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Record $240M Award for Abuse of Disabled Workers Slashed to $1.6M

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 5/20/2013

A jury verdict earlier this month to mentally disabled workers who were abused and forced to live in a “house of horrors” has been drastically slashed after trial....more

Research Confirms OFCCP Compensation Settlements and Conciliations on the Rise

by Matt Nusbaum | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 5/20/2013

Research published by the Center for Corporate Equality (CCE), a Washington, D.C. research organization, reveals that the number of OFCCP audits resulting in a conciliation agreement has risen sharply under the Obama...more

Workplace Harassment Benchmark Survey

by NAVEX Global on 5/20/2013

Executive Summary - NAVEX Global, the world’s largest provider of workplace ethics and compliance solutions, conducted a survey of 500+ ethics and compliance business professionals to identify trends in broader...more

Employment And Labor Law Alert: Minnesota's Same-Sex Marriage Law: Effects On Employers

by Angela Bohmann, Jewelie Grape, Christina Sans | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 5/20/2013

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Governor Dayton signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota (H.F. 1054 and S.F. 925), effective August 1, 2013....more

Criminal Background Checks Prone To Errors And Discrimination

by Intermountain Legal on 5/20/2013

A school bus driver with numerous DUI convictions. A nursing home attendant with several arrests for violent assault. An accountant who served time in jail for banking fraud. You are more likely to read a news story about a...more

When An Employer Provides More Parental Leave To Mom Than Dad, Is This Gender Discrimination?

by Jeff Nowak | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/20/2013

I received a ton of feedback on last week's blog post, which discussed Yahoo's new parental leave policy and its FMLA implications. Much of the feedback related to Yahoo's decision to provide 16 weeks of paid maternity leave...more

Minnesota Enacts “Ban the Box Law" Prohibiting Employment Application Criminal History Checkmark Boxes and Restricting Criminal...

by Dale Deitchler, Susan Fitzke, Rod Fliegel, Jennifer Mora | Littler on 5/19/2013

Effective January 1, 2014, recent amendments to Minnesota law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by most private employers into a candidate’s criminal past. Employers who are not exempted from the law may...more

Don't Forget About GINA

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 5/17/2013

In the midst of trying to keep straight all employer responsibilities, obligations, and pitfalls under the ADA and the FMLA, as well as a plethora of other federal and state laws, the EEOC's simultaneous filing and settlement...more

Can the Government Search Your iPad or iPhone at the Border?

by Christopher Hopkins on 5/17/2013

Can the United States search your laptop, camera, iPhone/iPad, or other devices at the border? Read this article on the Fourth Amendment rights and exceptions....more

Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Employer Failed to Stop Supervisor's Sexual Demands, Retaliated Against Workers Who Spoke Out, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - National Food Corporation, a major supplier of eggs to the Pacific Northwestern and...more

EEOC Is Making Good On Its Promise To Persecute Genetic Discrimination

by Melissa A. Silver | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/17/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a settlement in its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the federal law that prohibits...more

EEOC Files Class Genetic Information Discrimination Suit Against Corning Rehab Center

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2013

Founders Pavilion Violated Federal Law by Asking for Genetic Information From Applicants and Employees, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - The Founders Pavilion, Inc., a Corning, N.Y., nursing and rehabilitation...more

Labor/Employment

by Robert Weill | Sedgwick LLP on 5/17/2013

Discrimination – Pregnancy. Conflict Certified: Whether the Florida Civil Rights Act, section 760.10, Florida Statutes, prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy. ...more

OFCCP Sets Deadline for Implementation of 2010 Census Data

by Matt Nusbaum | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 5/17/2013

On May 15, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that covered federal contractors will have until January 1, 2014 to start using 2010 Census data for determining availability when...more

Gender Stereotyping Based on a Person’s Non-Conforming Behavior Violates Title VII

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/17/2013

As the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is intended to “strike at the entire spectrum of disparate treatment of men and women resulting from sex stereotyping.” Recently, a federal...more

Did You Know…EEOC Clarified That “Disability” Within The Meaning Of The ADA Now Includes Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, And...

by Katie Briscoe | Nossaman LLP on 5/17/2013

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its informal guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants or employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and...more

DOL Issues Final Regulations Implementing the 2009 FMLA Amendments

by Lavon Ammori, Megan Norris | Miller Canfield on 5/17/2013

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) in 2009 addressed the new military leave requirements established in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (FY...more

Legislation Roundup: Maryland General Assembly Mandates that Employers Provide "Light Duty" to Pregnant Disabled Women, Leave for...

by Joseph Harkins, Steven E. Kaplan | Littler on 5/17/2013

In May 2013, Governor Martin O'Malley signed three noteworthy statutes that will affect virtually every Maryland employer. Effective October 1, 2013, Maryland employers with 15 or more employees must provide their pregnant...more

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Record $240M Award for Abuse of Disabled Workers Slashed to $1.6M

Research Confirms OFCCP Compensation Settlements and Conciliations on the Rise

Workplace Harassment Benchmark Survey

Employment And Labor Law Alert: Minnesota's Same-Sex Marriage Law: Effects On Employers

Criminal Background Checks Prone To Errors And Discrimination

When An Employer Provides More Parental Leave To Mom Than Dad, Is This Gender Discrimination?

Minnesota Enacts “Ban the Box Law" Prohibiting Employment Application Criminal History Checkmark Boxes and Restricting Criminal...

Don't Forget About GINA

Can the Government Search Your iPad or iPhone at the Border?

Egg Giant National Food to Pay $650,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

EEOC Is Making Good On Its Promise To Persecute Genetic Discrimination

EEOC Files Class Genetic Information Discrimination Suit Against Corning Rehab Center

Labor/Employment

OFCCP Sets Deadline for Implementation of 2010 Census Data

Gender Stereotyping Based on a Person’s Non-Conforming Behavior Violates Title VII

Did You Know…EEOC Clarified That “Disability” Within The Meaning Of The ADA Now Includes Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, And...

DOL Issues Final Regulations Implementing the 2009 FMLA Amendments

Legislation Roundup: Maryland General Assembly Mandates that Employers Provide "Light Duty" to Pregnant Disabled Women, Leave for...

Age Discrimination Claims Remain Popular

Did You Know…Certain Businesses Are Now Required To Post Human Trafficking Notice

Mentally Disabled Immigrants Win Legal Representation

EEOC Seeks Public Input on Quality Control Plan for Investigations and Conciliations

Delaware Is Next State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Employment And Labor Law Alert: Minnesota "Bans The Box"

EEOC Issues Revised Publications on the Employment Rights of People with Specific Disabilities

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