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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII... more +
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions.  less -
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Eleventh Circuit Finds HR Employee’s Assistance with EEOC Charge Reasonable

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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

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EEOC Sues LAZ Parking for National Origin Discrimination

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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

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SLS Hotel to Pay $2.5 Million To Settle EEOC Race, Color, National Origin Lawsuit

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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

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Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

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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

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CVS Caremark Corporation and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

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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

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EEOC Sues Albertsons for Harassment of Hispanic Employees

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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

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Champion Fiberglass Sued by EEOC for Systemic Race and National Origin Discrimination

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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

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Glaser Organic Farms Llega A Un Acuerdo Resolutorio En La Demanda Que La EEOC Habia Radicado Por Acoso Basado En Origen Nacional,...

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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

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EEOC Sues SLS Hotel in Miami Beach For Discriminatory Firing Of Black Haitian Kitchen Workers

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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

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You Don’t Look Like You Are From Around Here: EEOC Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Updates Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Issues New Guidelines on National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Sues East Coast Labor Solutions for Disability and National Origin Discrimination

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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

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EEOC Releases Proposed Enforcement Guidance On National Origin Discrimination For Public Comments

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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

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Employment Law 101: National Origin, Citizenship & Immigration Status Discrimination

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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

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Four Hawaii Farms to Pay $2.4 Million to Thai Workers to Settle EEOC National Origin and Retaliation Employment Discrimination...

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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

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Orland Park Janitorial Company to Pay $360,000 to Resolve Claim of Discrimination against Hispanics

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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

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Edgewater Japanese Market to Pay $250,000 to Hispanic Employees Paid less Due to National Origin

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Mitsuwa Marketplace Violated Law by Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others for Identical Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - NEWARK, N.J. -- Mitsuwa Corporation, which does business as Mitsuwa Marketplace, a large...more

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New Compliance Concerns for Employers of Foreign Workers

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Originally published in the 2012 Edition of Inside the Minds published by Aspatore/Thomson West. Introduction - This chapter discusses the current immigration enforcement climate for US employers, which involves a...more

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Hamilton Growers to Pay $500,000 to Settle EEOC Race/National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

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ATLANTA - Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., an agricultural farm in Norman Park, Ga., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a class of American seasonal workers - many of them...more

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PBM Graphics to Pay $334,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

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Printing Company Provided Fewer Work Hours to Non-Hispanic Temporary Workers - RALEIGH, N.C. -- PBM Graphics, Inc., a Research Triangle Park, N.C., printing company, will pay $334,000 to settle a national origin ...more

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DHL Global Forwarding Pays $201,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

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Hispanic Workers Were Singled Out for Harassment, Agency Charged DALLAS - Air Express International, USA, Inc. and Danzas Corporation, doing business as DHL Global Forwarding, will pay $201,000 to nine employees and...more

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