By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. EEOC FILES SUIT Hillshire Brands Company in Paris, Texas, was sued this week by the EEOC. The EEOC claims the company subjected a class of African-American employees to a racially hostile work environment, including racially offensive graffiti and comments at the workplace. […]
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By Kelline R. Linton, Associate. EEOC’s Duty to Conciliate Last week, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that courts have the authority to review whether the EEOC satisfies its pre-suit obligation to attempt conciliation. (Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, No. 13-1019 (April 29, 2015)). Under federal law, the […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Two discrimination issues were in the news this week. The first issue deals with pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. On December 3, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the UPS case and will determine whether the company had the responsibility to […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Those tricky Texas non-competes pop up again! Earlier this month two Houston surgical assistants, who were sued by their former employer for launching their own business, were cleared by a Harris County jury. The former employer was seeking over a million dollars in […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Each year the EEOC issues its yearly report on enforcement and litigation. The report is always a good way to assess the temperature of what’s going on in EEOC world. Among 2013’s highlights are the following: • Total number of charges received […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. This has been a busy year in the labor and employment law arena. And it is a good time to be sure your employee handbook is changing with the times! Here are a few areas that may need revising in your handbook: […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. The EEOC filed lawsuits on June 11, 2013, against retailer Dollar General Corp, and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out applicants or fire employees. The agency claims the practice discriminates against African-Americans, […]