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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

OFCCP’s Proposed Directive Encourages Contractors to Consider FAAPs as an Alternative to Establishment-Based AAPs

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2018

On September 11, 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register and a draft of a revised directive to “establish policies and procedures for requesting and...more

A More Modern Approach to OFCCP's Functional Affirmative Action Programs?

Littler on 9/17/2018

Generally, federal contractors must develop a written affirmative action program for every physical location with 50 or more employees....more

Call Me, Maybe? Court Rules that Phone Call to OSHA Constitutes Filing of Whistleblower Complaint

Fisher Phillips on 7/16/2018

It might sound crazy, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may now be receiving whistleblower complaints over the phone. This follows a recent ruling from a federal court in Wisconsin, which made it...more

Quirky Question #251, Naming Names in SEC Filings?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/22/2015

Question: Our publicly traded company must file a disclosure with the SEC, and we’re trying to determine what information to include regarding recent charges of discrimination that former employees have filed with the...more

(Plaintiff's) Paradise Found? Ninth Circuit Allows Title VII Claim, Omitted in Bankruptcy Petition, To Proceed

Stoel Rives LLP on 8/1/2013

“Bankruptcy?” you ask. “Why are employment lawyers talking about bankruptcy?” Well, in fact, there are times when bankruptcy can provide a defense to employment discrimination claims. It involves a principle known as...more

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