The Consequences of Ignoring Confidentiality Provisions A story has been in the news the past few weeks about a teenager who cost her family $80,000 because of a Facebook post. But this isn’t just a cautionary tale about inappropriate social media use. It’s a lesson on the
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JPMorgan Chase Pays $1.45 Million To Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the commission against JPMorgan Chase in Ohio has been settled for $1.45 million. The global financial services firm was charged
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Screening Applicants On Social Media: A Tool Or A Trap? Today, there is more information at employers’ fingertips than ever before. So should they be taking advantage of the opportunity to learn about job candidates and how they represent themselves online during the hiring process? Many employers
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Can Your Spouse’s Job Cost You Yours? Not In Minnesota. When many people hear marital status discrimination they think of only what the name implies – treating someone differently because they do or do not have a spouse. But actually, it encompasses much more. Aase v. Wapiti
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued their Fiscal Year 2013 Performance Report which shows that despite the challenges of the sequester, the commission saw a lot of success in the past year. One area where that is most evident is the mediation program. EEOC mediation
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Employers have a lot of leeway when it comes to requiring employees to follow their preferred procedures. However, one New York employer recently found out that some policies simply aren’t worth the cost. Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation recently paid $25,000 to settle a case brought
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The latest in a line of class litigation lawsuits under the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state laws has settled, with Elite Model Management agreeing to pay $450,000. This is the largest settlement for unpaid interns so far. On the heels of another case involving unpaid
Read more →There are many types of discrimination that are well known – race discrimination, gender discrimination, religious discrimination – but there are other, less well recognized, bases for discrimination which are important to understand. EEOC v. Founders Pavilion Inc. was only the third suit brought by the EEOC
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When you live in Minnesota you expect to deal with cold winters. But after a polar vortex and multiple days with arctic wind chills near 40 below, this year has been anything but normal. As schools close again – with a chance they will remain closed tomorrow
Read more →In a landmark ruling, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held this week that employers cannot challenge, nor can courts review, the adequacy of EEOC conciliation efforts before filing a lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with enforcing federal employment discrimination laws, from investigating
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