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DOJ Sues Staffing Agency for Violating Immigration and Nationality Act
The complaint seeks a court order prohibiting future discrimination by the respondent, monetary damages to the employee and civil penalties.
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act Violated When School Fires Teacher for Premarital Pregnancy
According to the May 16 ruling in Jarretta P. Hamilton vs. Southland Christian School Inc., Hamilton, who began teaching at the St. Cloud, Florida-based school in January 2008, conceived a child with her then-fianc in January 2009. The couple got married the next month.
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Home Depot Reaches Settlement in Firing of National Guardsman
The Justice Department has reached a $45,000 settlement with Home Depot Inc. to resolve charges it violated federal law when it terminated an Army National Guard soldier's employment.
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EEOC to Publish Discrimination Charge Statistics Online
The U.S. Equal Employment Commission said May 14 it is making its private sector workplace discrimination charge statistics for each of the 50 states and U.S. territories available online for fiscal years 2009-2011.
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A Look Back at Nicholas Katzenbach's Recent Interview With Workforce Management
In what might have been his last interview, Nicholas Katzenbach, who died May 8, 2012, spoke to Workforce Management contributor Matthew Heller on the phone about his thoughts on the Civil Rights Act and the difficulty both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations had in getting it through Congress.
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The Dream, the Reality: Civil Rights in the '60s and Today
To celebrate Workforce Management's 90th anniversary, we're running a series of articles looking at important workforce-related issues with a then-and-now theme. This installment examines civil rights in the 1960s and today. Next month, we look at the 1970s and women in the workforce.
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Court: Three Unwanted Touches in Five Months Constitute Sex Harassment
One attorney familiar with the case says the case illustrates that employers need to conduct an investigation 'in any situation that involves intimate touching.'
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'The Bachelor' as Discrimination? Publicity Stunt Lawsuit Undermines Legitimate Claims
Does 'The Bachelor' skew white? Absolutely. Are their other reality shows that skew black, or Latino, or gay? You bet.
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Woman Fired for Fertilization Treatments Will Test Bounds of Title VII's Ministerial Exception
This case will be fascinating to follow, much more so for the religious implications than for the pregnancy discrimination implications.
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&'Hotness Discrimination' Isn't a Superficial Problem for Employers
Such discrimination claims may seem frivolous but legal experts say employers should take them as seriously as they would any harassment complaint.
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Stop, Thief! Polygraph Testing and Workplace Theft
If you are going to jump through all of the legal hoops necessary to use a polygraph to confirm an employee's theft, use the results.
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EEOC Sets New Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Under Title VII
This enforcement guidance is required reading for any business that takes arrest or conviction records into consideration in any employment decision.
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Randstad to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Suit
The settlement also requires the international staffing firm to modify its anti-discrimination policy and amend its nationwide employment law compliance training
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The Fight for Rights: An Interview With Nicholas Katzenbach
As part of our 90th anniversary, Workforce Management is talking to some of the people and organizations that helped influence today's workplace. In this installment, Workforce Management contributor Matthew Heller talks with former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach about the development of
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Honestly, We Didn't Discriminate
If you want to be able to argue that your honest belief justifies your decision, you better be able to support your claim.
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Legality, Civility, Productivity
Civility is critical. However, for several reasons, it is a mistake if we isolate civility, viewing it as being wholly separate and distinct, from mandated initiatives dealing with equal employment opportunity issues.
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EEOC Updates Guidance on Use of Arrest, Conviction Records in Employment Decisions
The Society for Human Resource Management said in a statement it 'is pleased that the guidance does not appear to impose a one-size-fits-all set of rules on employers and seems to take into consideration that every employer will have different needs and concerns in the use of criminal background ...
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Wal-Mart to Pay $4.8M in Back Wages for Fair Labor Standards Act Violations
The Labor Department said under terms of the settlement, Wal-Mart has agreed to pay all back wages the department determined are owed for violations in addition to paying liquidated damages to the employees and a penalty to the department.
