Tag: EEOC

English-Only Rules: Employer Ordered To Pay Over $700,000 To Telephone Operators Hired—And Fired—For Speaking Spanish; Creating Language Policies That Work

By Jennifer Carsen Jan 1, 2001 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

A record damage award levied against a telephone company that tried to prevent operators from speaking Spanish to each other in the workplace underscores the risks of enforcing English-only policies. Faced with this increasingly common type of bias case, a federal court has concluded that the language restriction amounted to illegal discrimination based on national […]

Employee Benefits: New EEOC Guidelines On When It Is—And Isn’t—Legal To Discriminate In Providing Benefits, Part 1

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Dec 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released comprehensive new guidelines addressing the legality of benefit differentials under several federal anti-discrimination laws. The guidelines apply to health and life insurance, long- and short-term disability benefits, severance, pension and early retirement incentives.

News Flash: $8 Million Settlement For Female CBS TV Technicians

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Nov 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

CBS has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a gender discrimination class action lawsuit brought by the EEOC. More than 200 women technicians working at CBS television stations across the country, including about 50 employees at KCBS in Los Angeles who will share in the settlement, claimed they were discriminated against and passed over […]

Disability-Related Questions And Medical Exams, Part 2: EEOC Guidelines For Handling Common But Thorny Problems

By Jennifer Carsen Oct 1, 2000 Uncategorized

Updated: Oct 1, 2000

The EEOC recently released a guidance explaining when it is and is not permissible to ask employees disability-related questions or to require them to take medical exams. In this final segment, we look at how the EEOC says you should handle a number of common but frequently thorny situations involving employee medical information. Documentation When […]

Disability-Related Questions And Medical Exams, Part 1: EEOC Releases Guidance On When You Can Get Health Information From Employees

By Jennifer Carsen Sep 1, 2000 Uncategorized

Updated: Sep 1, 2000

Five years ago, the EEOC issued rules explaining which medical exams you could require and what health questions you could ask job applicants without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Now, newly released guidance from the EEOC helps clear up some of the uncertainty employers face when these types of issues come up […]

News Note: Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Claims Rise

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Aug 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that the number of cases involving sexual harassment and retaliation is increasing. Retaliationclaims, the fastest-growing type of complaint filed with the EEOC, have gone up more than 77% between 1992 and 1999. A total of 11,096 retaliation charges were filed in 1992, but by 1999, the number had jumped […]

News Notes: EEOC Stepping Up Equal Pay Enforcement; New Focus On Temporary Staffing Industry

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jun 1, 2000 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has unveiled a new initiative to boost enforcement of the wage bias laws. The agency will create a new task force to help EEOC investigators analyze equal pay issues when employees file charges. The government is also providing additional educational resources through a new equal pay page on its […]

News Notes: EEOC Expands Anti-Discrimination Protection To Undocumented Workers

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Dec 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new enforcement guidelines stating for the first time that federal anti-discrimination laws protect undocumented workers. According to the EEOC, illegal immigrants who are subjected to workplace discrimination, sexual harassment or retaliation can sue their employers and receive lost wages, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. A court could also […]

Investigating Harassment Complaints: Sample Questions To Ask

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Aug 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

The new EEOC guidelines on liability for harassment by supervisors emphasize the importance of thoroughly and impartially investigating harassment complaints. Your inquiry should include interviews of the victim, the alleged harasser and other witnesses who might have relevant information. The goal is to find out who was involved, what happened, and when, where and how […]

Sexual Harassment By Supervisors: New EEOC Guidelines On Employer Liability

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Aug 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidelines interpreting and expanding on last year’s Supreme Court rulings on automatic employer liability for sexual harassment by supervisors. The new guidelines are a helpful benchmark for measuring whether your anti-harassment policies and practices make the grade.