by admin | Apr 30, 2015 | EEOC, U.S. Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that courts may only conduct a “relatively bare-bones review” of conciliation efforts by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The decision stems from the EEOC’s lawsuit against...
by admin | Apr 29, 2015 | DOL
The Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is publishing for public comment a proposed Black Lung Benefits Act rule that gives coal miners greater access to their health records and requires coal miner owners to pay all benefits due...
by admin | Apr 28, 2015 | DOL
Today is national Workers’ Memorial Day, honoring those who lost their lives at work. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement on Workers’ Memorial Day: “Each year, Workers’ Memorial Day gives us an opportunity to...
by admin | Apr 27, 2015 | same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear both sides on issues involvingĀ the rights states may have in defining marriage. The court in 2013 already struck down federal prohibitions on same-sex marriages when it invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act...
by admin | Apr 26, 2015 | EEOC
Lakeland Eye Clinic, P.A., of Florida has agreed to a consent decree resolving a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2014, alleging the company fired an employee because of transgender issues, basing its case on its interpretation...