Job Offers, Employer Liability Issues, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

District Court Permits Walmart to "Rollback" Job Offer Because of Undue Hardship from a Religious Accommodation

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 2/26/2020

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin recently addressed an employer's responsibilities to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs. In EEOC v. Walmart Stores East, LP, the court examined whether...more

Scribe-X Northwest to Pay $80,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/29/2019

Company Rejected Applicant Once It Learned She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged - PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland-based medical documentation service Scribe-X Northwest will pay $80,000 and make significant changes to its...more

Community Care Health Network Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/25/2018

Health Network Rescinded Job Offer to Woman Because She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX - Community Care Health Network, Inc., doing business as Matrix Medical Network in Scottsdale, Ariz., violated federal...more

Background Checks? That is the Question

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/24/2015

Has your company decided yet whether it will conduct criminal background or credit checks? If you are already using that tool as part of your job screening process, are you keeping up with legal developments in every city,...more

BNSF Railway Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2014

Company Rescinds Offer Due to Applicant's Prior Back Injury, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE - Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by withdrawing a job offer to a...more

U.S. Steel Subsidiary Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/29/2014

Manufacturing Company Revoked Job Offer and Refused to Accommodate Applicant Whose Religious Beliefs Prohibited Hair from Being Cut From His Scalp, Agency Says - HOUSTON -- U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a...more