Senate HELP Committee Approves Three EEOC Nominees

The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has approved the nominations of three Obama appointees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), including that of proposed Chair Jacqueline Berrien. The others approved were...

EEOC Says Age Discrimination Claims Are Up 30 Percent

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is so concerned about the rise in age-discrimination filings that it recently held a public hearing on the matter. "Age discrimination is an equal opportunity plague," acting EEOC Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru...