The Legal Tightrope: Surviving Parallel Investigations
Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
FCPA Survival Guide - Step 8 - Investing in Compliance
Exploring the AI and Crypto Intersection
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 41 - The Dynamics of Decision-Making: Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
INTERPOL and Child Kidnapping Cases. What are INTERPOL’s Abilities and Limitations?
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
The CFPB and State AGs Act Jointly Against Online Educational Company
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
FCPA Survival Guide: Step 3 - Extensive Remediation
Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more
In a post last year, we discussed how examining the EEOC’s annual reports and Strategic Enforcement Plan could provide guidance as to how the agency intends to allocate its resources and enforcement efforts in the upcoming...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a joint initiative to raise awareness about retaliation issues when workers exercise...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 10, 2020, the EEOC released its first-ever Annual Performance Report (“APR”) for Fiscal Year 2019 (see here). The APR is an analysis of the EEOC’s litigation goals and performance results, and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more
Since the start of fiscal year 2020 (October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recovered more than $25 million in monetary relief and secured substantial equitable remedies from...more
Foundry's Leadership Subjected Employees to Discrimination and Harassment, Including Allowing a Noose to Hang in the Facility, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Falcon Foundry Company, located in Lowellville, Ohio, has...more
Egg Producer Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Constructively Discharged a Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a...more
Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges - CUPERTINO, Calif. - A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems...more
Female Manager and Two Female Employees at Mushroom Farm Sexually Harassed Multiple Female Workers, Federal Agency Charged - READING, Pa. - Bisconti Farms, Inc. and Bisconti Management, Inc. (collectively, "Bisconti...more
Car Wash Terminated Worker Who Complained about Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - HARRISBURG -- Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC, which operates truck washing facilities at truck stop locations around the United...more
Concrete Contractor Fired Secretary Who Opposed Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete violated federal law when it subjected a secretary to racial...more
Company Subjected Employee to a Hostile Work Environment Based on His Race, Color, National Origin and Religion, Federal Agency Charged - INDIANAPOLIS - Heritage Crystal Clean, an Elgin, Ill.-based cleaning and waste...more
Concrete Contractor Fired Worker after He Complained about Assault, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - Baltimore County-based Bay Country Professional Concrete violated federal law when it subjected a male concrete...more
Joint Employers Fostered Harassment of Workers Based on Race, National Origin and Sex, Fired Employees for Opposing It, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A group of construction and marketing companies...more
Transportation Company and Staffing Agency Fostered Racially Hostile Work Environment And Fired Victim Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc., a transportation and supply...more
Employee Was Unlawfully Harassed by Manager, Then Fired After He Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Belle Tire Distributors, Inc., a tire, wheels and auto service company, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish...more
Reno Car Dealership Bullied Lone Female Salesperson, Federal Agency Charges - RENO, Nev. -- Champion Chevrolet Dealership in Reno, operated by Hallman Chevrolet Inc., violated federal law by denying opportunities to a...more
Virginia Eatery Routinely Subjected Gay Male Server and His Straight Friend to Homophobic Taunts and Epithets, Federal Agency Charged - WASHINGTON - Mejia Corporation, doing business as El Tio Tex-Mex Grill, a restaurant...more
Female Employee Physically and Verbally Harassed By Supervisors, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a sex...more
Egregious Abuse Forced Female Employees to Resign, Federal Agency Charges - KINGSTON, N.Y. - Birchez Associates, LLC and Rondout Properties Management, LLC, Kingston, N.Y.-based housing development and property management...more
Female Employee Forced to Resign Due To Repeated Harassment Federal Agency Charges - CHARLOTTE - Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina headquartered corporation, violated federal law when it...more
Companies Fired a Store Manager Who Reported Sexual Harassment and Filed a Charge With the EEOC, Federal Agency Charges - NORFOLK, Va. - Hat World, Inc. d/b/a "Lids" and Genesco, Inc., former owner of Hat World, violated...more
Managers at Furniture Retailer Warehouse Used Racist Slurs Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aaron's, Inc., a nationwide chain of rent-to-own furniture stores, will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more
Health Care Services Company and Staffing Agency Fostered a Racially Charged Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Health, a global health care services and products company, and...more