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Employment attorneys grapple with new social media worries
Less than a month after the House of Representatives voted down the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012, the effects are starting to play out on Capitol Hill and in the courts.
EEOC accuses AutoZone of disability discrimination
A federal agency is accusing auto-parts retailer AutoZone Inc. of illegally firing an employee because of her disability.
EEOC sues eatery over alleged racist imagery
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Wisconsin restaurant where managers allegedly posted racist imagery and fired an African-American worker who complained.
Proposed White House budget outlines legal priorities
The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and drug safety and immigration enforcement.
Company to pay $148K for firing new mother
A federal agency that accused a Milwaukee medical-staffing company of firing a woman who had just given birth says the company has been ordered to pay $148,000.
Suit: Trucking firm rejected disabled applicants
The federal government is suing international trucking company Celadon, claiming it illegally forced job applicants to take medical examinations and didn't hire those it perceived as being disabled.
Menards ends discrimination claim for $1 million
The Menards home improvement chain has agreed to settle a race discrimination case for $1 million.
EEOC reduces backlog for first time in nine years
In the same year that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received the largest number new discrimination charges in its 46-year history, the agency also reduced its current charge backlog by 10 percent – the first such reduction in almost a decade.
Senate committee debates fairness of mandatory arbitration
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., a champion of the proposed Arbitration Fairness Act, recently led a hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary called “Arbitration: Is It Fair When Forced?”
Class-action settlements result from hiring decisions
In October, Kmart Corp. was hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company is running afoul of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The suit claims that the way it runs background checks on prospective employees is not allowed.
EEOC files 15 suits in 10 days
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn’t stop to enjoy the last burst of summer, instead filing 15 discrimination suits over the last 10 days of August.
EEOC: Restaurant permitted sexual harassment
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — A federal workplace-rights agency is accusing a restaurant in Merrill of failing to prevent a cook from sexually harassing waitresses. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it filed a lawsuit Monday against the New Pine Ridge Restaurant. The EEOC said a cook created a hostile work environment by making […]
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