A Colorado federal judge recently ordered the City and County of Denver to pay $1.67 million to job applicants who alleged that Denver’s employment screening tests had a disparate impact
Continue Reading Denver Gets Hit with a Mile High Damages Award
As many of you probably know, the EEOC has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would require significant changes to the EEO-1 reporting requirements. The rule proposal is designed
Continue Reading Will the Comment Period Be Extended on the EEOC’s Proposal to Change EEO-1 Reporting Requirements?
Another employer has settled a GINA class action brought by the EEOC – for $187,500.
The EEOC told a Practising Law Institute conference two years ago of a number of
Continue Reading Another GINA Class Action Settled By The EEOC
On May 17, 2013 we reported that in accordance with its priorities in its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) the EEOC announced that it filed a GINA class action against The
Continue Reading EEOC Settles First Systemic GINA Class Action
The New York Times reported today that Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a racial discrimination case filed eight years ago on behalf of 700 black
Continue Reading Merrill Lynch To Pay Whopping $160 Million To Settle Race Suit
Don’t say that the EEOC did not warn you – it included GINA as one of its priorities in its Strategic Enforcement Plan ("SEP"). So now, hot on the
Continue Reading GINA Class Action By EEOC Against Nursing Home
In a major victory for employers, a New York federal circuit court ruled yesterday that an employer with a mandatory arbitration agreement with Goldman Sachs can require an employee to
Continue Reading Employers Win Big To Avoid Costly Title VII Class Action Lawsuits
As predicted in a previous post, another employer has attempted to expand the recent Supreme Court decision upholding arbitration agreements to quash a potential class action sexual harassment case.
Continue Reading Another Employer Argues to Dismiss Class-Action Based Upon Arbitration Clause
In a statement issued on June 10, 2010, President Obama made a direct call to the Senate to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act. As employers may remember, there was a
Continue Reading THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT — FORGOTTEN BUT NOT DEAD