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Mondaq News Alerts
April 26, 2018
Seyfarth Synopsis: A Maryland federal district court recently found that a successor employer could be liable in an EEOC lawsuit for its predecessor's alleged employment discrimination. For employers, this decision is a cautionary tale — the lesson being that liability for claims of employment discriminationÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
April 26, 2018
Read the EEOC complaint filed by former Twin Peaks employees. Former employees at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Orland Park filed a sex discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the company. Portions of the charge have been removed to protect privacy. Twin Peaks EEOCÃâà...
Winston-Salem Journal
April 26, 2018
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit this week against an affiliate of Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. involving its Advance distribution operations. ... According to the EEOC complaint, Welch applied for a position as a yard driver at the Ashley Distribution Services in July 2016.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 26, 2018
It was that spirit of answering to the public, Ms. Lipnic said, that propelled her into the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during a time when the agency has quietly pushed the boundaries on what qualifies as discrimination, expanding protections for workers based on sexual orientation andÃâà...
Business Insurance
April 26, 2018
“We are troubled by Ms. Gustafson's evasive answers regarding the rights of LGBT workers, as well as the limited knowledge of the EEOC's landmark cases and ongoing litigation that she professes to have during her hearing” before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsÃâà...
BenefitsPro
April 26, 2018
The EEOC has added additional full-time staff to address the backlog of emails from employers requesting technical assistance with their EEO-1 forms. (Photo: Shutterstock). At the request of employers needing technical assistance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has extended the filingÃâà...
Law360
April 25, 2018
Law360 (April 24, 2018, 10:12 PM EDT) -- BNSF Railway Co. slapped the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with a lawsuit in Texas federal court Tuesday, alleging that the agency flouted the Americans with Disabilities Act by sending individuals right to sue notices based on an illegitimate charge from aÃâà...
Detroit Free Press
April 23, 2018
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has proposed the Michigan Department of Corrections create a new "victim advocate" position and step up its sexual harassment training after determining the state agency violated the civil rights of one of its female employees. The EEOC also hasÃâà...
Bloomberg BNA
April 12, 2018
“Resolution of disputes without litigation is an important part of the lawyer's job, just as it is an important part of the EEOC's function,” she said before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee April 10. As general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, GustafsonÃâà...
