Labor & Employment Law

EEOC Issues New Guidance On Issues of Religious Discrimination
Yesterday the EEOC issued consolidated and updated guidelines for investigating and analyzing charges of religious discrimination. New Section 12 of the EEOC Compliance Manual also contains numerous examples to help employers understand their obligations under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act...

JPI fact sheet suggests less prisoners = less violent crime
Responding to yesterday's good news about lower crime rates (blogged here), the Justice Policy Institute released an interesting little fact sheet digging into the numbers a bit. This JPI fact sheet, available here, includes this significant insight: Regions with the...

White House Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq
Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq - "Today, President Bush announced that – after detailed discussions with the Secretaries...

EEOC Releases New Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
The EEOC today released a new compliance manual section on religious discrimination in the workplace.  A press release from the EEOC is available here while you can download the actual section directly here...

Title IX Fact Sheet for College Activists
The ACLU Women's Rights Project and Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) have collaborated to produce a new fact sheet related to a college or university's obligations to deal with sexual harassment, assault and rape, and the potential liability faced by educational institutions when they are deliberately indifferent to harassment and rape occurring in their educational programs and activities...

Fact Sheet: Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities
State Department Fact Sheet, July 8, 2008: "The U.S. Government is taking actions today to further U.S. efforts to counter...

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Women and the Law
Ttile IX

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
allegedly failed to give policyholders discounted rates to which they were entitled.

Walt Disney
alleging a Sikh American applied for a job with Disney but was told he did not have the "Disney look" - apparently referring to his beard and turban, which is required by his religion.