The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has allowed the Final Rule on Employer Wellness Programs and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to proceed as planned, following legal challenges by the AARP. Effectively, the rule allows employers that...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released new guidance regarding rights of employees with mental health conditions. Many American workers suffer from mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or PTSD. Frequently, employers...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has approved an update to their Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for the years 2017 through 2021. The SEP identifies areas where the EEOC intends to focus their efforts. For this period the EEOC has identified the...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued final guidance on “Retaliation and Related Issues” to update a 1998 Compliance Manual. The update also addresses a provision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding “interference”...
Z Foods, Inc., was recently ordered by a federal judge to pay $1,470,000 in damages in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The lawsuit stated that Z Foods allowed male supervisors to harass female employees and then retailiated against both male and female...
The Equal Employement Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently proposed a significant change to the annual Employer Informaiton Report (EEO-1). Under the proposal, employers subject to the reporting requirements, must begin reporting pay data as part of their annual...
