You’d think a businesses named “Menorah House” would know something about accommodating the Sabbath
The EEOC is alleging that Menorah House, a Boca Raton, Florida, nursing home, violated Title VII when it fired an employee who wanted time o...
Topic: EEOC
EEOC announces record settlement in ADA case challenging rigid attendance policy
By Jon Hyman
Last month I reported on the EEOC’s public meeting on leaves of absences as ADA reasonable accommodations . At the time, I recommended the f...
EEOC holds public meeting on 21st century hiring discrimination … and misses the biggest issue
By Jon Hyman
There is perhaps no issue more important to the topic of hiring in the 21st century than social media. Yet, yesterday the EEOC held a public...
EEOC to explore disparate treatment in hiring
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC has spent a lot of its time lately examining employers’ hiring practices. For example, it has held public meetings looking at wheth...
EEOC and employers differ on the use of neutral maximum leave of absence policies
By Jon Hyman
As I reported earlier this week , yesterday the EEOC held a public meeting on the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation . Opinions diff...
EEOC to consider the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation
By Jon Hyman
I have previously discussed how the ADA may require that employers provide unpaid leaves of absence to disabled employees of more than 12 we...
EEOC: subpoenas or witch hunts?
By Jon Hyman
The Witch: I’m not a witch! I’m not a witch! Sir Bedevere: But you are dressed as one The Witch: *They* dressed me up like thi...
Nuisance value
By Jon Hyman
$22,000 doesn’t buy you a whole lot in litigation land. It’s not enough to take a case through trial, or even to trial. Depending on the cas...
The 5 most interesting things about the ADAAA Regulations
By Jon Hyman
Last Friday, the EEOC published its long-awaited (and hotly debated) regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments...
EEOC to review “significant regulations”; do you smell trouble?
By Jon Hyman
According to the EEOC , it is “beginning a new, periodic retrospective review of its existing significant regulations to determine whether a...
Do you know? Employee alcohol testing
By Jon Hyman
Under the ADA, an employer is prohibited from making disability-related inquiries and requiring medical examinations of employees unless if...
Do you know? EEOC reports record charge filings for 2010
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC recently published its fiscal year 2010 FY 2010 Performance and Accountability Report . Given the state of the economy, its findin...
6th Circuit weighs in on administrative exhaustion of EEOC charges
By Jon Hyman
Before an employee can file a Title VII lawsuit, the employee must first file a timely administrative charge with the EEOC. As a general rul...
Do you know? What employers need to know about EEOC investigations
By Jon Hyman
You’ve just received notice from the EEOC (or its state equivalent, the OCRC, for example) that an employee has filed a charge of discrimina...
“Sue first” mentality costs EEOC $4.5 million in sanctions, yet I question whether this is a good thing
By Jon Hyman
Shoot first and ask questions later, and don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you. —Hermann Goering In EEOC v....
EEOC announces curious partnership as it expands community outreach
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC has announced that it has partnered with Beachwood’s Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to help employees file discrimination compla...
New EEO poster required for all employers with 15 or More employees
By Jon Hyman
Federal law requires all employers covered by the federal anti-discrimination laws (those with 15 or more employees) to post multilingual no...
Ohio Supreme Court permits 3rd party discovery by employers in OCRC investigations
By Jon Hyman
Often times, companies have to respond to administrative discrimination complaints in a vacuum. They have a vague understanding of the alleg...
EEOC posts huge gain in discrimination charges
By Jon Hyman
According to this EEOC press release , discrimination charges filed with the EEOC increased by 9% in 2007. The 82,792 private sector discrim...
EEOC issues new EEO-1 Form for 2007
By Jon Hyman
As most companies should be aware, the EEO-1 Report is a confidential government form required of employers with 100 or more employees or wi...