Under Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), it is illegal to discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic information. The law became effective on November 21, 2009. Title II of GINA prohibits the use of genetic information in ...
Read MoreThe US Supreme Court handed down some bad news for plaintiffs in age discrimination cases brought under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment ...
View MoreThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publish a proposed rule that would make several significant changes to the definition of ...
View MoreCan disabled workers be terminated after being away from work for more than the 12 weeks under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? The ...
View MoreThe PDA amends Title VII to prohibit an employer from treating pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions any differently than it treats ...
View MoreEvery year hundreds of thousands of teen workers in the United States are subjected to unlawful sexual harassment. The teen employees are typically ...
View MoreThe Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that trial judges can increase a plaintiff's award to account for the increased taxes she would have to ...
View MoreOn September 25, 2008, President Bush signed new legislation amending the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to take effect on January 1, ...
View Moreon March 2, 2009 5:39 PM A 15 year old girl was arrested with a friend for the taking of her friend's mother's car without the mother's permission. ...
View MoreThey are called "dead peasant" policies -- secret life insurance policies taken out on unwitting employees -- and they have now triggered civil ...
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