How To Respond to an EEOC Charge
Employment law attorney Keith Clouse discusses steps for employers to take after receiving an EEOC charge of discrimination
Dallas Healthcare Service Corporation Pays $25,000 To Settle Discrimination Suit
Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse discusses company’s recent settlement with the EEOC for disability discrimination claim
Why Workplace “Tattoo Discrimination” Is (Generally) Legal
Employment attorney Keith Clouse explains the reasons why employers can refuse to hire or terminate workers with visible tattoos
What Makes You ”The Boss?“ The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In
The Supreme Court decides what guidelines establishes someone as a “boss,” reports Los Angeles employment lawyer Eric Grover.
Proposed Bill Fights Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
The Employment Non- Discrimination Act moves to end workplace discrimination of LGBT workers, says Bay Area employment lawyer Eric Grover
Central Calif. Hospital to Pay $975K in Filipino Nurse Discrimination Lawsuit
Delano Regional Medical Center ordered to pay $975k in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, says Los Angeles employment lawyer Eric Grover.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Same-Sex Discrimination Matter
/cdklawyers.com// 08/03/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a same-sex age discrimination case brought by the EEOC. EEOC v. Boh Bros. Const. Co., L.L.C., No. 11-30770 (5th Cir. July 27, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-30770-CV0.wpd.pdf. The EEOC brought a Title VII case on behalf of a male construction worker who claimed that […]
EEOC Ends Fiscal Year on a High Note
/cdklawyers.com// 12/03/2011 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s anti-discrimination laws, issued a press release following the close of its fiscal year 2011. According to the press release, the EEOC finished its fiscal year with a ten percent decrease in its pending charge inventory. This decrease is the first […]
Employer Liability
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Toshiba America sued for $100M for gender bias, workplace discrimination
Legal news for employment attorneys: Toshiba is accused of paying female employees less salary and bonuses than males.
United States Supreme Court Recognizes Third-Party Retaliation Claim
/cdklawyers.com// 01/28/2011 The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that an employee who has not engaged in activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may still bring a third-party retaliation claim if the employee was fired because of the employee’s relationship with a person who has engaged in protected activity. […]
Who Qualifies as an “Employer” Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
/cdklawyers.com// 01/26/2011 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee based on the employee’s race, color, national origin, gender, or religion. But not every person or entity that employs workers qualifies as an employer under the statute and thus not every entity is bound […]