At the trial of an EEOC-initiated Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit, a jury awarded damages after finding that the employer had discriminated against the intervenor-plaintiff Contrice Travis when it denied her a promotion in favor of a male employee. In EEOC v. Exel, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the employer’s […]
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Month: March 2018
Transgender Discrimination Recognized As...
On March 7, 2108, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) granted summary judgment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on its claim that a former employee of a funeral home was fired from her job because of her transgender status in violation of Title VII of the […]
USDOL Announces Program for Proactive Re...
On March 6, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it will soon launch a new pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. PAID provides a framework for employers to proactively resolve potential overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act […]