by Market Cheetah | Nov 11, 2020 | Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Human Resources
A high school teacher who had been placed on administrative leave and required to undergo a mental examination could not establish retaliation, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled.
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by Market Cheetah | Nov 11, 2020 | Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Human Resources
A jury verdict of race and national origin discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and New York state law could not be overturned, according to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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by Market Cheetah | Nov 6, 2020 | Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Gender Identity, Human Resources, Religion, Belief and Spirituality, Sexual Orientation
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving religious and LGBTQ rights. Although not an employment dispute, businesses are stakeholders in the outcome of the litigation, according to companies from a variety of industries.
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by Market Cheetah | Nov 3, 2020 | Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Human Resources, Sexual Orientation
Employment attorneys said there may be better ways to collect and analyze workplace data to support the LGBTQ community than adding sexual orientation and gender identity to EEO-1 reports.
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by Market Cheetah | Oct 21, 2020 | Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Human Resources
A train conductor fired by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (BNSF) after two speeding violations in a single shift proved race discrimination because co-workers in similar circumstances received informal discipline, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
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by Market Cheetah | Oct 19, 2020 | Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)--Employee Relations, Human Resources, Technology
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) plans to accept electronic documents for discrimination charges and promote digital communications between the agency and private employers, according to a final rule that was published in The Federal Register on Oct. 15.
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