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02.20.12Employer “Right to Revise” Nullifies Arbitration Agreement
02.17.12Record Keeping: EEOC Extends Title VII Recording Keeping to Genetic Information  
02.15.12Never Too Long:  Retaliation Claim Arising Out of Five-year Link Between Protected Activity and Termination Survives
02.13.12Put it in Writing: Employer Bears Burden of Making FMLA Policies Clear
02.09.12Fewer “Distracted Drivers” as Commercial Driver Hand-held Cell Phone Ban Takes Effect
02.07.1211th Circuit says FMLA Protection Begins Before actual FMLA Eligibility
02.03.12DOL Proposes Rule to Implement FMLA Amendments
01.27.12New York Wage Theft Protection Act – First Required notice due by February 1, 2012
01.24.12Connecticut Becomes First State to Require Paid Sick Leave
01.18.122011 a Record Year . . . For Employment Claims and For Recovery Dollars
01.16.12U.S. Supreme Court:  “Ministerial” Exception Bars Religious School Teacher from Pursuing ADA Claim.
01.11.12$3.13 Million and a New Background Check Policy – Pepsi Makes Amends for Alleged Past Hiring Discrimination
01.06.12Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements are Unlawful in Non-Union Workplaces
01.01.12Who is a “Qualified Individual with a Disability”?  Teacher with depression allows her certification to lapse and loses her job.
12.28.11Judge Orders H-1B Worker to Pay Employer Damages for Terminating  Employment Early
12.21.11OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Affirmative Action Regulations for Individuals with Disabilities
12.05.11California Court Permits Hearsay Evidence in Workplace Violence Case
12.03.11Religious School Lawfully Terminated Employee Where Her Conduct Violated Church Precepts
12.01.11Employers in New York Required to Issue Annual Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice in January 2012
11.28.11Employee Prevails in California Sexual Harassment Case Despite Inconsistent Testimony
11.15.11Illinois Supreme Court Provides Guidance on “Legitimate Business Interest” Test for Restrictive Covenants
11.01.11NLRB Adopts “Quickie Election” Rule
10.24.11California Court of Appeals Holds that Plaintiff Must Demonstrate that Workplace Harassment was “Severe or Pervasive”   
10.20.11New Standard Aimed at Preventing Workplace Violence
10.18.11DOL Requires Federal Service Contractors to Hire Contract Predecessor’s Employees
10.17.11Employer Settles FLSA Class Action Where Employees Claimed They Were Misclassified
10.14.11New California Legislation Provides that Employees Will Maintain Insurance Benefits While on Pregnancy-Related Leaves of Absence
10.12.11Kmart Settles Class Action Brought By Employees Claiming It Unlawfully Avoided Paying Vested Paid Time Off
10.10.11New California Law Restricts Employers’ Ability to Obtain and Use Credit Reports
10.06.11Hard Rock Cafe Settles a Proposed Class Action
10.03.11Fraud Auditor’s Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss
09.28.11Seattle Requires Employers to Provide Paid Sick Days
09.26.11EEOC Files Suit Against Bass Pro for Failing to Hire Blacks and Hispanics
09.22.11Indiana Law Restricts Employers from Requiring Employees and Applicants to Disclose Gun Possession and/or Use
09.21.11New Jersey White Collar Overtime Regulations Now Follow Federal Regulations
09.20.11Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Establishes Test to Determine Whether Attorney-Client Privilege Applies to Company Audits
09.15.11EEOC Sues Goodyear for Disability Discrimination
09.14.11Concrete Company Cements Prevails in Meal Period Class Action
09.13.11Auto Parts Distributorship Agrees to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit
09.08.11Applebee’s Owners Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit for $1 Million
09.07.11Saipan Company Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit for $80,000
09.06.11New York Judge Dismisses EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action
09.01.11NLRB Issues Final Rule to Require Posting of Rights
08.31.11Forrest City Grocery Company Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit
08.30.11Wal-Mart Settles Sexual Harassment Suit with EEOC
08.29.113M Settles Age Discrimination Suit with EEOC
08.25.11EEOC Sues United Insurance Company of America for Disability Discrimination
08.24.11NYU Settles EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
08.23.11EEOC Sues Dallas Physician Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
08.19.11California Appellate Court Provides Guidance on What Constitutes Vacation
08.18.11EEOC Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
08.17.11EEOC Settles Suit for Age Bias and Retaliation
08.16.11EEOC Settles Race Harassment and Wage Discrimination Suit
08.11.11Rock-Tenn Agrees to Pay $160,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
08.10.11Pepsi Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit for $120,000
08.09.11Arbitration Agreement in Employee Handbook Held Unenforceable in California
08.04.11EEOC Sues Taco Bell Owner for Religious Discrimination
08.02.11The EEOC Continues to Regulate Employers’ Use of Criminal Records
07.01.11Congress Again Proposes Ban on Mandatory Pre-dispute Arbitration
06.28.11Washington Supreme Court finds No Wrongful Discharge Under State's Medical Use of Marijuana Act
05.27.11Louisiana Department of Justice Did Not Discriminate Against Black Attorney When it Failed to Award Same Pay Raise Given to Less Experienced White Attorney
05.25.11Employee Who Works At Home Need Not Be Compensated for Time Spent Commuting to and from Other Worksites
05.23.11New Jersey Passes Law to Protected Unemployed Job Applicants
05.20.11D.C. District Court Finds that Exotic Dancers are “Employees” Under the FLSA
05.18.11Lawsuit Claims Google, Apple, Lucasfilm & Others Fixed Employee Wages
04.20.11Blogger Sues AOL and Huffington Post
04.05.11Yale Students Claim Sexual Harassment
03.28.112012 DOL Budget Increased for Regulation and Enforcement of Employment Laws
03.23.11U.S. Chamber of Commerce Study Indicates Job Growth Hindered by Labor and Employment Laws
03.18.11Grocery Store to Pay Over $1 million in Sex Harassment Case
03.14.11LA jury awards more than $1 million to fired coach
03.10.11Kinder Morgan sued for Back Wages
03.01.11Woman Fired for Facebook Comments Settles Suit
01.24.11David Barton Gym Sued for Harassment
01.20.11Ron Franklin Sues ESPN for Wrongful Termination
01.19.11US Army Contractor Pays for Unpaid Overtime
01.17.11ESPN Fires Announcer for Insulting Comments
01.12.11Brett Favre sued for Sexual Harassment
01.10.11Kaplan Sued for Discrimination
12.15.10State of New York pays $1 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Cases
12.13.10McDonald’s Settles Overtime Suit
12.10.10Former Jones Day Alleges that Layoffs Target Minorities
12.09.1010th Circuit Supports Termination of Worker Who Threatened Boss
11.29.10Kintetsu International Express Sued for Disability Harassment, Retaliation
11.27.10Forrest City Grocery Sued for Sex Discrimination
11.26.10Glenn O. Hawbaker Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
11.24.10Walmart Sued For Religious Discrimination
11.23.10Antelope Valley Hospital Sued for Harassment of Hispanic Staff
11.22.10Papermoon Strip Club to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
11.19.10Maverik Country Stores Sued for Violation of Americans with Disabilities Act
11.18.10Multinational Government Contractor Sued For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation in Arizona Prisons
11.17.10New York City Dollar Store Chain to Pay Back Wages
11.16.10Sentinel Real Estate Settles Pregnancy Bias Suit
11.15.10Bardon, Inc. / Aggregate Industries to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
11.12.10Vegas Western Cab to Pay $30,000 for Rejecting a Disabled Applicant
11.11.10Local Community Development Organization Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
11.10.10Fired for a Facebook Post
11.10.10Cannon & Wendt Held in Contempt for Failure to Comply Fully with Consent Decree
11.09.10Austin Foam Plastics Settles Harassment Suit
11.04.10Walmart Sued for Firing Veteran Employee over Cancer-Related Disability
11.03.10Panda Express Sued for Retaliation
11.02.10Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Settles Hiring Discrimination Case
10.28.10EEOC Sues Comprehensive Human Services for Retaliation
10.27.10Port Authority of NY & NJ Sued for Gender Pay Disparity and Age Discrimination
10.26.10Nassau County Sued for Firing 71-Year-Old Lifeguard
10.25.10Arrowhead Honda Sued for Same-Sex Harassment of Men
10.23.10Legislation Proposes Increased Equal Pay Protections
10.22.10EEOC Sues United Road Towing for Discriminatory Medical Leave Policy
10.21.10Altec Industries Sued for Religious Discrimination
10.20.10Fox News Sued by EEOC for Retaliation
10.19.10EEOC Enforcing ADA Amendments Act
10.15.10EEOC Sues Findlay Honda for Race Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation
10.14.10Indiana Health Care Service Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination
10.13.10Disability Discrimination Suit Filed Against Thrivent Financial
10.12.10Eastside Hampton Inn Franchise Sued for Race Discrimination and Retaliation
10.11.10KLD Labs Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination
10.09.10Mayor and City Council City Sued for Age Bias and Retaliation
10.08.10Nine States Awarded Funds in Disability Employment Initiative
10.07.10EEOC Sues Cyma Orchids for Sex and National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation
10.06.10Professional Fitness Sued for Retaliation
10.05.10October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2010
10.04.10http://blog.epspros.com/2010/10/october-is-national-disability.html
10.01.10DOTS LLC Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination
09.30.10Summary: Super Mom Entrepreneur Conference & Expo Accepting speaker proposals
09.29.10Yates Construction to Pay $30,000 for Subjecting Black Employees to Racial Insults
09.28.10Houston-based Construction Company and Subcontractors Pay Nearly $137,000 in Back Wages
09.27.10Princeton Healthcare System Sued for Unlawfully Firing Employees Who Needed Medical Leave
09.25.10Walt Disney World to Pay More Than $433,000 in Back Wages
09.24.10EEOC Sues Cognis Corporation for Retaliation
09.23.10The Twins Group-PH, LLC / Pizza Hut Agrees to Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Claims
09.22.10Senate Bill Extends FLSA Protection to Home Care Workers
09.21.10Axiom Staffing Will Pay $35,000 for Refusing to Place Applicant because of Her Back Impairment
09.20.10US Labor Department Recovers More Than $868,000 in Back Wages for Florida-based Timeshare Company Employees
09.18.10Garfield Medical Center Sued for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
09.17.10Roofing Company to Pay $1 Million To Settle Charges of Racial Harassment, Discriminatory Job Assignments, and Failure to Promote African-American Employees
09.16.10Massachusetts Court Limits Small Business Employees to Eight Weeks of Maternity Leave
09.15.10Hillsborough Restaurant Sued For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
09.14.10Electrolux Reaches Settlement In Religious Accommodation Charge, Agrees to Allow for Ramadan Observance
09.13.10KobeWieland Copper Sued for Rescinding Offer of Employment Because of Perceived Disability
09.10.10Illinois Expands Military Family Leave to Adult Children and Grandparents
09.09.10Paramount Staffing to Pay $585,000, Preferred to Place Hispanic Workers Instead of African Americans
09.08.10"Cheaters" to Change Ways in Settling Sex Harassment Suit
09.07.10Hyundai Ideal Electric Company Sued for Unequal Pay and Retaliation
09.06.10Pizza Pub Manager Sexually Harassed Teen Employee
09.04.10Commute May Be Considered Working Time if Carrying Heavy Equipment
09.03.10Measurement, Inc. Sued Denying Employee Accommodation for Her Sabbath
09.02.10Lawsuit Claims Federal EEOC Warned Census Bureau of Likely Discrimination
08.26.10Terminix and ServiceMaster Sued by EEOC for Failing to Act on Sex Harassment of Women
08.25.10Area Temps Agrees to Pay $650,000 for Profiling Applicants by Race, Sex, National Origin and Age
08.24.10Appeal Settled on EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Against 7-Eleven
08.23.10Google Age Bias Suit Going to Trial
08.21.10Virginia Beach Plastering Company Sued by EEOC for Same-Sex and National Origin Harassment
08.19.10Mobile Community Action Sued by EEOC for Retaliation
08.18.10President Pushes for Action on Paycheck Fairness Act
08.17.10Arizona Truck Stop to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Suit Charging Sex Harassment by Customers
08.16.10New Ohio Leave Law Protects Military Families
08.14.10Safelite Glass Company Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation
08.13.10US Labor Department to Strengthen Disability Regulations
08.12.10Arkansas Baptist College Sued By EEOC for Retaliation
08.11.10Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination
08.10.10Employee May Pursue ADA Retaliation Claim Despite No Disability
08.09.10Knouse Foods Agrees to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
08.06.10Department of Labor’s New Child Labor Rules
08.05.10EEOC Releases Federal Work Force Report
08.04.10Breastfeeding Breaks Requirements Clarified by Department of Labor
08.03.10Federal Court Bars Employer’s Questions about Immigration and Sexual History in EEOC Sexual Harassment Case
08.02.10Employer Must Provide Names and Addresses of Possible Victims of Discrimination to EEOC
07.30.10FMLA Study to be Conducted by Department of Labor
07.29.10Sears Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
07.15.10Major Washington Apple Grower Sued for Sexual Harassment
07.14.10Cullman Company To Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit
07.13.10PETCO to Pay $145,000 for Failing to Accommodate Deaf Pet Groomer
07.12.10Aiken Fairfield Inn Operator Sued by EEOC for Unlawful Retaliation against Employees
07.09.10EEOC Lawsuit Challenges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at North Dakota Applebee’s
07.08.10Sioux Falls Oral Surgery Clinic Pays $118,775 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Case
07.07.10Court Issues Key Decision in EEOC’S Lawsuit Against Hibbing Taconite Company
07.01.10Texas Transportation Brokerage Companies Pays $50,000 for Retaliation
06.30.10New Laws Enhance Workplace Protections for Family Violence Victims and Require Employers to Provide Leave
06.29.10US Department of Labor settles hiring discrimination case with The Wackenhut Corp.
06.28.10Temp Agency ADECCO USA Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
06.26.10EEOC Sues City of Boone, Iowa for Age Discrimination
06.25.10Senate Tax Bill Omits COBRA Subsidy Extension
06.24.10US Department of Labor Recovers $4.2 Million in Back Wages for 603 Oregon Workers
06.23.10Ann Arbor Days Inn Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
06.22.10Morley Missouri Construction Company Settles Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit with EEOC
06.21.10USDA Offers Settlement of Discrimination Suit with Female and Latino Farmers
06.11.10The Bell Company Sued for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
06.10.10Oklahoma Amends State Anti-Discrimination Act to Include Pregnancy as a Form of Discrimination
06.09.10New Rule to Make it Easier to Form Unions in Railroad and Airline Industries
06.08.10Arizona Sheriff’s Staff Awarded $2 Million in Back Wages
06.07.10Hooters Facing Second Weight Discrimination Lawsuit
06.05.10Employee Upset over Pay Suspected of Killing Bosses
06.04.10Hooters Employee Claims Weight Discrimination
06.03.10Employees of Yellow Transportation Claim Discrimination
06.02.10Orkin Pest Control Sued By EEOC For Age And Religious Discrimination In Hiring And Advertising
06.01.10Overland Park Restaurant Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment Of Teen Worker
05.29.10Novartis Class Awarded $250 Million in Punitive Damages in Gender Discrimination
05.28.10US Labor Department Publishes Rule Requiring Posting of Employee Rights
05.27.10Final Regulations of Child Labor Rules for Non-Agricultural Work Released
05.26.10Teleperformance USA Pays Almost $2 Million in Back Overtime Wages
05.25.10Pollard Agency Settles Religious Discrimination Case
05.24.10Macy’s Sued by Transgender Employee for Harassment and Discrimination
05.21.10Congress Works on Age Discrimination Legislation
05.20.10Perdue Farms Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
05.19.10US Labor Department Launches Interactive Website on Rights and Responsibilities in Union Officer Elections
05.18.10New Owner Agrees to Harassment Prevention Actions
05.18.10Lawsuit Claims Google, Apple, Lucasfilm & Others Fixed Employee Wages
05.17.10Western State Hospital Pays $995,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
05.13.10Employees Not Entitled to FMLA Leave if They Would Have Been Fired Anyway
05.12.10Nursing Home to Pay $40,000 to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit
05.11.10Legislation Requires Break Time for Nursing Mothers
05.10.10Court Emphasizes that Evidence of Training a Must
05.08.10Federal Court Enforces EEOC Investigative Subpoena against Bolingbrook Meat Processor
05.07.10Lafayette College Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
05.06.10Legislation Requires More Training for Government Supervisors
05.05.10Healthy Families Act to Require Paid Sick Leave for Low-Income Workers
05.04.10Connecticut Woman Claims Genetic Discrimination by Employer
05.03.10California Supreme Court Reviewing State’s Pregnancy Discrimination Law
05.01.10New Legislation to Address Employee Misclassification
04.30.10Middlesex County in New Jersey Settles Second Sexual Harassment Suit in a Year
04.29.10Houston Construction Company Must Pay for Religious, Race and National Origin Discrimination
04.28.10New Fact Sheet Clarifies Unpaid Internships
04.27.10Class Action Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart Proceeds
04.26.10Nearly $4 Million in Back Wages Awarded to Gas Station Employees
04.25.10IRS Cracks Down on Independent Contractors vs Employee
04.24.10Texas Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Face Sexual Harassment Charges
04.23.10Obama Administration Limits Contract Bidding
04.22.10McMillan’s Home Care Sued Over Pay Practices
04.21.10Oregon Court Rules on Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
04.20.10Census Hiring Practices under Fire
04.19.10Sonic Drive-In Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
04.18.10Federal Court Rules For EEOC In Age Bias Suit Against Minnesota Department Of Corrections
04.17.10New IRS Form to Confirm Qualified Employee’s Under the HIRE Act.
04.16.10Accenture Sued for Discrimination Over Background Checks
04.15.10Workers Encouraged to Seek Wage Rights
04.14.10Workplace Flexibility a Focus of the White House
04.13.10EEOC Sues RJB Properties and Blackstone Consulting for National Origin Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
04.13.10Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal
04.12.10Reverse Discrimination Suit against DeKalb County, Georgia
04.11.10EEOC Sues Lowe's Home Centers for Religious Discrimination
04.10.10Houston mayor issues sweeping non-discrimination order
04.09.10Nebraska Legislation Limits Secret Settlements
04.08.10City employee sues The Colony after false sexual harassment allegations
04.07.10IRS Agent Seeks $6 Million In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
04.06.10California Judge Rules Against State Furloughs
04.05.10US Labor Department orders Tennessee Commerce Bank to reinstate whistleblower and pay more than $1 million in back wages and other relief
04.02.10Kmart To Pay $120,000 To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit
04.01.10Employers Required to Provide Breaks for Breastfeeding Under Health Care Reform Act
03.30.10ADA Does Not Require Reducing Doctor's Workload as an Accommodation
03.29.10Employee Discrimination Claims Hit Record High in 2009
03.28.10US Labor Department announces updated model notices
03.27.10Administaff to Pay $115,000 for Religious Bias
03.26.10Imagine Schools to Pay $570,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
03.25.10Olsten Staffing Services to Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
03.24.10City of Detroit to Pay $100,000 to Employee Who Complained About Coworkers Perfume
03.23.10The Buckle, manager face sexual harassment lawsuit
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