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The EEOC stated that “employees with disabilities were repeatedly denied reasonable accommodations, including assistive devices, modified work schedules, and reassignment.”
Instead of engaging in the interactive process and discussing and providing accommodations, the EEOC claims the health care company forced employees to quit.
The EEOC also announced another case, this
Thousands of protestors have turned out this week in city streets across Indonesia. They oppose a new law that went into effect this week affecting many parts of the country’s economy.
The focus of the nationwide protests is the “Job Creation Law” — which took effect on Monday. But employment
(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said that its diversity initiatives comply with federal employment laws after it received a letter from the U.S. Labor Department questioning whether the steps were unlawful
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Sidley Austin has agreed to improve its tracking of demographic statistics on summer associate applicants, associate bonuses and staff member promotions to settle allegations that it failed to adequately collect
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Microsoft revealed it was being probed by the U.S. Department of Labor over its pledge from earlier this year to bolster Black leadership at the tech behemoth.
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In this April 12, 2016, file photo, the Microsoft logo is shown in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
The inquiry from the
Local protections for vulnerable employees have changed in the months since the coronavirus pandemic hit Philly, thanks in part to lobbying from gig and other low-wage workers.
As part of the City of Philadelphia’s 36th annual Minority Enterprise Development Week — the event series offering info for minority entrepreneurs on
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Department of Labor says it’s taking new steps to stop identity theft-related fraud.
According to a news release sent out Tuesday by the department, Kansas, like every other state, is seeing a historic increase in reports of fraudulent unemployment claims.
The department said it
As usual in presidential years, the election night excitement in true-blue California will come not at the top of the ballot, where Democrats are all but assured victory, but from the state’s exhausting experiment with direct democracy. And nestled amongst this year’s 12 ballot measures on everything from taxes to
In fact, the EEOC’s pandemic preparedness guidance goes so far as to make lawful the withdrawal of a job offer if it needs an applicant to start immediately but the individual has COVID-19 or symptoms of it, since that individual cannot safely return to the workplace.
However, an employer cannot
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The United States will block shipments of palm oil from a major Malaysian producer that feeds into the supply chains of iconic U.S. food and cosmetic brands. It found indicators of forced labor, including concerns about child workers, along with other abuses such as physical and sexual violence.
The
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