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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2020

Alston & Bird on 1/29/2021

Welcome to the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the third quarter of 2020. In this edition, cosmetics get reused, garbage stinks to high heaven (at least...more

House Ways and Means Committee Issues Report Highlighting Inequities in U.S. Trade Policy

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/18/2021

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal recently released a majority staff report entitled “Something Must Change: Inequities in U.S. Policy and Society.” The Committee Report underscores the relationship between...more

Interconnect Cable Technology Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/22/2020

Electronics Manufacturer Demoted and Discharged Employee Due to Her Mental Illness, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA - Interconnect Cable Technology Corporation (ICTC), an electronics manufacturer in Brooksville, Fla.,...more

Interesting Update: “Manufacturing” Law: Courts Join the States to Fill the Void

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 6/6/2017

In a May 16 Blog Post, I reviewed several cases dealing with the question of whether Title VII’s ban on discrimination “because of . . . sex” included a ban on discrimination “because of sexual preferences.” I summarized...more

“Manufacturing” Law: Courts Also Move to Fill the Void

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 5/17/2017

Last month, I wrote that in the absence of significant Congressional action on the labor and employment front, states and cities are increasingly willing to take steps to improve employment protections. Some courts appear...more

October Antitrust Bulletin

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/2/2015

On September 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted a motion filed by household products manufacturer Clorox for interlocutory appeal of two decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Western District...more

ADA Compliance: Landlords, You're On the Hook

Polsinelli on 9/3/2015

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination based on disability. Title III of the ADA requires that businesses provide accommodations to persons with disabilities and access that is equal or similar to...more

KONE Inc. to Pay $85,500 to Settle EEOC Retaliation and Breach of Mediation Agreement Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/19/2015

Elevator Manufacturer Refused to Hire Applicant in Retaliation for a Previous Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - KONE Inc., a manufacturer and servicer of elevators and escalators, has...more

Justrite Manufacturing Company to Pay $418,000

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/11/2014

TO SETTLE EEOC CLASS INVESTIGATION EEOC Found Employer Discriminated and Retaliated Against Disabled Employees - CHICAGO - Justrite Manufacturing Company, a Mattoon, Ill.-based manufacturer of storage, handling and...more

Quirky Question #245, Last chance agreements

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/4/2014

We operate a manufacturing plant with a union workforce where new employees begin with a 90-day probationary period during which they are not yet members of the union. I recently hired a guy who refused to work overtime on...more

Suncup / Gregory Packaging Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/8/2014

Company Admits It Fired Employee Because of Physical Impairment, Federal Agency Charges - NEWNAN, Ga. - Gregory Packaging, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of juice products to school districts and...more

EEOC Sues Oran Safety Glass for Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2014

Manufacturer Fired Female Employee Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges - RICHMOND, Va. - Oran Safety Glass, Inc., a manufacturer of armored safety glass, such as bulletproof glass for use by the military...more

U.S. Steel Subsidiary Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/29/2014

Manufacturing Company Revoked Job Offer and Refused to Accommodate Applicant Whose Religious Beliefs Prohibited Hair from Being Cut From His Scalp, Agency Says - HOUSTON -- U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a...more

Orrick's Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - April 2014

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/9/2014

Shanghai High People’s Court Rules That Resale Price Maintenance Agreement Constitutes Monopolistic Agreement - The Shanghai High People’s Court recently made available its Aug. 1, 2013 final judgment overruling the...more

ALJ Rules “Non-Asian” Group Not Protected Under Executive Order 11246

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 8/7/2013

A Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) ruled on August 5, 2013 that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) cannot proceed with a disparate impact claim against a clothing manufacturer...more

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