The issue of how to apply state law under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a significant issue because the EEOC makes clear
Read more →Yet another hair-brained suit by the EEOC gets batted down by the courts. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission challenge to U.S. Steel Corporation’s random alcohol testing of probationary employees at one of the company’s most safety sensitive facilities. The Court’s
Read more →After conducting three webinars about the EEOC’s April 25th guidance document and trading innumerable emails and phone calls with clients, friends, and colleagues, I’m finally at a place where I feel comfortable releasing the Gospel According to Coffey on this topic – which is to say that
Read more →The Austin Human Resource Management Association will be hosting their annual Diversity Day event on October 26th. Before you roll your eyes, this won’t be a room full of people singing Kum Ba Yah. The day will be full of important information business leaders need in order
Read more →There’s a blog article over at Lexology today that should be of interest to our clients who are franchisors or franchisees. A Pennsylvania federal district court has ruled that tax prep franchisor Jackson Hewitt may be held liable for the employment practices (sexual harrasment in this case)
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