Excerpted from HR Dive By Jennifer Carsen Macy’s Chief Diversity Officer, Shawn Outler, said in an emailed statement that the company’s policy is not to comment on pending litigation. “We are committed to ensuring the safety and...
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Excerpted from JD Supra by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Company Punished Employees for Complaining About Mistreatment, Federal Agency Charges OXFORD, Miss. – A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated...
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Excerpted from The Oakland Press By Mark Cavitt Oakland County has “banned the box.” On June 12, the county board of commissioners approved a resolution, by party line vote, that prohibits the county from inquiring about...
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Excerpted from The National Law Review By U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by...
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Excerpted from The Fresno Bee By Tim Sheehan Papé Material Handling has settled a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Hispanic employees at the company’s Fresno location who alleged that they were victims of harassment based on their ethnicity...
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Excerpted from HR Dive By Lisa Burden Dive Brief: • American Pride Waste Solutions, Inc., has agreed to pay $32,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit alleging it refused to interview a qualified, female candidate for a driving job. • The...
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Excerpted from Lexology by Fisher Broyles LLP The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation gives us some indicator to answer this question. Last week, the HRC released its 2019 Corporate Equality Index report— a national benchmarking tool on...
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What is the “Seven-year Rule?” When reading the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), you see that it allows non-conviction criminal information to be reported for up to seven years. A question that often comes up is, when does the seven-year count...
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Excerpted from a blog by Connie Elder Carrigan of Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers LLP As tributes to former President George H.W. Bush’s legacy continue in the wake of his passing, I find myself reflecting on one particular piece...
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Excerpted from an SHRM Blog by Jonathan Segal In order to conduct a compliant criminal background check, employers ordinarily must comply not only with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), but also state and local laws. This includes not...
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Excerpted from a Lexology blog by Littler Mendelson PC Employers that use criminal record-screening policies must continue to be vigilant about compliance with all applicable laws and should know that the EEOC’s scrutiny of such policies, while...
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