Employer Liability Issues, EEOC

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

EEOC Requires Reasonable Accommodations For Wellness Plans

by Angela Bohmann | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/1/2013

Many employers are offering wellness programs to employees in connection with their health plans and are aware of the HIPAA regulations that govern such programs. Although employers design their wellness programs to conform...more

Prisoner 24601 May Report For Duty, Says the EEOC

by Kristen Jacoby, Gary Siniscalco | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 4/18/2013

Can the EEOC require employers to hire convicted criminals? Last April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a policy guideline that calls into question the extent to which employers can...more

EEOC Sues Olympia Construction

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/18/2013

Black Employees Racially Harassed by Project Superintendent and Fired When They Complained and Sought Help From EEOC, Agency Charges - SELMA, Ala. - Olympia Construction, Inc. violated federal anti-discrimination laws...more

EEOC Sues Winfield Rubber for Retaliation

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/9/2013

Manager Fired for Disciplining Accused Harasser, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Winfield Rubber Manufacturing Co., Inc. violated federal law when it retaliated against one of its managers for firing an...more

Drug Testing Policies Up in Smoke?

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/5/2012

We have been getting a lot of questions from employers about how employees' legal use of marijuana impacts an employer's ability to enforce its drug testing policy. Most of these questions were generated by the recent actions...more

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