#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQ Employees, EEOC on Older Workers Returning to Work - Employment Law This Week®
I-12: Update on the DOL's New OT Rules, and Part 2 of My Interview with Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
On August 29, 2024, a Seventh Circuit panel granted a midsuit request from Eli Lilly & Company to review a district court order granting collective certification to a sales representative in her age discrimination lawsuit....more
Settles Federal Lawsuit Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility Fired Physical Therapy Assistant Because of His Age and Sex - CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and...more
A recent case from the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Lattinville-Pace v. Intelligent Waves LLC, has important implications for employers. In the case, a 67-year-old employee brought suit alleging age...more
Employee Who Wanted To Donate/Freeze Her Eggs Was Not Protected By Pregnancy Statute - Paleny v. Fireplace Products U.S., Inc., 103 Cal. App. 5th 199 (2024) - Erika Paleny alleged harassment, discrimination and...more
A California federal court just allowed a frustrated job applicant to proceed with an employment discrimination lawsuit against an AI-based vendor after more than 100 employers that use the vendor’s screening tools rejected...more
New Jersey Branch Subjected Older Workers to Discriminatory Hiring and Recruitment Practices, Federal Agency Charged - TRENTON, N.J. – Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., a commercial electrical contractor with branch locations in...more
Settles Federal Charges Retailer Harassed Older Managers and Fired Those Who Reported the Harassment - ST. LOUIS – Dollar General Stores will pay $295,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment...more
Federal Agency Charges Food Processing Company Fired Employee Because of Age - ATLANTA – Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Smithfield Fresh Meats Sales Corporation (together, “Smithfield Foods”), which operate a food processing...more
Settles Federal Charges Retirement Community Fired Long-Tenured Receptionist Because of Age and Disability - ATLANTA – Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC and BrightSpace Senior Living, LLC (together, “Covenant Woods”),...more
Brian Arnett (“Arnett”) claims that the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) discriminated against him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) when he was deemed ineligible for three positions for...more
Settlement Follows Court Order Finding the District Limited Compensation of Teachers Based on Age - CHICAGO – Urbana School District No. 116 agreed to pay $206,301 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the...more
Federal Agency Charged Car Dealership Company Fired Longtime Employee To Avoid Healthcare Costs - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gregg Orr Auto Collection, Inc., a group of car dealerships, has agreed to pay $325,000 and provide other...more
Settles Federal Charges Car Dealership Fired Long-Time Employee After Heart Surgery With Slurs About Her Age - DALLAS – Amarillo-based dealership Pete’s Car Smart will pay $145,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age...more
Federal Agency Charges Retirement Community With Firing Long-Tenured Receptionist Because of Age and Disability - ATLANTA – Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC and BrightSpace Senior Living, LLC (together, “Covenant Woods”),...more
On January 9, 2024, in Krassowski v. Bloomberg L.P., the New Jersey Appellate Division unanimously affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an employer that had well-documented proof of an employee’s...more
The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment laws. That’s according to...more
Manufacturing and Distribution Company Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Fired Employee Because of Age - NEW ORLEANS – J&M Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, has...more
As 2023 winds down to a close, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employers shows no sign of slowing down. Rather, employers should prepare for an increased use and presence of AI in employment decision-making, as...more
Do you have any idea how long I have waited for the chance to use the term “meatheads” in the title of an article? Thanks to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I now have that opportunity....more
We’ve been updating you on all the new and upcoming laws, but let’s not forget the basics, like the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC’s recent settlement with Exact Sciences is a good reminder that we...more
Federal Agency Charged That Molecular Diagnostics Company and Its Recruiter Rejected Sales Job Applicant Because of His Age - DENVER – Exact Sciences Corporation, a Madison, Wis.-based molecular diagnostics company, will...more
Federal Judge Agrees with EEOC that School District Discriminated Against Older Teachers and Orders District to Pay over $51,000 in Damages - CHICAGO – A federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment...more
Settles Federal Charges Company Failed to Hire Older Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives - INDIANAPOLIS – Lilly USA, LLC, a pharmaceutical corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and its parent company, Eli Lilly and...more
Federal Agency Charges The Laurels of Athens Discriminated Against Employee Because of His Age and Sex - CLEVELAND – The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, violated federal civil...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The proposed guidance presents a legal analysis of the standards for harassment and employer...more