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On a state level, the National Law Review covers the latest on legislation, from laws banning-the-box and limiting the questions employers may ask during the hiring process; including limitations on questions about previous salary history and criminal history.  Additionally, the nation-wide push for employers to establish paid family leave & sick policy and the resulting patchwork of rules.  The National Law Review also  offers an analysis of employees rights to post about their work experience and how employers can respond to employees' on-line reviews and provides information to help companies remain compliant.

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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Jun
2
2019
Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mar
24
2013
EEOC Sues Toys “R” Us for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
7
2014
Well Servicing Companies to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle EEOC Suit for Race Harassment, Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dec
25
2014
Bank of America to Pay $110,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
29
2019
EEOC Sues Medtronic for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
9
2019
Pier 1 Imports Reaches Agreement with EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feb
12
2015
St. Alexius Medical Center of Hoffman Estates To Pay $125,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
27
2017
IXL Learning Sued by EEOC for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
13
2018
CSX Transportation to Pay $3.2 Million To Settle EEOC Disparate Impact Sex Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
10
2019
Bisconti Farms, Inc. and Bisconti Management, Inc. to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
17
2016
EEOC Issues Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
3
2017
EEOC Awarded $118,483 Judgment against Receivable Management for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jun
4
2016
EEOC Sues Baystate Medical Center for Religious Discrimination & Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
2
2018
EEOC Sues Adecco USA For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
May
20
2011
Online College To Pay $260,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit Charging Sex Harassment By Supervisors U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
15
2018
Safeway Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jul
29
2011
Taco Bell Owner Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug
26
2011
EEOC Sues Kohl's Department Stores For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
3
2011
Secretary Chu, Intel President Discuss Need for More U.S. Engineers U.S. Department of Energy
Aug
13
2011
Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project U.S. Department of Energy
May
24
2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy
Sep
19
2011
The Truth about Clean Energy Jobs U.S. Department of Energy
Mar
4
2016
The Internet Wants You to Lose Your Job [PODCAST] Saint Louis University School of Law
Mar
10
2016
Shattering the Glass Ceiling [PODCAST] Saint Louis University School of Law
Apr
21
2021
Legal Digital Transformation – Lesson #2: Externalizing Manual Work is Not Digital Transformation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Apr
26
2021
Digital Transformation Lesson #6: Digital Transformation Requires Changes in Process and an End to Low Value Customizations Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Mar
29
2014
Making Sure Hard Work Pays U.S. Department of Labor
Jan
17
2012
US Labor Department settles charges of racial discrimination with Houston-based defense contractor JacintoPort U.S. Department of Labor
 

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