The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the EEOC’s lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., alleging that Abercrombie violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by refusing to hire a Muslim applicant, who wore a...more
7/7/2015
/ Abercrombie & Fitch ,
Appearance Policy ,
Dress Codes ,
EEOC v Abercrombie ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interviews ,
Job Applicants ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) made headlines earlier this year by filing a lawsuit attacking CVS Pharmacy, Inc.’s standard severance agreement, which the EEOC argued unlawfully restricts former...more
In EEOC v. Rexnord Industries, LLC, a federal district court in Milwaukee held that a jury must decide whether Rexnord properly discharged the plaintiff, a manufacturing plant assembler, based on a company doctor’s...more
On June 24, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases which are clear victories for employers. First, in Vance v. Ball State University, the Supreme Court held that “an employer may be vicariously liable for...more
7/10/2013
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Canning v NLRB ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Supervisors ,
Termination ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University