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OFCCP Week In Review: October 2020 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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EEOC Sues Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc. for Same Sex Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Septic Company’s Owner Harassed Driver and Fired Him when He Complained, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. – Shelley’s Septic Tank, Inc, a Zellwood, Fla. company, violated federal law when a driver was sexually...more

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A Look Behind The EEOC Curtain: Enforcement Statistics Show Fewer Charges Filed In 2019, But Monetary Recoveries Ticked Up In Some...

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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

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Cintas Agrees to Pay $650K to Settle OFCCP Compensation and Hiring Bias Claims

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On August 27, 2019, the Department of Labor announced that government contractor Cintas Corp. has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 to settle claims of sex and race discrimination in its Philadelphia, PA facility and end...more

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EEOC Sues Party City Corporation for Sex and Disability Discrimination

Retailer Unlawfully Fired Pregnant Employee Upon Receipt of Medical Information, Federal Agency Charges - HOUSTON - Party supply retail chain Party City Corporation violated federal law when a Texas store fired a...more

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OFCCP Settles Hiring Discrimination Case with LandCare USA, LLC

The Austin, Texas location of LandCare USA, LLC (the “Company”), a company providing landscaping services, recently entered into a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) to...more

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Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

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This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

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ABC Phones of North Carolina to Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Same-Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Female Sales Consultant Was Subjected to Unwelcome Sexual Comments and Groping By Female Co-Worker, Federal Agency Charged - WILMINGTON, N.C. - ABC Phones of North Carolina, dba A Wireless, a Greenville, N.C.,...more

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Mon General Hospital to Settle Discrimination Charge Filed By Female Employee Denied Benefits For Same-Sex Spouse

Employee Benefits No Longer Exclude Coverage for Same-Sex Spouses - MORGANTOWN, W.V. -- Mon General Hospital has agreed to conciliate a charge of sex discrimination filed by its employee, Kathy McIntire, alleging that...more

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More Mach Mining: Court Denies The EEOC’s Motion For Reconsideration Of Discovery Order

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In the remand of the high profile Mach Mining litigation that was before the Supreme Court in 2015, a district court denied the EEOC’s motion for reconsideration of a discovery order pertaining to the scope...more

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OFCCP Settles Sex Discrimination Claims With Mental Health Provider

The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently settled a case involving allegations of gender discrimination with federal contractor, Integris Mental Health (“Integris”).  As part of the settlement,...more

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Taking The EEOC At Its Word: Court Relies On Agency’s Own Declaration In Granting Summary Judgment

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Court granted EEOC’s partial motion for summary judgment on issue of pre-suit conciliation, finding that a declaration submitted by an EEOC official was sufficient evidence to show that the EEOC satisfied...more

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Country Fresh Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

Milk Manufacturer Refused to Promote Woman Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - A Grand Rapids, Mich.-based milk and juice manufacturer violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sex...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

7th Cir. Won’t Let EEOC Skip Pre-Suit Conciliation

When CVS fired store manager Tonia Ramos in 2011, it offered her its standard severance agreement that included a broad release of waivable claims, including claims under Title VII, but explicitly preserving the right to...more

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EEOC’s Request For Another Bite Of The Apple Rejected At “Mach Speed”

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We have previously blogged about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Mach Mining v. EEOC, No. 13-1019 (U.S. April 29, 2015). As we predicted, the true impact of Mach Mining will not be known until...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Straight From The Source: EEOC’s 10 Hottest Litigation Trends

Last week I heard David Lopez, General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speak about EEOC litigation developments at the annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law conference....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Second Circuit Finds EEOC Investigation Not Subject to Review

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in the matter of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. (“Sterling Jewelers”), that the District Court erred by...more

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Court Allows EEOC’s Discrimination Suit Over Religious Garb To Proceed To Jury

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In an order recently issued in EEOC v Jetstream Ground Services, Inc., Case No. 13-CV-02340 (D. Colo. Sept. 29, 2015), Judge Christine Arguello of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ruled that the EEOC had...more

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Achiote Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

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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Target Corporation to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

Company's Former Use of Pre-Hire Employment Assessments Discriminated Based on Race and Sex and Violated the ADA, Federal Agency Found - MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corporation, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, has agreed...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - July 2015 #2

DOL Proposes Major Overhaul of Overtime Rules: Why it matters - Expanding the scope of employees eligible for overtime, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited new rules revising the white collar...more

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EEOC Conciliation Efforts Subject To Limited Judicial Review

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In Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, the United States Supreme Court held that the conciliation efforts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are subject to judicial review, although such review is limited to ensure...more

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The Supreme Court Decides Mach Mining LLC vs. EEOC: A “Win” For Employers?

Last week, in Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Title VII authorizes judicial review of the EEOC’s efforts to satisfy its statutory duty to conciliate before filing suit against an employer. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Supreme Court Permits Employers to Seek Review of EEOC's Conciliation Efforts

On April 29, in a relatively employer-friendly decision, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the EEOC's conciliation efforts are subject to judicial review....more

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Supreme Court Refs Call Foul on EEOC, NBA Playoff Edition

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The heads of officiating at the Supreme Court called a technical foul on the EEOC for being too Cavalier about its obligation to conciliate before lacing up its Converse All-Stars and heading to court. Mach Mining v. EEOC...more

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