Tag: federal employers

Federal sector employers have right to dismiss without cause, too

By Bonny Mak Waterfall Feb 22, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: Feb 22, 2015

by Bonny Mak Waterfall There’s good news for Canadian employers in the federal sector—those engaged in federal works and undertakings such as airlines, airports, railways, banking, interprovincial transportation, and telecommunications. For many years, employers in Canada’s federal sector understood that they did not have the right to dismiss employees without cause unless such termination was […]

DOL Offers Disabled Job Candidate Database

By Diversity Insight Jun 14, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jun 14, 2009

The Department of Labor (DOL) has made available to employers a free database of nearly 2,000 job candidates with disabilities seeking employment in a wide variety of fields. The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities compiled the database by sending recruiters to college campuses across the country to interview eligible undergraduate and postgraduate […]

Supreme Court Recognizes 2 New Retaliation Claims

By HR Hero May 27, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 27, 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in separate decisions that retaliation is prohibited under two federal discrimination statutes that don’t clearly say so — 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the federal-sector provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries In the first case, a Cracker Barrel assistant manager sued […]