The EEOC has recently filed an action in the Western District of Wisconsin entitled EEOC v. Baumann Farms, LLP alleging that the employer has an “English-only policy that discriminates against
Continue Reading A Reminder to Review your Company’s English-only Policy
Last December we reported on case from Michigan where a federal judge refused to grant summary judgment to a weight watcher’s group in an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit based upon
Continue Reading Company Weight Policy Not To Hire Pregnant Women — EEOC Sues And Settles For $45,000
This week a Michigan federal court refused to grant summary judgment to Weight Watcher’s in an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit based upon the company’s policy of
requiring job applicants to
Continue Reading Weight Watchers Refuses To Interview Pregnant Applicant: She Did Not Meet Company Weight Policy
The EEOC had six charges filed with it between 2007 and 2009 alleging that the San Diego staffing firm Huyssen Inc., doing business as Sedona Group, engaged in a pattern
Continue Reading Staffing Firm To Pay Whopping $920,000 To Settle EEOC Charges
One year ago, we asked employers the key question “Can You Pass The Acid Test?”
That is, can you feel secure that you have taken all possible steps to
Continue Reading Can You Pass The “Acid Test”? 10 Short Questions To Determine If You Are Protected Against Discrimination Liability
Don’t say that we didn’t warn you to take steps now to avoid discrimination in your workplace. And we also told you how to do it. Have you followed our
Continue Reading Number of Discrimination Cases On The Rise In 2013 Says New Survey of GC’s
Do I have any understanding of the many anti-discrimination laws governing the workplace? Do I have any policies or procedures in place that will help me if I get sued by
Continue Reading 10 Easy Questions To Determine If You Are An EEO-Savvy Employer
The Supreme Court ruled in Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998), and Faragher v. Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998) that an employer may assert as
Continue Reading Two Important New Cases Uphold Employers’ Defenses To Claims Of Sexual Harassment
Cases which allege hostile work environment based upon racial harassment have been the subject of a number of our blogs recently, in which we have observed the use of the
Continue Reading Rare Partial Summary Judgment Awarded In Case Alleging Outrageous Racial Harassment
Apropos to our blog entry of October 9th, where we described the EEOC’s targeting of cases of harassment and abuse of “vulnerable” employees, especially farm workers, the EEOC announced
Continue Reading EEOC Settles Case Of Farmworker Harassment for $75,000