by Girish Anand | Aug 25, 2012 | Random Musings
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's summary dismissal of a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a New Mexico firm and awarded the defendants $140, 571.62 in attorneys' fees. The EEOC was alleging a...
by Girish Anand | Aug 23, 2012 | EEOC
In a cautionary tale for all employers covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACA), Wal-Mart is now on the hook for $50,000 and mandated internal reforms at a site where a manager refused to listen to a 22-year employee's request for a reasonable...
by Girish Anand | Aug 22, 2012 | EEOC
Federal employees and applicants filed 16,974 complaints of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2011, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC's) “Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part I: EEO Complaints...
by Girish Anand | Aug 20, 2012 | I-9, USCIS
Best Packing Services Employment Agency Inc. of Philadelphia will initiate internal reforms and award back wages of $4,379 to two persons whose employment was delayed by the company's misuse of the I-9 employment verification process, following a settlement with...
by Girish Anand | Aug 20, 2012 | OSHA
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector driving by a construction site decided that what he saw didn't cut muster, so he dropped in for a surprise inspection. When he departed the firm, he left behind notice of a substantial fine to be...
