by Editorial Staff | Apr 17, 2024 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
On April 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a Los Angeles, California-based staffing company will pay $2.2 million to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit. Notably, the company’s discriminatory practices were against a...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 26, 2024 | Discrimination, DOL, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
On March 21, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced a resource to boost the employment participation of people with disabilities. Specifically, the Competitive Integrated Employment Transformation Hub brings together resources from across the federal government....
by Editorial Staff | Feb 6, 2024 | Discrimination, EEOC, harassment, Latest News
On January 29th, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched what is known as the REACH initiative (Initiative). Specifically, the agency named the new program “Enhancing OutREACH to Vulnerable Workers and Underserved Communities.” In...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 21, 2023 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News
According to a new report, in 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took significant strides against systemic discrimination. All in all, the agency states that this was a year of robust action and impactful outcomes. Overall, the EEOC’s Fiscal...
by Erick Lange | Oct 25, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, Federal Contractors, Latest News, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) secured significant settlements in two cases for different labor law violations at the same company. In the first case, investigators found wage and hour violations at a federally-contracted provider of security and...
by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | ADA, Discrimination, Latest News, reasonable accommodation
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that a New Mexico-based company will pay $750,000 for violating Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including ADA disability discrimination and...