by Editorial Staff | Jun 18, 2024 | ADA, Discrimination, EEOC, GINA, Latest News
On June 14, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a Cumberland, Maryland-based specialty pharmacy will pay $515,000 to settle a disability and genetic information discrimination case. Notably, the company violated the Americans with...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 11, 2024 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, Title VII
On June 6, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a Moline, Illinois-based manufacturer will pay over $1.1 million to settle a hiring discrimination case. Notably, the company’s discriminatory practices were mainly against Black and...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2024 | Discrimination, EEOC, Latest News, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On April 15th, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Overall, the final rule is guidance from the federal agency regarding how they will interpret the PWFA. Markedly, the...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 23, 2024 | Discrimination, Latest News, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court
On April 17th, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) issued a ruling involving employees and the concept of “significant harm.” Chiefly, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), employees do not need to suffer significant harm to claim discrimination....
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....