Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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  Labor: EEOC issues final rule on reasonable factors other than age under the ADEA

  By Wendy Voss, Lindsay Clizbe  |  May 21, 2012

  On March 30the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule, meant to clarify the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense available under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

• Labor: EEOC issues guidance on using criminal records to make employment decisions

  By John Kuenstler  |  May 14, 2012

  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”

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  Internal investigators not protected from retaliation

  By Julie Beck  |  May 10, 2012

  No good deed goes unpunished, so they say, and that’s certainly the case in Wednesday’s 2nd Circuit ruling

• Labor: 4 tips to help managers avoid employment litigation

  By Jeremy Hawpe  |  May 7, 2012

  Managers, team leaders and frontline supervisors today face an incredible number of challenges, including reorganization problems, competition on an international basis and the infusion of technology and attendant changes that follow

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  Muslim woman wins discrimination verdict against Southwestern Bell

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  May 7, 2012

  A jury has ordered AT&T to pay a former employee, who was a Muslim, $5 million in punitive for creating a “hostile work environment” based on the woman’s religion.

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  6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 2, 2012

  The following lawsuits exemplify the lighter, and sometimes bizarre, side of the legal world.

• Labor: Pay now or pay later

  By Craig Oliver  |  April 30, 2012

  The perils of giving scant attention to EEOC responses

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  EEOC's discrimination crackdown poses challenges for employers

  By Mary Swanton  |  April 30, 2012

  Experts offer tips on how to stave off claims

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  9 notable GCs in the news

  By Alanna Byrne  |  April 20, 2012

  Tracking some of the most-significant quotes from general counsel in the mainstream media

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  NY bar urges law firms to stop age discrimination

  By Cathleen Flahardy  |  April 18, 2012

  The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has called on law firms to stop discriminating against lawyers based on age.