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Article Index » government agencies: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link Job Bias Claims Rise 9% in 2007: Discrimination Charges Highest in 5 Years.Barker Olmsted & Barnier - April 16, 2008 In a March 5, 20008 press release, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that it received a total of 82,792 private sector discrimination charge filings last fiscal year. That number was the highest volume of incoming charges since 2002 and the largest annual increase (9%) since the early 1990s. Report Link A Charge By Any Other Name: Supreme Court Upholds EEOC's Definition of "Charge" of Discrimination under the ADEA.Baker Hostetler LLP - April 11, 2008 In a 7-2 decision on February 27, 2008, in the case Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki, the Supreme Court determined that an intake questionnaire submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) along with an affidavit requesting assistance constituted a "charge" as that term is defined by the EEOC under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Although the employer was unaware of the existence of the "charge" until after the age discrimination lawsuit was filed, the Court was unwilling to punish the claimant due to the inaction of the EEOC. Report Link The EEOC is Partying Like It’s … 2002?Fisher & Phillips, LLP - April 02, 2008 The EEOC recently released its statistics for 2007 and the news was not good for those hoping for a slowdown in EEOC enforcement activity. In fact, 2007 saw an almost double-digit percentage growth from the previous year in charges filed at just under 83,000, returning to a level not seen since 2002 when there were almost 84,500 charges filed with the EEOC. Report Link DOL Publishes New FMLA Military Leave Poster; Employers Should Consider Revisions to FMLA PolicyGray Plant Mooty - March 24, 2008 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster that outlines recent amendments to the FMLA. The new poster describes the two types of military FMLA leaves - it must be posted in a conspicuous place by all employers covered by the FMLA and should be posted alongside the more general FMLA poster. In addition to posting the new required poster, employers will need to amend their FMLA policies to provide notice of the two new types of FMLA leave. Report Link Two Important New Rules Governing Contractors' Business Ethics and Conduct.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - March 24, 2008 The ethics of companies doing business with the government and their compliance with standard government contract requirements has become daily fare in the media, congressional hearings, and audit reports issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the agency Inspector Generals (IGs). Two new and related Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules-one final and one proposed-are the most recent manifestations of this new focus on contractor ethics and compliance. Report Link New Compliance and Ethics Rules for Government Contractors and Subcontractors Effective December 24, 2007.Ogletree Deakins - January 08, 2008 Contractors and subcontractors who enter into at least one government contract “expected to exceed” $5 million dollars with a performance period of 120 days or more are now subject to a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause, the Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. Report Link EEOC – What's Ahead For 2008?Fisher & Phillips, LLP - December 05, 2007 Recently, Naomi Earp, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shared the Agency’s enforcement focuses. At the EEOC Technical Assistance Program seminar in Hampton, Virginia in September 2007, Earp gave employers a heads up on issues of particular concern to the Agency in the coming months. Here is a brief summary of what we can expect in 2008. Report Link The Inside Scoop: What the EEOC Says It Wants To See In Employer Position Statements.Helms Mulliss & Wicker - November 13, 2007 At the recent 23rd Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting held in Charleston, South Carolina, three guest speakers from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) shared information about how to work with the Commission. They were Rueben Daniels, Jr., Director of the Charlotte District Office, Thomas Colclough, Director of the Raleigh Area Office, and Kara Haden, Senior Trial Attorney, Charlotte District Office. Report Link EEOC Issues Alert Regarding E-Mail "Phishing” ScamGray Plant Mooty - November 01, 2007 The EEOC recently issued a press release regarding a “phishing” e-mail that is being sent to employers and purports to be from the EEOC. If you have received an e-mail from the EEOC regarding a purported harassment complaint, you should not click on the included link or download any attached file. Report Link Who’s There? What to Do When the Government Is Knocking on Your Door - An Employer’s Guide to Handling Government Visits and Information Requests.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - April 25, 2007 32 page report on what to do when Government agencies are looking for information, from OSHA to the FBI.
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May 13, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPPreventing Wage/Hour Class Actions.Online
May 13, 2008 LittlerHOW TO CONDUCT EFFECTIVE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONSSacramento
May 13, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPHow to Stay Union FreeLas Vegas
2008-5-13 Jackson Lewis LLPConducting Effective Investigations of Employment Claims: Essential Skills for Internal InvestigatorsHouston
May 13, 2008 Littler2008 Public Sexual Harassment Training for supervisors and managers.Universal City
May 13, 2008 Ballard RosenbergSHRM Morris County Monthly Legal UpdateFlorham Park
2008-5-14 SHRM Morris County ChapterThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
2008-5-14 Jackson Lewis LLPDigital Dangers: Recent E-Discovery Developments and TrendsLas Vegas
May 14, 2008 LittlerHealth Care's New Labor and Privacy Law Frontiers: Defusing Tomorrow's Problems TodayDenver
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