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#MeToo Has ‘Significant Impact’ on Harassment Filings

Number of sexual harassment charges filed with the EEOC jumps 13.6% Retaliation was again the type of discrimination charge most frequently filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in fiscal year 2018, followed by allegations of sex, disability and race discrimination, the agency reported. Among the 76,418 total workplace discrimination charges the agency received [...]

Individual Mandate of the Affordable Care Act Declared Unconstitutional – Waiting for the Appeal

As part of the tax overhaul a year ago, Republicans succeeded in eliminating the ACA individual mandate penalty, beginning in January, 2019. A group of states, Alabama, Georgia and Texas among them, filed a lawsuit arguing that “once the heart of the ACA – the individual mandate – is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of the [...]

What Your Managers Say Can Hurt You

EEOC sues American Freight Management Company, LLC, d/b/a American Freight Furniture and Mattress, alleging it violated federal anti-discrimination laws by engaging in systemic discrimination against female applicants, according to a lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit charges that American Freight refused to hire or even consider a class [...]

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