The EEOC has filed lawsuits against companies where corrective action was not taken after derogatory slurs, threats, assaults, unwanted sexual comments, or inappropriate touching occurred in the workplace. Companies also can be penalized for not warning employees about past misconduct committed by anoth...
What Is the Penalty for Violating the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)? Lenders found in violation of ECOA can potentially face class-action lawsuits from the Department of Justice (DOJ) if the DOJ or any affiliate agencies recognize a pattern of discrimination.2The Consumer Financial Protection...
Reduced Risk of Legal Action:Pay transparency and equal pay practices can help employers avoid discrimination lawsuits and other legal action related to pay equity and compliance requirements. This can save the employer time, money, and reputational damage. ...
Overall, a comprehensive pay equity analysis is the best place to start to understand what your company is doing right, and where it can improve before employee complaints, lawsuits, or regulatory issues arise.
Individual employees who claim to have been discriminated against can likewise claim to have been retaliated against for reporting it. Employers may find it increasingly difficult to overcome retaliatory cases than blatant discrimination lawsuits. How to Prevent Violations? Employers can take a variety of...
While I have represented some persons defending non-compete lawsuits, those persons had first retained me after their employer-troubles/lawsuits had already occurred. They had not had a lawyer consultation, of the type I recommend above, before their new (allegedly competitive) work had begun. ...
These companies rush to distance themselves from the liabilities associated with use of a neuro-toxic substance in their products. She has testified in court as an Expert Medical Witness and like her famous counterpart, Erin Brockovitch, has helped with a number of lawsuits on behalf of ...
The Court will need to determine whether Fearless Fund’s grant program is an enforceable contract protected by the Civil Rights Act. AAER is also asking the Court to enforce a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Fearless Fund by August 17, 2023, to prevent the company...