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Department of Justice and Apple Reach $25 Million Landmark Agreement

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On November 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it secured a landmark $25 million agreement with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) to resolve allegations of discriminatory hiring and recruitment processes...more

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Awon Phie LLC D/B/A Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sued by EEOC for Firing Pregnant Employee

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Employer Declared Employee Was a ‘Liability’ Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Awon Phie LLC, doing business as the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Corpus Christi, violated federal law...more

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Dillard’s to Pay $900,000 to Resolve EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

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Company Failed to Promote African Americans, Federal Agency Charged - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Department store chain Dillard’s, Inc. will pay $900,000, revise itsjobposting process, and furnish other relief to settle an EEOC...more

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New York State Enacts Law to Protect Employees’ Reproductive Health Decisions

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill which, effective immediately, prohibits employers from accessing information on employees’ or dependents’ reproductive health without prior consent....more

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New York State Bans Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making

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As of November 8, 2019, New York State prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s or a dependent’s “reproductive health decision making.” The New York State Legislature passed the bill in January 2019, and...more

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Oregon Equal Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know

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Potential exposure for a violation of Oregon’s Equal Pay Act is considerable. Employees alleging unpaid wages or pay equity discrimination may be awarded two years of back pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: September 2016

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Last week, it was reported that 10,000 Chipotle workers have joined the class action against the Tex Mex chain for unpaid wages, claiming Chipotle routinely made them work off the clock. That’s roughly one in five Chipotle...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016 #5

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Last week, we were reminded of the impact of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforcement activities. The agency announced that National Freight, Inc. will pay more than $1,000,000 in back wages to 359 workers...more

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Achiote Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

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Young, Male Mexican-American Workers Were Sexually Harassed by Restaurant Manager, Federal Agency Charges - SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A San Ysidro, Calif., restaurant which serves Mexican food just north of the U.S.-Mexico...more

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