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Supreme Court justices ponder where fired federal workers can appeal
Sometimes employment litigation is complicated, so much so that the parties and judges can’t even agree on which court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal.
Is EEOC following NLRB’s lead on confidentiality in investigations?
Before lawyers had time to digest the recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board that an employer violated federal labor law by requesting confidentiality from all employees during internal investigations, they faced another question: was the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission taking the same position?
Transgender-inmate ruling is movement’s latest win
A court ruling that ordered Massachusetts to pay for an inmate's sex-change surgery is being seen as another milestone for transgender people.
JOB CITES: The art of defending unemployment claims
A common dilemma for employers is contesting an unemployment claim now and possibly a discrimination claim by the same former employee later.
US government turns up heat on employers
It started with allegations of hangman's nooses, graffiti and racist comments targeting a handful of black workers at a trucking company warehouse in Chicago Ridge, Ill.
EEOC issues final rule on federal employee complaints
A final rule modifying the complaint process for federal employees claiming discrimination has been issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
JOB CITES: Being aware of ‘anti-fat prejudice’ is worth its weight
A good friend of mine -- not named Warren -- is around 5-foot-9 with boots on, and over the last few years or so has fluctuated between 185 and 200 pounds.
7th Circuit: Employee can’t sue for anti-immigrant bias
Federal employment discrimination law does not provide a remedy for a bank employee who claims she was fired because of her marriage to a Mexican citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Wis. county to pay $142,000 in discrimination suit
Waupaca County officials have agreed to pay nearly $142,000 to settle allegations they refused to promote a sheriff's deputy because she was a woman, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
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