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- More Women Charge Bloomberg LP With Discrimination
- By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Financial news and data firm Bloomberg LP, founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is facing a lawsuit involving 58 women who say they had their pay cut, were demoted or denied opportunities because they had become...
- News items 2008-05-01
- More Women Charge Bloomberg LP With Discrimination
- By Leslie Gevirtz NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of pregnant women at news and financial data company Bloomberg LP who claim to have suffered sex discrimination has grown to 58 from three, an attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...
- News items 2008-05-01
Additional Resources
- Retiree Health Benefits Litigation
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") generally requires employers to provide Medicare-eligible retirees with the same level of health benefits coverage as pre-Medicare retirees, prompted many employers to begin reexamining the design of their retiree health benefits plans. In a July 17, 2001 meeting with employer trade groups, EEOC...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- eeoc Rules Against Carpal-Tunnel Test
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad secretly conducted genetic testing on a number of employees who submitted claims of work-related carpal-tunnel syndrome. The EEOC also said the company broke the Americans with Disabilities Act by treating employees with carpal-tunnel syndrome as disabled and...
- White papers 2001-07-23
- eeoc Issues ADA Handbook for Employers
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a handbook to help employers comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business is designed to be a user-friendly guide for small employers to the basic requirements of the ADA.
- White papers 2002-09-05
- 2003 Gaming Industry Diversity Snapshot
- In 2000, the casino gaming industry, through the Diversity Task Force of the American Gaming Association ("AGA"), determined that an appropriate course of action would be the establishment of an analysis on workforce diversity in the industry. That analysis utilized the 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") Reports filed by...
- White papers 2003-11-01
- Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams and eeoc v. Waffle House, Inc.: The Court Addresses the Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
- In its recently completed term, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, reached a decision that is certain to have a significant effect on the enforcement of mandatory arbitration agreements in the non-union employment setting. Agreeing with the overwhelming majority of Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- Third Circuit and Bankruptcy Cases
- The article tries to find the best way to buy assets from a distressed company. There is no simple answer to this problem, as it requires the consideration of many factors and methods. There are, however, two virtually unavoidable legal considerations: (1) are the assets subject to adverse liens, claims,...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Retiree Health Benefits Get eeoc Suport
- This article says that employee should review the terms of their retiree health plans in light of the proposed ADEA exemption. In particular this review should identify any provisions which alter, reduce or eliminate benefits on account of an age other than Medicare eligibility. Changing retiree health programs also needs...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Discrimination :a basic description
- This article gives a short explanation of discrimination for employers and anyone in a supervisory, administrative or human resource capacity. It is meant to provide a fundamental understanding of illegal discrimination in the United States and is written from a certain point of view. Though each kind of discrimination has...
- White papers 1998-08-27
- Financial Industry Gender Discrimination Settlements Continue
- This document focuses on gender discrimination due to the number of large settlements that occurred recently in that area. The articles shows that financial services industry gender discrimination settlement continue, keeping a finger on the pulse of the EEOC, EPLI risk management services U.S. supreme court update on Suders and...
- White papers 2004-10-21
- Americans with Disabilities Act basics
- It is important to understand the basic provisions and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act when selecting employees. Here is an overview of accepted hiring practices and legally required accommodation of individuals with disabilities. There are links to the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) guidance so you can understand...
- White papers 1998-08-27
- A Horse of a Different Shade -- Color Discrimination
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it is handling more color-discrimination complaints pitting Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and others against members of their own race or ethnic groups. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the commission averaged fewer than 500 complaints involving charges of color bias a year; in...
- White papers 2003-09-30
- Summary of the eeoc's Guidance on the Application of the ADA to Contingent Workers
- The EEOC issued new enforcement guidance on December 27, 2000, to further explain the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to contingent workers. Contingent workers are broadly defined as workers who are placed in positions by staffing firms, which include agencies such as temporary employment agencies...
- White papers 2003-06-18
- Key Issues In Workplace Diversity: Representation And Compensation
- The article zooms in on the point that the employers should not assume that employees will raise complaints with human resources personnel or other company officials before they consult lawyers, file EEOC charges with government agencies, or even join in “recruited” class action lawsuits. In today’s environment, the only permissible...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Interview Questions: Legal Or Illegal?
- Employment application forms and pre-employment interviews are the appropriate instruments for eliminating, at an early stage, unqualified or unsuitable persons from consideration for employment. However, applications and interviews can also be used to restrict or deny employment opportunities for women and members of minority groups. Court rulings and Equal Employment...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- United States: The ADA: More Than An Employment Statute
- To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the ADA the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), two major guidances and a status report are addressed. Many people view the ADA as an employment statute. A public accommodation is a facility whose operations "affect commerce" and which fall within at least one...
- White papers 2003-09-26
- Sexual Harassment Costs Company $2.3 Million
- Sexual harassment has cost $2.3 million for a New York-based airline consulting firm Simat, Helliesen and Eichner (SH&E) an affiliate of Reed Telepublishing. Four female employees complained that they were subjected to a hostile sexually charged work environment and the EEOC alleged that SH&E and Reed failed to take prompt...
- White papers 2003-02-28
- Managing Employee Disabilities After Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams
- The article in this newsletter on the $6.8 million settlement negotiated between the EEOC and Wal-Mart amply demonstrates, employers must be mindful to limit their curiosity regarding potential disabilities and, instead, focus all inquiries on "essential job functions" only. Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") in...
- White papers 2003-07-10
- Should Foreign Languages Be Banned from US Workplaces?
- It can be frustrating for an English-speaking customer to deal with an employee who struggles with the language. However, companies generally see the value in having bilingual employees on-staff to address the many consumers who haven't mastered English. But what does any of that have to do with conversations between...
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
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