Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: Every employer who receives an application for employment from a service member, employs a service member, or may reemploy a service member.
What is the purpose of the law: It is designed to prevent discrimination by employers against service members based on their service,
Imagine a vindictive employer – angry at an employee who recently filed an EEOC charge, but smart enough to know not to fire the employee in retaliation for filing the claim. How is this vindictive boss to take out his frustration without maki
ng matters worse? If you are North American Stainless, you fire the
The EEOC announced today that Pepsi Beverages has agreed to a settlement of $3.1 million to resolve a claim by black prospective employees. Between 2006 and 2010, Pepsi excluded from any consideration for employment any applicant who had been arrested or convicted of a crime, including minor offenses (not sure how minor).
The EEOC
Let’s start of 2012 with a bang! Over the holidays someone forwarded an article about a lawyer in Illinois who was suspended from the practice of law for a year. Why you might ask? Perhaps not, since the title of this post gives it away.
Seriously? Seriously. The lawyer posted an advertisement for a legal