by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | EEOC
Victoria Lipnic, a Republican first appointed by President Obama, has announced that she will not seek a third term as a commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after her current appointment ends on July 1. With only three members currently...
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019. The comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2019, which ended Sept. 30,...
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires firms with 250 or more employees and those in high-hazard industries with 20 to 249 employees to post Form 300A in their workplace from Feb. 1 to April 30. The form summarizes work-related injuries and...
by Girish Anand | Jan 29, 2020 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA
Fast casual chain Chipotle has agreed to pay $1.3 million in fines for child labor violations in Massachusetts. The fine caps a three-year investigation following a complaint by a parent whose kid was forced to work “well past midnight.” In the course of...
by Girish Anand | Jan 21, 2020 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
While a district judge in Texas weighs the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare), an appeal to the Supreme Court to review the circuit court ruling that struck down the ACA’s individual mandate has been rejected for this term. The court could...
