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Federal Agencies Join Forces To Combat Employer Retaliation

/ / EEOC, NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) are joining forces to combat employer retaliation. The agencies plan to coordinate their efforts in various ways including referring cases to each other to better enforce anti-retaliation efforts. Employers in the agricultural, garment manufacturing, meat packing, […]

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Why Will Smith’s Oscar Slap Matters – Disability Discrimination Revisited

/ / ADA, EEOC

We all saw it live or on social media – Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during an Oscars on-stage moment that was unforgettable. Smith reacted to a joke that Rock expressed about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. What either was well known at the time or learned later by all of us is that Ms.

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Multimillion-Dollar Settlement for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

/ / EEOC

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team recently settled a multiyear battle for equal pay. The lawsuit was filed in 2019 by high-profile players alleging that the female soccer athletes were paid less than members of the men’s national team. The women appealed an initial court decision that ruled the players had not demonstrated that they

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Do Your Front-Line Supervisors Understand the FMLA or ADA?

/ / ADA, EEOC, Employers, FMLA

If They Don’t, You Are Risking a Lawsuit. Most human resource professionals can tell you all about the FMLA’s leave requirements, when they are triggered and what documentation is needed. Similarly, they could talk for hours about the ADA’s accommodation requirements, what makes an accommodation reasonable or unreasonable and the importance of the interactive process.

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Religious Accommodation Guidance

/ / ADA, EEOC, Employers

One of the more challenging issues for employers seeking to roll out mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies has been the administration of requests for religious accommodations. Just before the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard regarding mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing was announced, the EEOC issued a new update to its Technical Assistance on COVID-19 that

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