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Guide to Workplace Accommodations Book Discrimination Written by a disabilities law specialist, this plain language book gives practical advice about troubleshooting disabilities issues in the workplace. .
Connecticut Legislature to Consider Allowing Direct Suit Against Employers News Discrimination, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability Connecticut A bill pending before the Connecticut legislature would change state law to allow alleged victims of employment discrimination to file suit directly against their employers in superior court rather than having to exhaust administrative procedures in the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities as the law currently requires.
Sexual Harassment Investigation: Preserve the Evidence Articles Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, Policies And Liability You have just learned that an employee is complaining of sexual harassment by a co-worker via email.  What should you do first, or at least at the very top of the list?.
Caregiver Discrimination Becoming More Costly for Employers, Survey Finds News Discrimination, FMLA, Policies And Liability Employers are paying a steep price for discriminating against employees because of their caregiving responsibilities, a new report by the Center for WorkLife Law concludes. The report, Family Responsibilities Discrimination: Litigation Update 2010, is based on an analysis of over 2,100 cases.
Ready, Fire, Aim: EEOC Fined $4.6 Million for Suing Without Investigating Articles Discrimination, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency responsible for enforcing several employment laws, must pay a trucking company $4. 6 million after it filed suit against the employer before conducting a thorough investigation.
Harassment Defense Should Depend on Facts and Circumstances, Second Circuit Holds News Discrimination, Policies And Liability The facts and circumstances of the case, and not a rigid rule requiring adherence to sexual harassment complaint procedures, should determine whether an employer in a hostile work environment case may avail itself of an affirmative defense, the 2nd U.
Nonresident Can Challenge Discriminatory Promotion Policy Under New York Human Rights Law Articles Discrimination, Policies And Liability New York A nonresident of New York can challenge his employer's alleged discriminatory promotion policy adopted at its New York headquarters as a violation of the New York Human Rights Act, the District of Columbia U.
EEOC Promises Clarification of "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" Defense News Benefits And Leave, Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, Fringe Benefits, Policies And Liability, Reductions in Force, Staffing And Contractors The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will clarify regulations interpreting the "reasonable factors other than age" defense under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, according to an announcement in the Feb.
EEOC Receives Extra $23M to Help Reduce Case Backlog Articles ADA Amendments, Discrimination, Labor Government Agencies, Policies And Liability The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will receive a $23 million increase in its annual funding to help reduce its case backlog, Congress decided at the end of 2009. .
Minimize Risks From Office Romances, Lawyer Advises News Discipline and Discharge, Discrimination, Policies And Liability, Privacy, Work Conditions Workplace romance cannot be prevented but it can be managed in such a way as to minimize the legal risks to the employer, a leading employment law attorney said during a Feb. 9 HR. com webinar. .