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...
by Girish Anand | May 16, 2016 | ADA, EEOC, GINA
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued final rules that describe how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to wellness programs offered by employers that...
by Girish Anand | May 9, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new resource document that addresses the rights of employees with disabilities who seek leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The document is...
by Girish Anand | Apr 4, 2016 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, which is available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/digest/index.cfm. This edition (Fiscal Year 2016, Volume 2)...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2016 | EEOC
Alleging the U.S. women’s soccer team earned $20 million more than the men’s team in 2015 but its members were paid four times less than the men’s, five female players have filed a complaint alleging pay discrimination with the Equal Employment...
by Girish Anand | Mar 17, 2016 | EEOC
On Wednesday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened a public hearing to obtain feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to revise the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include collecting pay data from private employers, including federal...