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1. EEOC Makes Good On Its Promise To Rekindle Disparate Impact Claims: Files ... - The National Law Review
  
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  EEOC Makes Good On Its Promise To Rekindle Disparate Impact Claims: Files ...The National Law ReviewThese lawsuits appear to be the first lawsuits filed by the EEOC since it issued its criminal background check enforcement guidance in April of 2012 – and the first since issuing its Strategic Enforcement Plan last December. (You might remember that SEP ...and more »
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2. Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent - Lasentinel
  
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  Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington CorrespondentLasentinelAccording to the EEOC, BMW fired dozens of Black employees at one of its plants in South Carolina during “a transitional period” that required employees to re-apply for their jobs. A BMW contractor performed criminal background checks that exposed ...and more »
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3. It’s all about local – recruitDC
  
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  So what is the value of a LOCAL recruiting conference? Why go? What could I possibly gain from this? I mean there are lots of conferences to go to. ERE, SHRM, Sourcecon, Talent42, etc. They are national stages and days long seminars and meetings. They offer the biggest speakers for 30 minutes snippets of knowledge.
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4. Workplace Discrimination - Huffington Post (blog)
  
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  Workplace DiscriminationHuffington Post (blog)The EEOC report shows that major obstacles continue to hold African-Americans back in the federal workforce due to poor enforcement of equal opportunity regulations, lack of mentors and networks, unconscious bias, educational requirements and other ...
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5. EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring
  
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  Leading National Food Distributor Systematically Refused to Hire Women, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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6. Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog by Enochs Law Firm: EEOC Files Suit Against BMW and Family Dollar for Use of Criminal Background Checks
  
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  In Wisconsin under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA), it is expressly unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a potential or current employee over their arrest and conviction record. However, there is no comparable law at the federal level and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been actively seeking to pursue this type of claim as they believe that employers that use criminal background checks to make employment decisions have a disparate impact that unlawfull
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7. Judge Accused of Making Racial Comments Under Review - Florida Courier
  
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  Judge Accused of Making Racial Comments Under ReviewFlorida CourierIn a letter to the EEOC, the NAACP claims that the EEOC has “failed to take action in addressing the egregious acts of discrimination targeted to African American workers on the Sound Transit ULink Project under the direction of Trailer Frontier Kemper ...
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8. Report: Pregnant workers face routine discrimination - Cbs News
  
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  CBS NewsReport: Pregnant workers face routine discriminationCBS NewsThere are three federal laws on the books that promise, in theory at least, protections for pregnant workers - the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. The ADA was amended in 2008 to cover temporary impairments that would include health issues ... Leslie Silverman, a Washington, D.C. attorney who served as the Vice Chair of the EEOC until 2008, said the agency started to see an increase in pregnancy discrimination cases when she was there.and more »
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9. EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring
  
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  BALTIMORE - A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, since at least Jan. 1, 2004, Performance Food Group, Inc., and its predecessor, subsidiary and affiliate companies (PFG), hav
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10. Angels at Home to Pay $16,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
  
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  Macon Custodial Company Fired Woman for Reporting CEO's Verbal and Physical Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Home Companions Plus, Inc., doing business as Angels at Home, a custodial and personal care service operating throughout central...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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11. Employer Credit Checks Draw Increased Scrutiny | Easy Small Business HR
  
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  Running employer credit checks on potential hires? It’s a practice drawing increasing criticism, prompting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to recently hold a hearing on the issue. This nationwide scrutiny of employee credit checks has spurred four states to pass legislation that limits their use, while 20 other states and Congress have introduced similar bills. So why the scrutiny? Opponents argue the checks prevent applicants with poor credit from getting a job. * The recent
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12. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Sues Performance Food ... - The National Law Review
  
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  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Sues Performance Food ...The National Law ReviewBALTIMORE - A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal ...and more »
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13. EEOC sues BMW, Dollar General over background checks - New Pittsburgh Courier
  
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  EEOC sues BMW, Dollar General over background checksNew Pittsburgh CourierWASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces federal employment discrimination laws, filed lawsuits against BMW and the discount retailer Dollar General alleging that the companies broad use of ...and more »
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14. EEOC Files Suit Over Employer Use of Criminal Background Checks
  
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  In an opening salvo following its recently revised enforcement guidelines, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has filed suit against two major employers, a national retail chain and an international automobile manufacturer, alleging the companies used criminal background checks to disproportionately exclude African-Americans from their workforces.
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15. EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring - MENAFN.COM
  
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  EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in HiringMENAFN.COMBALTIMORE - A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal ...and more »
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16. Two New EEOC Criminal Record Lawsuits Underscore Important Strategic and Practical Considerations for Employers Conducting Background Checks | Littler - JDSupra
  
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  In March 2010, an employer successfully persuaded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to concede its disparate impact discrimination lawsuit against the employer based on its criminal record screening policies in a federal case in Michigan.1 The EEOC was ordered to pay $250,000 in attorney's fees and $500,000 in costs, including expert witness fees. In February 2013, a different employer successfully persuaded a federal court in Ohio to dismiss the EEOC's disparate impact discrimi
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17. Two New EEOC Criminal Record Lawsuits Underscore Important Strategic and Practical Considerations for Employers Conducting Background Checks
  
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  In March 2010, an employer successfully persuaded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to concede its disparate impact discrimination lawsuit against the employer based on its criminal record screening policies in a federal case in...By: Littler
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18. MicroPact's 11th Annual 462 Symposium to Focus on Changes to Federal Eeo ... - Wall Street Journal (press release)
  
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  MicroPact's 11th Annual 462 Symposium to Focus on Changes to Federal EEO ...Wall Street Journal (press release)This year's 462 Symposium will address the dramatic changes to how federal agencies will submit the EEOC Form 462 beginning in October 2013 as well as provide training on the use of icomplaints for reporting EEO claims. All federal agencies are required ...and more »
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19. MicroPact's 11th Annual 462 Symposium to Focus on Changes to Federal Eeo ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)
  
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  MicroPact's 11th Annual 462 Symposium to Focus on Changes to Federal EEO ...SYS-CON Media (press release)This year's 462 Symposium will address the dramatic changes to how federal agencies will submit the EEOC Form 462 beginning in October 2013 as well as provide training on the use of icomplaints for reporting EEO claims. All federal agencies are required ...and more »
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20. Federal Court Allows U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC ... - The National Law Review
  
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  Federal Court Allows U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC ...The National Law ReviewIn its suit, originally filed in 2009, the EEOC alleged that UPS violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by allowing only 12-month leaves of absence, failing to provide disabled employees with further reasonable accommodations for their disabilities, ...
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21. Ban the box: Felony records can be job deal-breaker - Tulsa World
  
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  Ban the box: Felony records can be job deal-breakerTulsa WorldRecently, the EEOC sued Dollar General and BMW for indirectly discriminating against African-Americans by using criminal background checks to screen out potential employees or employees on staff. EEOC claims BMW effectively fired 70 black employees ...and more »
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22. Police: OSHA to join La. blast investigation - WRAL.com
  
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  Police: OSHA to join La. blast investigationWRAL.comDONALDSONVILLE, La. — Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed one worker a chemical plant in Donaldsville, La. State Police Trooper Jared Sandifer said Saturday that officials from the ...
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23. Crane safety is focus of OSHA emphasis program in the Northwest - Anchorage Daily News
  
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  Crane safety is focus of OSHA emphasis program in the NorthwestAnchorage Daily NewsSEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching a program aimed at reducing serious injuries and fatalities associated with the operation of cranes in construction, general industry and maritime ...and more »
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24. EEOC's disability discrimination case against UPS must proceed: Judge | Business Insurance
  
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  A federal judge has denied United Parcel Service Inc.'s effort to appeal his latest ruling in a disability discrimination case filed against it by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and said the case should proceed to discovery. In January, U.S. District Court Judge Robert M. Dow in Chicago reversed his previous ruling and held that the EEOC can proceed with its 2009 disability discrimination lawsuit against Atlanta-based UPS on behalf of people whose identities may not be known a
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