Posts Tagged ‘EEOC’
JOB DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE UNEMPLOYED
EEOC’s Recent Hearing on Out-of-Work Job Applicants In Being Unemployed Just Got Harder (February 16, 2011), we reported the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) impending hearing on a possible national trend of hiring only those currently employed — a choice certainly not likely to help the country’s unemployment challenges. In a post-hearing statement, EEOC […]
ACCOMMODATING RELIGION IN THE WORKPLACE
Avoid the Employment Discrimination Gallows As religious diversity in the American workplace increases, so does the importance of management’s understanding how to address conflicts that arise. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), responsible for enforcing the federal law prohibiting discrimination in commerce has recently published a guide to help employers with the task (“Questions and […]
BEING UNEMPLOYED JUST GOT HARDER
EEOC Investigates Discrimination Against the Unemployed A recent trend in on-line job ads has caught the attention of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). That agency is holding hearings at their Washington D.C. headquarters today on why some businesses are choosing to exclude the unemployed from consideration for job openings. Lines like “must be […]
EEOC REPORTS RECORD HIGH
Workplace Misconduct Charges in 2010 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently published its annual statistical report on unlawful workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation charges. Individuals filed 99,022 complaints (“charges”) with the agency in 2010, more than in any of the EEOC’s 45 years of existence. The total is a 7% increase over 2009. Many […]