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The United States Equal Opportunity Commission is a federal agency created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC is charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace. Specifically, the Agency addresses instances where employees or applicants are discriminated against on the basis of color, race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, and/or genetic information.

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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

The EEOC Issues New Guidance Regarding Those with Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, and Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace

by Stacie L. Caraway | Miller & Martin PLLC on 5/21/2013

The four separate EEOC Q&A Guidance documents each are about 10 pages long. So, for those of you without the spare time to review them all, here is a brief “Cliff Note version.” ...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

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

EEOC Has Settled its First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Genetic Discrimination

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

On May 7, 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has settled its first lawsuit filed alleging that an employer violated the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)....more

BMO Harris Bank to Pay $400,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/14/2013

Federal Agency Says Bank's Medical Leave Policy Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act - CHICAGO - BMO Harris Bank will pay $400,000 to a group of 14 former employees under a consent decree entered on May 2,...more

EEOC Diversity Luncheon: Discussions of Budget Hurdles and Enforcement Priorities with Hon. Jacqueline Berrien and Hon. Victoria...

by Alyesha Asghar Dotson | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/10/2013

When the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Jacqueline A. Berrien, and EEOC Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic sat down for an informal conversation regarding workplace diversity during the...more

EEOC Wins Substantial Jury Verdicts Totaling Over $260 Million

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/10/2013

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained significant jury verdicts for damages totaling $260 million in disability discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits. These verdicts stress the importance for...more

EEOC Sues Dynamic Medical Services for Religious Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/10/2013

Federal Agency Charges Company Required Employees to Participate in Scientology Religious Practices, Fired Two for Refusing to Participate - MIAMI - Dynamic Medical Services, Inc., a Miami company owned by Dr....more

Employer Wellness Programs Need Guidance to Avoid Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/9/2013

Panel of Experts Tells EEOC of Need to Clarify Interplay Between Programs, Anti-Discrimination Laws - WASHINGTON-Wellness programs are an increasingly common feature of employee benefits programs, and guidance is...more

Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Health Care Facility Refused to Allow Alternate Form of Drug Testing as a Reasonable Accommodation for Applicant with Renal Failure, Agency Charged - DALLAS - The Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation violated federal...more

SITA Information Networking Computing USA Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Company Withdrew Job Offer Because of Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - An Atlanta-based air transport communications and information technology company has agreed to settle a disability discrimination...more

EEOC Lawsuits Against Employers Are On The Rise

by Allison Vance | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 5/7/2013

Although the EEOC typically does not file lawsuits on behalf of charging parties, the number of lawsuits being filed by the EEOC is on the rise. The EEOC currently has litigation pending based on alleged race, national...more

$240M to Disabled Workers Abused in Company’s ‘House Of Horrors’

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 5/6/2013

A turkey processing company has been ordered by a jury to pay a whopping $240 million for paying mentally disabled workers 41 cents per hour and housing them in a rodent-infested “house of horrors.”...more

EEOC Sues Cal-Maine Foods for Racial and Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/6/2013

Egg Producer Fired Employee for Reporting Race and Sexual Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - WAELDER, Texas - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a national company that produces, processes and sells shell eggs, violated...more

Orland Park Janitorial Company to Pay $360,000 to Resolve Claim of Discrimination against Hispanics

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/3/2013

EEOC Says RJB Properties Harassed and Fired Hispanic Employees and Retaliated Against Supervisors Who Refused to Fire Hispanic Employees - CHICAGO - RJB Properties, Inc. (RJB), a janitorial company headquartered in...more

Presrite Corporation to Pay $700,000 and Offer 40 Jobs to Settle EEOC Class Action Lawsuit

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/1/2013

Manufacturing Company Refused to Hire Females, Federal Agency Says - CLEVELAND - Presrite Corporation, a manufacturing company headquartered in Cleveland that makes gears and other industrial parts, will pay $700,000,...more

EEOC Holds Both Staffing Firms and Staffing Clients Responsible Under EEO Laws

by Martha J. Zackin | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 4/25/2013

Recently, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Hire Dynamics, a staffing firm. According to the complaint, after a Hire Dynamics employee filed a charge of discrimination against one of its clients, the staffing firm retaliated...more

District Court Sides With DOL in Dispute Over Whether Healthcare Providers Are Government Contractors

by Ellen Shadur Gross | BakerHostetler on 4/24/2013

In a significant victory for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently found providers of healthcare services are subject to federal equal employment opportunity...more

Colorado Ninth State to Prohibit Credit Checks for Employment Purposes

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/24/2013

On April 19, 2013, Colorado's governor signed S.B. 18 to prohibit employers from considering an applicant's or employee's credit history in employment decisions. California, Maryland, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois,...more

Baptist Health South Florida Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2013

Physician With Epilepsy Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired by Coral Gables Doctor's Hospital, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami-based hospital system, violated federal law...more

Hire Dynamics Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2013

Federal Agency Charges Staffing Company Stopped Giving Work to Employee Because He Filed EEOC Charge - ATLANTA - Hire Dynamics, LLC, a major staffing and professional recruitment company headquartered in Duluth, Ga.,...more

Edgewater Japanese Market to Pay $250,000 to Hispanic Employees Paid less Due to National Origin

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/19/2013

Mitsuwa Marketplace Violated Law by Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others for Identical Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - NEWARK, N.J. -- Mitsuwa Corporation, which does business as Mitsuwa Marketplace, a large...more

The Employment Law Authority - March/April 2013

by Nicole Brooks, Lee Gibbs Depret-Bixio, Wade Fricke, Matthew J. Kelley, Andrew W. Merrills, Stephen A. Riga | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/19/2013

In This Issue: - Immigration. Washington takes the first step toward immigration reform. - State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state. - Traditional. Wade Fricke and Matthew Kelley...more

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