January 21, 2012
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The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment bar lawsuits brought by ministers against churches if the ministers claim to have been terminated in violation of employment discrimination laws. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC et al., No. 10-553, (Jan. 11, 2012), […]
December 4, 2011
/cdklawyers.com// 12/03/2011
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s anti-discrimination laws, issued a press release following the close of its fiscal year 2011. According to the press release, the EEOC finished its fiscal year with a ten percent decrease in its pending charge inventory. This decrease is the first such […]
November 22, 2011
The sexual harassment claims against Herman Cain are exposing a common issue in the food service industry, says California employment lawyer Eric Grover.
October 21, 2011
/cdklawyers.com// 10/21/2011
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a press release detailing its National Universal Agreement to Mediate with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. The press release is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-27-11.cfm. More than 200 national and regional private sector employers, including several Fortune 500 companies, have entered into similar mediation agreements with the EEOC. […]
October 11, 2011
A former employee of Wal-Mart claims she was wrongfully terminated, because of her condition, reports Los Angeles wrongful termination lawyer Eric Grover.
October 7, 2011
/cdklawyers.com// 10/07/2011
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency charged with enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against employees, recently issued a press release regarding the effect of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on employment discrimination.
In the initial months after 9/11, the EEOC saw a 250% increase in the number […]
September 8, 2011
An employment discrimination lawsuit accuses a Panda Express of mistreating its Latino workers, reports San Francisco employment attorney Jeffrey Keller.
July 26, 2011
A former employee says she was fired for wearing a hijab at work, Bay Area employment lawyer Jeffrey Keller reports.
July 21, 2011
A disabled Target employee claims the retailer failed to accommodate his medical condition at work, reported Los Angeles employment law attorney Eric Grover.
July 13, 2011
An Indian employee claims he was the target of harassment at Guardsmark, reports California employment lawyer Eric Grover of Keller Grover LLP.
