The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
FCPA Survival Guide - Step 8 - Investing in Compliance
Exploring the AI and Crypto Intersection
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 41 - The Dynamics of Decision-Making: Psychology and the Criminal Justice System
INTERPOL and Child Kidnapping Cases. What are INTERPOL’s Abilities and Limitations?
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
The CFPB and State AGs Act Jointly Against Online Educational Company
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
FCPA Survival Guide: Step 3 - Extensive Remediation
Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day – Compliance Lessons from the Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 38 - A Blueprint for Compliance: The Fraud Pentagon Theory
Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently extracted a multi-million dollar settlement from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for claims of pay disparities based on race....more
Settles Federal Charges That Nationwide Retailer Permitted Hostile Work Environment For Female Employee - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Walmart Inc., a nationwide retailer of groceries and other goods, agreed to pay $30,000 and...more
Data from 2022 portends a monumental year ahead for Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) litigation and enforcement. Plaintiffs are filing class-based-employment claims in higher numbers than ever, and class actions involving...more
On October 3, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the agency against a Western New York staffing agency. The lawsuit alleged that the agency engaged...more
Restaurant Fired Employee After She Reported Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA, Fla. – Chipotle Services LLC, doing business as Chipotle Mexican Grill, a Mexican-style fast food chain, has agreed to pay...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more
Wholesale Distributor Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Workers with Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other...more
Jackson Tolerated Harassment, Discriminated Against Female and African American Employees in Promotions and Pay, and Retaliated Against Employees Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. - Jackson National...more
Company Commits to Ongoing Efforts to Hire and Recruit Deaf and Hard of Hearing Applicants - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Cutter Mazda of Honolulu ("Cutter Mazda") and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered...more
Company Refused to Provide Light Duty to Pregnant Worker, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as "Life...more
Pilot Repeatedly Posted Sexually Explicit Photos of a Flight Attendant To Websites for Years, Federal Agency Charged - SAN ANTONIO, Texas - United Airlines, Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in...more
Agency Commends Employer for Working Cooperatively With the EEOC on Harassment Prevention and Accountability - SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies, Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement to strengthen its business...more
Employee With Disabilities Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Discharged After Seeking Two Days of Unpaid Leave, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - American Woodmark Corporation, a wood cabinetry manufacturer, will pay...more
Class of Applicants Rejected for Hire Based on Their Disability or Age, Federal Agency Found - CLEVELAND - Janitorial Services, Inc. & Arbeit, Inc. (JSI), a janitorial contractor located in the Cleveland suburb of...more
Halliburton Supervisors and Co-Workers Harassed Two Muslim Employees, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a national...more
Methadone Clinic Company Subjected Black Employees to Racially Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Treatment Centers, LLC, doing business as Lexington Treatment Associates, a...more
National Trucking Company Used 'Back Assessment' to Screen Out Job Applicants It Regarded as Disabled, Federal Agency Charged - PORTLAND, Maine - National trucking company Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. will pay $40,000 and...more
Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to...more
Milk Tea Franchises Abused Young Filipino Females, Federal Agency Charges SAN DIEGO - Asian tea and snack restaurant chain Tapioca Express and two of its franchisees have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with the U.S....more
Jonesboro Supermarket Refused to Accommodate Disabled Employee and Unlawfully Fired Him, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Cincinnati-based national grocery store chain Kroger will pay $40,000 to settle a disability...more
Agreement Resolves Claims That a Female Worker Was Bullied and Harassed on the Basis of Sex, Federal Agency Says - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Skyline Ultd, Inc., a professional services provider to federal, state and local...more
Older Workers Denied Promotions and Suffered Retaliation for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The State of New Mexico, Corrections Department (NMCD), the state agency that operates correctional...more
Managers at Furniture Retailer Warehouse Used Racist Slurs Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aaron's, Inc., a nationwide chain of rent-to-own furniture stores, will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more
Company Failed to Address Racial Slurs and Harassment of Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. - Pape Material Handling, Inc., a nationwide company that sells, rents, and services forklift products, will pay...more