Sounds like we can expect a continuation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s aggressive approach to the enforcement of anti-bias laws.
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Judge slaps down EEOC on statute of limitations
Turns out the EEOC has to follow the rules just like everybody else.
Heads up: Feds turn up the heat on pregnancy discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been busy working on its new pet project: pregnancy discrimination. And legislative proposals before Congress would give pregnant workers new rights to ask for workplace accommodations.
Firm to pay $750K for overly-aggressive drug testing program
Drug testing is an important safety measure for many companies, especially manufacturing firms. But as one company found out — through a nasty hit to its checkbook — it’s possible to take a good idea too far.
What’s ahead for employers? EEOC outlines its enforcement plan
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its plan of attack for the next several years. And the agency wants to hear your opinion of it.
Unusual target for a discrimination lawsuit: EEOC
Ah, sweet irony. A former employee of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has the green light to go ahead with her lawsuit … claiming she was the victim of disability discrimination.
Proposed law would ban criminal checks on applicants
More reason to think twice about criminal background checks on job applicants: A new bill that’s been introduced in the House would make it illegal to ask candidates whether they’ve ever been convicted of a crime.
Huh? EEOC’s now searching for cases of ‘beauty bias’?
From the No, We’re Not Kidding File: The Boston office of the EEOC has been investigating a chain of coffeehouses because of its alleged practice of hiring attractive young women as servers. Here’s the odd part: Nobody’s filed a complaint. The agency has undertaken the probe on its own initiative.
Court orders EEOC to pay $750K for ‘unreasonable’ lawsuit
Remember last year, when a federal court chided the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for its “sue first, ask questions later” approach to a case involving a temporary staffing firm? Now several business groups have banded together to make sure the agency pays the price for its over-aggressive tactics.
EEOC’s new database could be a useful tool for HR
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made state-by-state workplace bias charge data available online. Here’s why that’s good news for HR pros.
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