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.
January 24, 2011
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The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that more private sector workplace discrimination charges had been filed with the federal agency in fiscal year 2010 than ever before. The statement, released on January 11, 2011, is available here: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-11-11.cfm.
The EEOC enforces federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, such […]
December 9, 2010
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a press release detailing statistics from its fiscal year 2010 (available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/11-23-10.cfm). The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal civil rights laws that protect America’s workers from discrimination and retaliation, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal […]
November 28, 2010
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued final regulations regarding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”). GINA prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because of the employee’s genetic information. Specifically, GINA prohibits an employer from using genetic information when making employment decisions, restricts an employer from acquiring certain genetic […]
May 27, 2010
Some view support of Turner Industries from Paris, Texas officials following an EEOC finding of racial discrimination against blacks as problematic.
March 30, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — Dallas employment lawyer Steve Kardell today filed a petition for declaratory judgment in Collin County District Court on behalf of his client, Harold Lewis, and other potential company witnesses.
Defendants are global energy company Nexen Inc., (located in Calgary, Canada), Nexen USA (its U.S. subsidiary), and the Nexen Audit and Conduct Review […]
March 23, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.Com) — The recent economic crisis has far-reaching consequences, including a possible impact on employment discrimination claims. While it may be too early to tell whether the current economic downturn will result in a noticeable change, previous economic downturns correlated with a rise in employment discrimination claims.
This correlation may be due to […]
March 13, 2009
Texas - Wired PR News — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled for an employer in a disability discrimination case. EEOC v. Argo Distrib. LLC, No. 07-60447, available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/07/07-60447-CV0.wpd.pdf (5th Cir. Jan. 15, 2009). Henry Velez’s medical condition prevented him from perspiring, but he could perform manual labor if he […]
February 5, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (“Act”). The Act overturns a United States Supreme Court decision that limited the time frame for bringing pay discrimination claims.
Nineteen years into Ledbetter’s employment, she learned that she received significantly less pay than […]
