Discrimination, National Origin, Civil Rights Act

U.S. Department of Education Guidance and Resources about Addressing Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of National Origin

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/13/2024

The Biden Administration has made concentrated efforts to address the rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based or bias-based incidents in schools and on college campuses since the beginning of the...more

Eleventh Circuit Finds HR Employee’s Assistance with EEOC Charge Reasonable

Burr & Forman on 10/10/2018

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

EEOC Sues LAZ Parking for National Origin Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/28/2018

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/31/2018

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

Best Buy and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/7/2018

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

CVS Caremark Corporation and EEOC Reach Agreement to Resolve Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/7/2018

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

EEOC Sues Albertsons for Harassment of Hispanic Employees

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/4/2018

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/21/2017

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2017

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/19/2017

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

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/9/2017

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

EEOC Updates Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 12/15/2016

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

EEOC Issues New Guidelines on National Origin Discrimination

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/2/2016

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

EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

Littler on 11/30/2016

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

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/21/2016

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

HUD expands fair housing liability to include LEP discrimination

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/23/2016

Last week, HUD issued new guidance confirming that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) are protected under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). LEP includes a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. ...more

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