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Retaliation
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California Employment Law
Retaliation Remains the Most Popular EEOC Charge
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that, in fiscal year 2015, 44.5% of the charges it received alleged retaliation. That makes retaliation the most popular charge it received by a…
Employment Law Business Guide
EEOC Proposes New Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation
[caption id="attachment_1874" align="alignright" width="147"] Photo: dbking via Flickr (CC by 2.0)[/caption] As has been the case since 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission again reported that retaliation remained the most…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA publishes New Whistleblower Investigations Manual
On January 28, 2016, OSHA released an updated Whistleblower Investigations Manual (OSHA Instruction CPL 02-03-005) to replace the manual dated April 21, 2015. The new manual makes three significant changes:…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC Seeks to Expand Retaliation Claims in Proposed Enforcement Guidance – Public Input Sought
On January 21, 2016, the EEOC announced that it will seek public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues under federal employment discrimination laws. The EEOC issued…
Manufacturing Law Blog
EEOC Retaliation Guidance Ups the Stakes for Manufacturers
By Robinson+Cole's Manufacturing Law Industry Team
I ended my January 21 “employment law predictions” post by writing, “One thing I can count on as these ‘Years of Change’ continue, [I] expect something unexpected.” The EEOC made…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$85,891 Jury Verdict in Lee County Retaliation Case
On January 27, 2016 a Lee County jury (County Court) returned a plaintiff verdict of $85,891 in Nguyen v. Dao. The plaintiff worked for Dao at the Ichiban Japanese Grill…
HR Defense
Employers Are Put On Notice: EEOC Issues Proposed Retaliation Guidance
On January 21, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("Commission" or "EEOC") released proposed guidance to update and clarify its position on retaliation and related issues under EEOC-enforced laws,…
Guideposts
Jury Awards Over $31 Million To Former Wal-Mart Employee—But Wal-Mart Probably Won’t Have To Pay Most Of It
McPadden v. WalMart Stores East, L.P., No. 14-cv-475, awarded more than $31 million to a former Wal-Mart employee who had worked for the company as a pharmacist. The plaintiff sued…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
EEOC Releases Draft Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Claims of Retaliation
By Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Group
On January 21, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued proposed enforcement guidance concerning retaliation claims. This guidance is intended to replace the 1998 Compliance Manual on Retaliation, and,…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
EEOC Proposes Expansive Enforcement Guidance for Retaliation Claims
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued proposed enforcement guidance regarding retaliation claims. According to the EEOC, the revised guidance is necessary…