by Girish Anand | Jun 17, 2016 | ADA, EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted on its website a sample notice that will help employers who have wellness programs comply with their obligations under a recently issued Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rule. The notice is available...
by Girish Anand | Jun 9, 2016 | EEOC
The Miami District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week with the Office of the Women’s Advocate of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The agreement establishes an ongoing...
by Girish Anand | Jun 3, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EEOC’s enforcement guidance...
by Girish Anand | Jun 1, 2016 | ADA, Civil Rights Act, EEOC, GINA
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is publishing a final rule tomorrow that raises penalties for violations of its posting requirements from $210 to $525, taking advantage of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of...
by Girish Anand | May 26, 2016 | DOJ, EEOC
Following directives by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) detailing how public school bathrooms and locker rooms must be gender-neutral, 11 states have filed suit against the Obama administration to stop the mandate. The lawsuit argues...
by Girish Anand | May 19, 2016 | EEOC
A unanimous Supreme Court has overturned a circuit court’s decision throwing out the award of $4.5 million in attorney’s fees to a trucking company, which had won a class action sexual harassment lawsuit brought against it by the Equal Employment...
