Unemployment and underemployment lie at the core of poverty. For the poor, labor is often the only asset they can use to improve their well-being. Hence the creation of productive employment opportunities is essential for achieving poverty reduction and sustainable … Continued
Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal … Continued
Female Paid Less Than Male Co-Worker For Doing Similar Work and Told Not to Speak Spanish on Production Floor Though It Was Part of Her Job Albuquerque, NM- – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Kevothermal, … Continued
Federal Agency Says Worker was Twice Sued by Former Employer in Retaliation for Her Opposing Discrimination and Filing an EEOC Charge HOUSTON – Carolina Creek Christian Camp, Inc. (CCCC), which operates a facility 90 miles northeast of Houston that is … Continued
Hospital Refused To Grant Employees Religious Belief-Based Exemptions From Flu Vaccination Requirement and Instead Fired Them, Federal Agency Charged ERIE, Pa. – Saint Vincent Health Center will pay $300,000 constituting back pay and compensatory damages to a class of six … Continued
User-Friendly Document Explains Workplace Protections Under the Americans with Disabilities Act WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a resource document that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities … Continued
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued its updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination to replace its 2002 compliance manual section on that subject, the federal agency announced today. The Commission has also issued two … Continued
Concrete Liner Company Failed to Pay Female and Male Sales Representatives Equally, Federal Agency Charges LOS ANGELES – Spec Formliners, Inc., a Santa Ana, Calif.-based concrete liner company, violated federal law when it paid a female sales representative less than … Continued
CHICAGO – Schenker Inc., a global leader in the field of contract logistics services, has agreed to pay $750,000 to conciliate several charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursuant to Title VII of the … Continued
Steamboat Springs Restaurant to Pay $50,000 for Failing to Pay Proper Wages to Latino Workers Because of Race or National Origin DENVER – A Steamboat Springs, Colo., restaurant has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve race and national origin discrimination … Continued
By S. A. Kohan Human resources (“HR”) should be the most powerful part of an organization. So why, in reality, is its impact more often felt in a negative way? Because human resources, unfortunately, often operates as a cloak-and-dagger society … Continued
Matter of D-M-V-, ID# 15302 (AAO Jan. 28, 2016) – “The Applicant was found to be inadmissible to the United States pursuant to section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), for having been convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude. He … Continued
Management Company Also Sued; Vulnerable Workers Subjected to Abuse, Including Attempted Rape, and Retaliation for Complaining, EEOC Charged DENVER – Vail Run Resort Community Association, Inc., a condominium complex in Vail, Colo., and its management company, Global Hospitality Resorts, Inc., … Continued
Experts Tell EEOC That Use of Social Media by Employers, Applicants and Employees May Implicate the Laws EEOC Enforces WASHINGTON-The use of social media has become pervasive in today’s workplace and, as a result, is having an impact on the … Continued
BMW Fired and Denied Hire to Class of Employees Who Worked Successfully for Years; Dollar General Disproportionately Excluded African Americans From Hire WASHINGTON – A BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and the largest small-box discount retailer in the United … Continued