive. Employees were considering whether to vote for union representation. During the union drive, Claudio Anderson asked for some time off because his mother was ill.
06-20-2017
A unanimous Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s right to subpoena employee medical information from a company database.
06-15-2017
Noemi Valdivia was secretary for Elk Grove High School for six years. She has claimed that her co-workers made derogatory comments about “Hispanic students and their families.” The frequency of these comments increased during the last year and a half of her employment.
06-14-2017
Ash Whitaker was a transgender student in Wisconsin. He was born female but since his freshman year in high school has identified as a male. His name has been legally changed to reflect his gender identity and he has begun hormone therapy. He requested to use the boys’ restroom at his public high school.
06-13-2017
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an National Labor Relations Board ruling against Whole Foods’ “no recording” policy. Whole Food’s policy prohibited all recordings without management approval.