Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed lawsuits against Dollar General Corp and a BMW manufacturing plant over their use of employment screening. In each case, the EEOC claims that the criminal background checks used to screen applicants or terminate employees discriminated...
The case has twice been before the Massachusetts Supreme Court. The first time, the Mss. S.Ct. ruled that individual franchise owners could,potentially, be deemed employees under the Massachusetts ABC Test if the individuals were “performing any services” for the franchisor. This ruling, in 20...
Like you said, we’re going to try to put employers in the best place possible to not have any lawsuits come down their way. NASIR: Dress codes have been around for ages. I mean, this is nothing new for most employers. Everywhere from Starbucks has their uniforms and their dress codes...
Remember how we love individual arbitration agreements as a tool for avoiding class action lawsuits? Companies that make widespread use of independent contractors should have these agreements in place, and most do. Courts generally enforce these agreements, which require claimants to bring any claims ...
made similar claims against Starbucks. The job applicants were misidentified as having a criminal record and were denied jobs. The lawsuits also alleged that Starbucks withdrew the job offers before the applicants received a copy of their background check reports, violating one of the FCRA'...