Today on Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day, we redouble our work to combat the many factors that contribute to the pay gap, including discriminatory recruitment, hiring, pay & occupational segregation.
#NHPIWomensEqualPayDay
Repeated remarks, jokes, or banter that are crude, raunchy, or derogatory can create a hostile work environment. Management is responsible for proactively creating a culture of civility and respect with the involvement of the highest levels of leadership.
Plumbing contractor J.A. Croson subjected a class of Black and Hispanic employees to an environment with open use of racial slurs, display of the Confederate flag, and distribution of degrading assignments based on race & national origin, the suit charged.
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, to pay $150,000 in age, sex and rehabilitation discrimination case. The facility fired a physical therapy assistant because of his age and sex, the suit charged.
In this EEOC resource you'll find information about vision impairments, types of reasonable accommodations applicants and employees with visual disabilities may need, and information on when an employer may ask questions about a vision impairment.
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National Telecommuting Institute settles EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit for $1.25 million. The staffing support company failed to accommodate and hire blind and low-vision applicants, the suit charged.
Innovative Services Northwest to pay $136,500 in EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit. The non-profit failed to accommodate a former employee of its janitorial services program who is disabled and unlawfully terminated her, the suit charged.
Radiant Services to pay $1.1 Million in EEOC hiring discrimination lawsuit. Radiant failed to recruit and hire workers for low-skill positions based on their race (Black, Asian and white) and national origin (non-Hispanic), the suit charged.
As we observe
#MomsEqualPayDay
today, we’re reminded that closing the pay gap for moms means ensuring up front that pregnant workers can work & maintain a healthy pregnancy and that employers understand their duties under the law.
🎉 On August 1, nearly 500 joined us,
@WB_DOL
and
@USEEOC
to celebrate federal maternal protections for National Breastfeeding Month!
Don’t miss our upcoming webinars on free and low-cost support for parents in the Southeast. Learn more:
Long COVID may qualify as a disability under the ADA. This means you could request a reasonable accommodation from your employer – find out more at .
#LongCOVID
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Good news!
#EEOCEXCEL
is approved for 118 hours of Human Resource Certification Institute (
#HRCI
) and Society for Human Resource Management (
#SHRM
) credits.
The pre-conference is approved for 23 hours of HRCI credits.
Register today to secure your spot!
#ICYMI
, the EEOC recently released a resource, Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Construction Industry. It details actions stakeholders in the construction industry can undertake to prevent & remedy harassment on construction worksites.
At just 6-years-old, Dr.
@LeonaTate
helped integrate public schools in New Orleans, a pivotal point in the civil rights movement and for our nation. Register today to hear Dr. Tate speak at the
#EEOCEXCEL
training conference in
#NewOrleans
, August 20-22.
Dollar General to pay $295,000 in EEOC age discrimination lawsuit. A director harassed managers who were in their 50s+ by calling them “grumpy old men,” and threatening them to keep up with the “millennial team” or quit or be fired, the suit charged.
Join us for a review of recent court decisions, and EEOC regulations and enforcement guidance impacting the workplace. Agency leaders and experts will provide insights, strategies, and best practices on a range of EEO issues to boost compliance.
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