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The EEOC has filed suit in federal court against a home care provider, alleging it unlawfully discriminated against employees when it changed their work assignments to accommodate client preferences. The suit alleges the...more
Resort implemented strict rules forbidding Spanish and retaliated against workers when they complained, Federal Agency Says - SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay...more
It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of citizenship or national origin in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, or employing workers. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) as well as the Immigration Reform...more
In late September, the Eleventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment for Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia, Inc. on race and national origin retaliation claims brought by one of its HR managers. In the split...more
Parking Company Laid Off Workers Based on National Origin, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - LAZ Parking, the second largest parking company in the United States, violated federal law when it terminated three long-time...more
Hotel Fired Employees Based on Race, Color, and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - The SLS Hotel, operated by hotel, restaurant and nightlife company called "sbe", will pay $2.5 million and provide other...more
Major Retail Chain's Personality Tests Adversely Impacted Applicants Based on Race and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Best Buy, a...more
Federal Agency Charged Drugstore Chain's Personality Tests Had Negative Impact on Jobseekers Based on Race and National Origin - CLEVELAND - CVS Caremark Corporation, a nationwide retail pharmacy and health care company...more
SAN DIEGO - Albertsons, Inc., a national retail grocery chain, violated federal law when a class of Hispanic employees in San Diego were subjected to harassment and a hostile work environment through the implementation of a...more
Cherry Hill Car Dealership Paid Its Chinese Technicians Less than Non-Chinese Technicians, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA - Chas. S. Winner, Inc., doing business as Winner Ford of Cherry Hill and Winner Ford, will...more
Federal Agency Charges Local Company Engaged in Practices That Unlawfully Discriminated Against Non-Hispanic Applicants - HOUSTON - Champion Fiberglass, Inc., a Houston-area manufacturing company, violated federal...more
Trabajadoras de la Cocina Fueron Compensadas por el Discrímen por parte de la Gerencia Basado en Origen Nacional y Color - MIAMI-Glaser Organic Farms, es una granja de venta al detal en Redlands cuyo propietario y...more
Terminations Were Based on Race, Color and National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - The SLS Hotel in Miami Beach's South Beach violated federal law by firing black Haitian dishwashers because of their race,...more
If you weren’t sure what it meant to discriminate against someone because of their national origin, the EEOC wants to help. The newly revised Section 13 of the EEOC Field Manual provides guidance on how the EEOC defines...more
In its first update in 14 years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination (“Enforcement Guidance”) on November 21, 2016, replacing its 2002...more
As we observed, the heated tone of the recent presidential election poses unprecedented challenges for employers attempting to manage employee interactions in the workplace, especially when issues related to immigration and...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised on Nov. 21, 2016, its enforcement guidance with respect to national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). The EEOC and...more
On Nov. 21, 2016, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination for the first time in 14 years. Some may speculate whether this has...more
On November 21, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). The EEOC...more
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued its updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination to replace its 2002 compliance manual section on that subject, the federal...more
Staffing Agency Discriminated Against Latino Workers Who Were Recruited With Promise of Good Pay, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama temporary staffing firm violated federal law by subjecting Latino...more
On June 2, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released, for a 30-day public input period, proposed enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil...more
Who does it apply to: Part of the protection comes from Title VII, which applies to employers with 15 or more employees. An overlapping part of the protection comes from the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which...more
Additional Relief in the Form of Job Offers and Other Benefits Will Be Offered to Vulnerable Thai Laborers, Says Federal Agency - LOS ANGELES - Three years after filing suit against farm labor contractor Global...more
EEOC Says RJB Properties Harassed and Fired Hispanic Employees and Retaliated Against Supervisors Who Refused to Fire Hispanic Employees - CHICAGO - RJB Properties, Inc. (RJB), a janitorial company headquartered in...more