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Premier Employee Solutions to Pay $34,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Posted on Tuesday March 26, 2019Premier Employee Solutions LLC, a Greensboro, Utah based company that provides temporary labor to a variety of industries, will pay $34,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
EEOC Sues Goodwill Industries for Failure to Provide Disability Accommodations
Posted on Monday March 25, 2019Goodwill Industries of New York and New Jersey, which provides job opportunities to people with disabilities, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations that would have allowed an employee to continue working as a janitor in New York City-owned buildings, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
EEOC Sues Plantation IHOP Franchise for Sexual Harassment
Posted on Wednesday March 20, 2019A Plantation, Florida IHOP restaurant franchise violated federal law when its owner and general manager subjected a class of female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened an “Industry Leaders Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention.” The Roundtable continues the EEOC’s efforts to lead harassment prevention efforts, including two Commission meetings and a Reconvening of the Select Task Force in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The roundtable will inform strategies for the next generation of issues flowing from the EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace in 2015, the task force Co-Chairs’ 2016 Report, and the #MeToo movement.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Posted on Tuesday March 19, 2019BlueCross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), a Dallas health care company, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
We find that government management officials make these five mistakes when dealing with EEO complaints. Here are the mistakes and how you can avoid them....
We often see complainants making the same 5 mistakes when filing complaints against the federal government. Here, we outline the complaints and show you how to avoid them!...
Word on the street is that the EEOC has launched a pilot program that will allow potential complainants to electronically submit Initial Inquiries and Schedule Intake Interviews with the Agency....
Word on the street is that Kay and Jared Jewelers’ reputation may be tarnished due to possible sexual harassment and discrimination allegations by more than 250 current/former employees....
Uber Takes PREEMPTive Action to Thwart Susan Fowler Sexual Harassment Allegations
February 22, 2017
Recently, a former Uber Engineer named Susan Fowler has claimed in a blog post that she was subjected to sexual harassment while employed at Uber....
Women’s March on Washington 2017 – A Spectacular Moment Worldwide!
January 25, 2017
Our team member, Dorian was so grateful to have been part of Saturday's extraordinary Women's March on Washington that was a spectacular moment worldwide in which many people participated!...
What Is Systemic Discrimination?
January 20, 2017
What the heck is Systemic Discrimination, you might ask? Find out here!...
Secret Service Agrees to Pay In Bias Case
January 18, 2017
The Secret Service has agreed to pay in a decades-long bias case....
JPMorgan Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
January 18, 2017
JPMorgan has settled their discrimination lawsuit. Read the full story here....
Stand United with the Federal Government Workforce!
January 15, 2017
According to the Washington Post, the new administration is looking to remove or suspend Federal employees without notice or right to appeal, from service by the head of the agency at which such employee is employed for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at...
