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Wheeler Trucking to Pay $65,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged Trucking Companies Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Worker Because of Race and Religion - CLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as...more

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EEOC Publishes Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment

On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a final version of its Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment. The new guidance provides  updates and agency direction on workplace...more

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EEOC Issues New Workplace Harassment Guidance

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For the first time in a quarter-century, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. The April 29-guidance consolidates and supersedes several iterations of...more

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Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more

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EEOC Sues Wheeler Trucking for Race and Religious Discrimination, Retaliation

Trucking Company Allowed Harassment of Former Employee Because of His Race and Religion, Federal Agency Charges - CLEVELAND – Wheeler Trucking violated federal civil rights laws when the company subjected an employee at...more

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ABCs of employment law: Discrimination

A new series. NOTE FROM ROBIN: For months, I've been thinking about doing a series of posts with very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. I think the series would be helpful to people who are...more

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JBS Swift to Pay up to $5.5 Million to Settle EEOC Race and Religious Discrimination Claim at Greeley Plant

International Meat Processing Giant Agrees to Settle Claims That It Discriminated Against Employees Based on Race, National Origin and Religion - DENVER – JBS USA LLC, doing business as JBS Swift & Company, will pay up to...more

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EEOC Condemns Antisemitism in Unanimous Resolution

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the recent violence, harassment, and acts of bias against Jewish individuals in the United States, the...more

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EEOC Examines Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights

Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace...more

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Enforcement and Litigation Data

Agency Secures $439.2 Million in Monetary Benefits for Victims - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination...more

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Dress Code Tips Inspired by JLo and Shakira’s Halftime Performance

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Is it just me, or has JLo and Shakira’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl received more attention than the game itself? As with so many other issues these days, we are a country divided. Some believe the performance was...more

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EEOC FY 2019 Statistics Released: Charges of Discrimination are at an All-Time Low But the Percentage of Retaliation Charges...

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There are a few surprises in the enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2019 released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). The EEOC’s data shows that there were only 72,675 charges of discrimination...more

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Fourth Circuit Refuses to Protect Employee Who Copied Personnel Files to Support Discrimination Claim

When a current employee files an EEOC charge or other legal claim against his or her employer, the company sometimes learns that the employee has been taking company documents and providing them to persons outside the...more

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No, Stealing Personnel Files Is Not Protected Activity (But the analysis doesn’t end there)

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On November 15, 2018, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Middle District of North Carolina in the case of Netter v. Barnes, et al, upholding dismissal of Netter’s case because her...more

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Reminder: Religious Discrimination And Harassment Is Still A Serious Issue

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When I get asked about non-discrimination and harassment prevention in the workplace, a significant proportion of these questions focus on race discrimination and sexual harassment. Still, employers should be mindful of...more

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Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

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EEOC: Retaliation Tops Discrimination Charges Filed In Fiscal Year 2017

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Retaliation was the most common workplace discrimination charge received by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in fiscal year (FY) 2017, according to the agency. (The fiscal year runs from October 1 to September...more

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What Was The EEOC Up To This Year? Takeaways From 2017

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, 2017 and it has released its yearly "Performance and Accountability Report." Although this is a look back, it provides insight on what is...more

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Reliable Nissan Agrees to Settle EEOC Race, Religion and National Origin Harassment Case

Minority Employees Were Subjected to Degrading Slurs and Innuendos - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Reliable Inc., doing business as Reliable Nissan, along with other entities involved in operating the Albuquerque car dealership,...more

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Tick, Tock….The EEOC Runs Out The Clock – Fiscal Year 2017 Marks A Last Minute Return To Frantic Filing

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Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more

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Avoiding Claims of Race, Religious, or National Origin Discrimination in the Current Political Climate

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the United States has had a new president for about six months: Mr. Donald J. Trump. Many suggest (and I do not take a position on this) that President Trump was...more

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EEOC Sues MVM, Inc. for Racial Harassment, Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

Security Firm Forced Out Guard for Complaining About Racial Insults, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - MVM Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based diversified security services firm, violated federal law when it stopped...more

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EEOC Issues Updated National Origin Discrimination Enforcement Guidance

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated Enforcement Guidance on national origin discrimination under Title VII. The Guidance is used by EEOC investigators to help determine whether a...more

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J.B. Hunt Transport Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Charge for $260,000

Sikh Applicants Denied Religious Accommodation During the Hiring Process, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, will pay...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016

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Contrary to the EEOC’s position that sexual orientation discrimination is protected by Title VII’s prohibition on gender discrimination, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held last week that existing law does not support...more

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