Category: Legal Insights

Posted June 24, 2013 with Tags Business Law, EEOC, employer liability, hiring, HR, law, legal

EEOC Making Aggressive Moves to Investigate Pay Equity

A heads-up to employers: The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) may soon be knocking on your door demanding to audit your pay practices. As part of a program being piloted by three of its regional offices, the EEOC is …

Posted February 18, 2013

News Tips -The Unemployed: A Protected Class?

Historically, gaps in employment history, including present unemployment, have often served as “red flags” for employers during the screening and hiring process. With the national unemployment rate hovering at or above nine percent, Congress, aided by the support of the …

Posted January 22, 2013

Incriminating the Criminal Background Check

Criminal background checks have become commonplace in today’s employment environment, as computerized records efficiently and systematically reveal potential or existing employees’ run-ins with the law. However, guidance and regulations issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suggest that …

Posted December 19, 2012

Is it Lawful to Include Education Requirements in Job Postings?

“Education degree required” has been a common refrain within job postings for years, but new rumblings from equal employment authorities claim that such prerequisites can easily have a disparate impact on protected classes like minorities or those with disabilities. In …

Posted July 25, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Down Unanimous Reversal of Public Nuisance Appeal for AEP v. Connecticut

U.S. Supreme Court Hands Down Unanimous Reversal of Public Nuisance Appeal for AEP v. Connecticut In a June 20, 2011 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, holding that a combination of states, …