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Target Discrimination

August 31, 2015 09:00 /

Target Corp. agreed to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Employment assessments formerly used by Target allegedly discriminated against applicants for professional positions based on race and gender. The EEOC also claimed the assessments violated the American with Disabilities Act. Target has agreed to keep better data in order to prevent any future discrimination in their hiring processes. These particular assessments are no longer used and the EEOC did not find any discrepancies in Target’s actual hiring.

Link: http://wbtw.com/ap/target-corp-agrees-to-pay-2-8m-discrimination-settlement/

Source: By Associated Press; From WBTW News

 

Posted in: Discrimination, EEOC, Preventing / Tagged: ,

25th Anniversary Doesn’t Mean Discrimination Ends

August 28, 2015 09:00 /

Although the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recently passed, this does not mean awareness is not needed. Those with disabilities still have to fight discrimination both in and outside the workplace. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities remains high and often, income remains low. Workers with disabilities may face discrimination in the hiring process, during an interview, and at work even when an employer is able to make proper accommodations. Discrimination exists and stereotypes, assumptions and social stigma perpetuate it. Hopefully, the next 25 years will bring progress in civil rights and more workplace opportunities for those with disabilities.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lennard-davis/discrimination-doesnt-end_b_7868444.html

Source: By Lennard Davis; Huffington Post

 

Posted in: Discrimination / Tagged: , , , ,

Workplace Rights: Employee or Independent Contractor?

August 26, 2015 09:00 /

Disputes over the roles of contractors in the workplace continue to raise the concern of misclassification by employers. Misclassification may enable companies to avoid providing benefits and overtime for all employees. This is a serious issue, especially when an employer uses independent contractors as vital employees but fails to provide them protections. This may include lack of protection from workplace discrimination and harassment and lack of benefits, such as overtime and maternity leave. The worker in the article below had concerns about the legality of her employment contract and contacted an employment law attorney to better understand her rights.

Link: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/she-thought-she-was-entitled-to-maternity-leave-after-asking-for-it-she-lost-her-job/ar-BBlK3lN?ocid=DELLDHP

Source: By Lydia DePillis; From MSN News-The Washington Post

 

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: ,

Tinder’s Co-Founder Returns After Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

August 24, 2015 09:00 /

Tinder co-founder and president, Sean Rad, had stepped down in 2014 around the time of a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company. The dating-app’s co-founder Whitney Wolfe sued the company for sexual harassment and loss of job title. Wolfe was allegedly harassed, mistreated, and received sexist text messages and emails from Rad and another co-founder. The sexual harassment lawsuit was settled and Sean Rad is returning as the company’s CEO.

Link: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tinder-co-founder-Sean-Rad-is-CEO-again-after-6441272.php

Source: By Marissa Lang; From The San Francisco Gate

 

Posted in: Sexual Harassment / Tagged: ,

AutoZone’s Pregnancy Discrimination Case

August 21, 2015 09:00 /

When Rosario Juarez, an AutoZone employee, was demoted after becoming pregnant, she filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. She was then allegedly fired for filing the discrimination lawsuit. Recently, a jury determined a record-breaking verdict for a single plaintiff in an employment case. What does this case mean today for a pregnant employee facing discrimination at work? Juries, composed of men and women, care about these cases and send the message that employers need to alter management training to prevent future discrimination. Laws can vary state by state, which means the protections workers have from harassment and discrimination in the workplace may also vary. Juarez’s case was handled at the state level in California, as federal pregnancy discrimination law has limits.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-spiggle/why-corporate-america-sho_b_7913226.html

Source: By Tom Spiggle; From Huffington Post

 

Posted in: Discrimination, Harassment, Jackson County, Kansas City, Lawsuit, Missouri / Tagged: ,

Anti-Discrimination Law and Recruitment

August 19, 2015 09:00 /

Discriminatory hiring practices include an employer asking job applicants about their citizenship status with the intent to exclude non-U.S. citizens. Employers cannot limit work to U.S. citizens unless they are required to do so by law or regulation or as directed by the government. Police hiring discrimination allegedly occurred in Eugene, Oregon and the city will pay a penalty, undergo federal monitoring, and train employees about federal anti-discrimination law. Job recruitment materials provided by the Eugene Police Department included flawed requirements regarding citizenship status.

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/05/us-usa-oregon-settlement-idUSKCN0QA2JB20150805

Source: By Courtney Sherwood, Eric M. Johnson, Dan Grebler; From Reuters

 

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Amtrak Lawsuit

August 17, 2015 09:00 /

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Amtrak for allegedly discriminating against a worker with epilepsy. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disabled workers have protections from job discrimination. The worker, whose epilepsy is under control, lost the job offer after Amtrak became aware of his disability. Many Americans are affected by disabilities, such as epilepsy; employers must be aware that discriminating against an employee or job applicant based on a disability is against the law.

Link: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/251043-feds-sue-amtrak-for-employee-discrimination

Source: By Keith Laing; From The Hill (Newspaper)

 

Posted in: Discrimination, EEOC, Lawsuit / Tagged: ,

Paramedic Discrimination Lawsuit

August 14, 2015 12:00 /

A federal jury determined a former paramedic, Kristine Rednour, for Wayne Township Fire Department had been discriminated against by her employer because of her diabetes. The paramedic was allegedly terminated because of her diabetes and was awarded lost wages and damages by the jury. Federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the former paramedic would be considered disabled. Despite her qualifications and having had diabetes since age 12, Rednour was allegedly told she should not have been hired by the department.

Link: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/08/03/paramedic-fired-diabetes-wins-disability-discrimination-suit/31077059/

Source: By Kristine Guerra; From Indy Star

Posted in: Discrimination, Lawsuit / Tagged: , , ,

Bill Moves Forward

August 13, 2015 17:17 /

While the law protects employees and job applicants from sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, progress is still needed for interns to have similar protections. In some states, unpaid interns have no legal protections from workplace discrimination because they are not technically employees. Internships are often utilized by high school or college students to gain experience or complete education requirements. Interns may feel unable to complain about mistreatment, such as sexual harassment and discrimination, due to lack of protections and concern that it will harm their employment opportunities. A greater prevalence of internships calls for the law to change and extend anti-discrimination protections to unpaid interns. Some states, such as California, New York, as well as Washington D.C., have updated their laws to provide workplace protections for interns.

Link: http://statenews.com/article/2015/08/bill-protecting-interns-against-sexual-harassment-moves-forward

Source: By Josh Thall; From The State News

Posted in: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment / Tagged: ,

Tech Companies and Age Discrimination

August 3, 2015 09:00 /

Cheryl Fillekes, a job applicant that Google interviewed four different times, recently joined an age discrimination lawsuit against Google. Google recruiters reached out to Fillekes multiple times, who did well enough during the phone interviews to be offered an in-person interview each time. Fillekes was never hired after any of these in-person interviews; her lawsuit alleges this was due to age discrimination. Older applicants sometimes are able to mask their age on paper, but tech companies, such as Google, disproportionately hire individuals under the age 40. Numerous age discrimination complaints made against Google has prompted the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to potentially begin an investigation. Older job applicants struggle to avoid discriminatory hiring practices, as they too often find employers perceiving them as outdated and unable to keep up with new technology.

Link: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2950914/it-careers/woman-recruited-by-google-four-times-and-rejected-joins-suit.html

Source: By Patrick Thibodeau; From Computer World

 

Posted in: Discrimination, EEOC / Tagged: ,