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Employers Cannot Require Pre-Offer Medical Inquiries
Reliable Staffing has agreed to pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to conciliate a disability discrimination charge alleging that the Indianapolis staffing firm violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when job applicants were subjected to pre-offer...
DISH Network Pays $1.25M to Resolve Disability Discrimination Allegations Related to Online Applications
DISH Network LLC will pay $1.25M to resolve a discrimination charge alleging that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in its online job application process, apparently by failing to provide reasonable accommodations. In addition to the...
No More No Rehire Clauses in California Severance Agreements
In most jurisdictions, it is standard practice to include a “no-rehire” clause when negotiating a severance or settlement agreement. “No-rehire” clauses bar the departing employee from seeking future employment with the employer or one of the...
Average Hourly Earnings and Consumer Price Index Unchanged in September
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from August to September. This result stems from no change in average hourly earnings combined with no change in the Consumer Price Index. Real average...
Revoking Conditional Job Offer to Legally Blind Applicant Did Not Violate ADA
A chicken processing plant operator did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it revoked a conditional job offer to a legally blind applicant after learning about his limitations during the medical screening process, a federal court in Georgia...
Jury Awards $458K in Lost Wages to Salespersons Fired Because of Age
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is touting its win in an age discrimination case. The jury found that the beverage distributor discharged two sales employees on the same day in 2014 because of their ages and awarded a total of about $458,000 in...
U.S. Senate Confirms Scalia as Secretary of Labor
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Eugene Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as the next Secretary of Labor.Scalia replaces former Alexander Acosta who resigned in July 2019 under mounting pressure due to his involvement in a 2008 plea deal involving...
EEOC Sues Employer for Pregnancy Discrimination Alleging Employee Fired Employee Because of Her Need for Additional Leave to Recover From Cesarean Section
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center alleging it violated federal law when a Behavioral Health Technician was fired after she requested an extra 30 days of leave to recover from...
UPS Pays $2.25M to Resolve Suit Over Light Duty Policy for Pregnant Employees
Under a conciliation agreement covering certain workers adversely affected between 2012 and 2014, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), has agreed to pay $2.25 million and clarify its pregnancy accommodation policies to resolve allegations that the package delivery giant...
EEOC Settles Mandatory Medication Disclosure Suit
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Texas-based Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC, have agreed to settle for $50,000 a disability discrimination lawsuit. The suit alleged that the regulated electric utility company violated the Americans with...