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Elite Wireless Group Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment of Teen Employee

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/8/2019

Employer Failed to Take Appropriate Action Despite Criminal Report of Assault, Federal Agency Charges - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Sprint Authorized retailer Elite Wireless Group, Inc. violated federal law when the retailer...more

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: What US: Washington State Companies Need To Know

International Lawyers Network on 10/1/2019

Below are summaries of recent laws adopted in Washington State that could be interpreted as relating to the #MeToo movement. Some of them directly address sexual harassment and sexual assault; others are directed at providing...more

The Employment Law Authority - November/December 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/7/2016

Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more

That is SO last week - September 2015 #2

Zelle LLP on 9/15/2015

Last week, Ellen Pao withdrew the appeal in her sex discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins. The Pao v. Kleiner Perkins trial captivated Silicon Valley as it sought to spotlight all-male company ski trips and double...more

Proposed Regulations and Guidance Issued for Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

Troutman Pepper on 6/19/2015

Although the regulations are not final and may change, government contractors should take steps now to prepare for the anticipated final regulations under the Executive Order. On May 28, the Federal Acquisition...more

Religious Institutions: June 2015

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/18/2015

Religious institutions commonly make payments to or receive payments directly or indirectly from governmental agencies for services rendered; e.g., day cares that benefit from public scholarships, hospitals that participate...more

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