Looking to reverse recent spikes in federal disability discrimination claims, authorities with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have just released a new “resource document” to clarify disabled employees’ rights to reasonable accommodation and...
For decades, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) has prohibited workplace discrimination and harassment in California. Among the latest update to this Act are a series of amendments that took effect last month. Because these new amendments impact...
The City of Milpitas, located in the Bay Area, has recently agreed to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit to the tune of $140,000 and some additional remedies. This is according to an announcement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
Bank of America has recently agreed to pay a $30,000 settlement and provide additional remedies in a federal disability discrimination case that has been pending since September 2013, according to authorities at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....
Federal lawmakers are currently investigating the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for allegedly retaliating against workers who have reported safety violations and security lapses. This ongoing investigation, which was spearheaded by the House Oversight...
Last year, authorities with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reportedly closed 10,615 whistleblower claims, marking 27 percent increase in the number of these cases resolved when compared to data from 2014. This is according to the latest IRS Whistleblower Program...
As American workers age, the job market tends to become an increasingly unwelcome place for them, according to the findings of a recently published study. In fact, as researchers1 have reportedly discovered, aging workers in the U.S. generally have a harder time...
Workplace sexual harassment is as pervasive as it can be damaging. As we noted in a recent blog, about 33 percent of women have been the target of workplace sexual harassment by the age of 35. While you may be aware that workplace sexual harassment is illegal and...
Age discrimination is real issue in many workplaces in the U.S. To highlight the nature and scope of this problem, below are some of the latest statistics about this form of workplace discrimination in the U.S.: Workplace age discrimination complaints filed with the...
Officials at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have recently issued a formal statement to American employers, urging them to “be particularly mindful of instances of harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in the workplace against vulnerable...
