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NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION
Best Practices for Fair and Equal Employment In our richly diverse society, it is perhaps no surprise that national origin workplace discrimination claims have been increasing steadily across the country since 2001. It is unlawful for business to make a significant employment decision – e.g. hiring, advancing, demoting, or firing – based on a worker’s […]
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 […]