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EEOC Publishes Updated Guidance on the Employment Rights of People with Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy and Intellectual Disabilities

Reading Time: 2 minutes On May 15, 2013, pursuant to its published goal of providing up-to-date guidance on the requirements of antidiscrimination laws, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…

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Employers Should Assess Background Checking Procedures to Avoid Running Afoul of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

…employers are advised to review their background checking procedures to ensure they comply with the FCRA. The most common accusations in lawsuits challenging employers’ procurement procedures are that employers have…

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Hollywood Intern Cases and the Fair Labor Standards Act

…cracked up to be. Most notably, in recent years there have been a string of cases in which former interns for various entertainment, communication, and media companies have filed individual…

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EEOC Issues Guidance – Best Practices for Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues

…handling reasonable accommodation requests made by employees with pregnancy-related disabilities and be consistent with those offerings A complete list of EEOC's best practices can be found on the EEOC's website….

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Temps May Have Multiple Employers

…discipline the employee even if the temp agency is actually the one that carries out the termination. Temp employees working “side by side” with the company’s employees and performing the…

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Transgender Issues in the Workplace

Reading Time: 2 minutes Since 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken the position that transgender individuals are protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil…

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Best Practices for Preventing Workplace Harassment Claims

…when making final determinations. Keep in mind trends and regularly audit the company’s records of past complaints or claims; see if certain work locations or categories of employees are having…

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Ask and They Shall Receive: Implications of EEOC’s New Procedure for Position Statements

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you were not closely watching the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) website, you may have missed its subtle announcement changing how Respondent position statements are…

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues New Guidance on Women’s Rights in the Workplace

…to strengthen federal efforts to combat pay discrimination. The Commission received comments on its proposal to collect pay data in March 2016 and expects to submit any revisions to the…

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New OSHA Rule Impacts Employer Drug Testing Policies

…for enacting Drug Free Workplace Policies. Compliance with these workers’ compensation programs or other state or federal laws or regulations requiring post-accident/post-injury or reasonable suspicion testing are still permitted. In…