Michele Bowman

Michele Bowman

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NYC Employers Can’t Refuse to Hire the Unemployed

The New York City Council on Mar. 13 passed a law forbidding employers from discriminating against job applicants who are unemployed. It is the first law in the country to provide a private cause of action for people who are...more

3/20/2013 - Discrimination Local Ordinance Unemployment Discrimination

Texas Bank Settles Hispanic Discrimination Suit

The Department of Justice on Feb. 19 announced that Texas Champion Bank has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against Hispanics who applied for loans with the bank....more

2/27/2013 - Banks Discrimination Disparate Impact DOJ ECOA EEOC Loans National Origin National Origin Discrimination Settlement Unsecured Loans

PNC Settles Maternity Leave Mortgage Suit

PNC settled a lawsuit this month over its refusal of a mortgage loan to a Connecticut couple because the wife was on maternity leave. As part of the settlement, the bank must review the last two years’ worth of mortgage...more

2/19/2013 - Discrimination FHA Housing Discrimination HUD Loans Maternity Leave Mortgages Pregnancy Discrimination

You Can Be Fired for Your Sexual Orientation

Federal law clearly prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on sex, race, age, and disability, but did you know employers are basically free to discriminate against you based on your sexual orientation?...more

1/29/2013 - Barack Obama Discrimination EEOC ENDA Executive Orders Sexual Orientation

Can You Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana?

In two recent cases, the EEOC settled with employers who had fired workers because of positive drug tests for prescription drugs. But in states where medical marijuana is legal, can employers fire employees who test positive...more

1/11/2013 - ADA Disability Discrimination Drug Testing Hiring & Firing Illegal Drugs Marijuana Medical Marijuana Prescription Drugs

Your Employer Can’t Fire You for Taking Rx Medication

An Ohio company has been fined $50,000 by the EEOC after firing an employee who tested positive for prescribed medication for her bipolar disorder. The agency accused the company of violating the Americans with Disabilities...more

1/10/2013 - ADA Disability Discrimination EEOC Hiring & Firing Prescription Drugs Termination

Don’t Sign Away Discrimination Claims to Get Severance Pay

Trinity Health Corporation on Dec. 20 settled charges brought by the EEOC over the employer’s alleged policy of Finger pointing to show where to sign documentdenying or delaying severance to employees who file discrimination...more

1/2/2013 - Discrimination EEOC Retaliation Severance Agreements Title VII

EEOC Smacks NC Printer for Pro-Hispanic Discrimination

A North Carolina printing company is paying $334,000 to make the EEOC go away after the agency charged it with national-origin discrimination against “non-Hispanic” temporary workers. The EEOC said PBM Graphics “violated...more

12/19/2012 - Discrimination EEOC National Origin

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