Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have launched a Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE) to advance equal employment opportunity and build on the legacy of famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Jr.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved Int. 1208-B to make it an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York City Human Rights Law to not include in job listings the minimum and maximum salary offered for positions located in City. The bill was…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 17, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its guidance on “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” by adding a section titled “M. Retaliation and Interference” to include more information about…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the launching of an initiative to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging tools used in hiring and other employment decisions comply with federal civil rights laws that the agency enforces, according to an…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 25, 20201, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and expanded its guidance on “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” by adding a section titled “L. Vaccinations – Title VII and Religious Objections to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 15, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement to resolve claims that a company discriminated against workers during the Form I-9 process by requiring them to present specific work authorization documents depending on their citizenship status, according to a DOJ press…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 28, 2021, a United States District Court in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee – Espindola v. Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc., Case 2:20-cv-03702 (C.D. Cal.) – who claimed disability discrimination after he was terminated from his job for testing positive for marijuana…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A law in Connecticut that takes effect on October 1, 2021 – “An Act Deterring Age Discrimination In Employment Applications” (Senate Bill No. 56 / Public Act No. 21-69) – will prohibit Connecticut employers with three or more employees from inquiring into the age of applicants on…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Walmart Inc. is facing a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit that claims “the nation’s largest employer discriminates against Black and Latino job applicants through a strict background check policy that fails to consider rehabilitation and other mitigating circumstances,” according to a news report from Reuters. The complaint…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Amendments enacted by the New York City Council to the City’s “Ban the Box” law known as the Fair Chance Act (FCA) to expand protections already provided to job applicants to include employees and prohibit discrimination based on arrest records, pending criminal accusations, or criminal convictions will…
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