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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Strategic Enforcement Plan Adverse Employment Action

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#10YearChallenge: How Much of a Difference Has a Decade Made in Employment Law?

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Early in 2019, social media feeds, from Instagram to Twitter and Facebook, were filled with “10-Year Challenge” posts. To participate, users posted side-by-side pictures from 2009 and 2019, respectively, with...more

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Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Telecommunications Company Fired Employee While Out on Leave for Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES - Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other...more

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Pilgrim’s Pride to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Retail Poultry Product Provider Fired Employee With a Disability Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, a leading provider of retail poultry...more

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EEOC Sues Bisconti Farms, Inc. For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

Female Manager at Temple Mushroom Farm Sexually Harassed Multiple Female Workers, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA - Bisconti Farms, Inc., a mushroom farm in Temple, Pa., violated federal law when it subjected female...more

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EEOC Sues Appalachian Power Company for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Energy Company Fired Employee Because She Complained About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Says - ABINGDON, Va. - Charleston, W.V.-based Appalachian Power Company, an electric utility company, violated federal law when...more

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EEOC Sues Favorite Farms for Sexual Harassment, Including Rape, And Retaliation

Farmworker Sexually Assaulted and Retaliated Against for Reporting the Conduct, Federal Agency Charges in Lawsuit - TAMPA, Fla. - Favorite Farms, Inc., a farming business growing a variety of produce in Dover, Fla.,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

ALERT: Danger Zone - Employer Hit with Huge Pregnancy Discrimination Act Verdict

In a stunning employment verdict, a California jury awarded $185 million in punitive damages and $873,000 in compensatory damages to a former AutoZone store manager who claimed the auto-parts retailer mistreated her based on...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - Oct 2014 #3

DOL Grants Could Signal More Misclassification Actions - Why it matters: Employers have faced a tidal wave of litigation over the alleged misclassification of employees as independent contractors, with workers ranging...more

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Magnolia Personal Care Home Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

Assisted Living Facility Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges - OXFORD, Miss. - Magnolia NA, LLC, dba Magnolia Personal Care Home, an assisted living facility located in New Albany, Miss., ...more

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EEOC Sues Detroit Funeral Home Chain for Sex Discrimination Against Transgender Employee

Lawsuit Is One of Two the Agency Filed Today - the First Suits in Its History - Challenging Transgender Discrimination Under 1964 Civil Rights Act - DETROIT- Detroit-based R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc....more

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EEOC's Changed Conception of Pregnancy Spawns New Litigation — and Important Reminders for Employers

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Earlier this year, we noted that that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued somewhat controversial enforcement guidance regarding pregnancy discrimination. It has now become evident that this enforcement...more

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