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Employers are coming under increasing scrutiny and are now facing freshly filed lawsuits over credit screenings of job applicants. While background checks that can include criminal, financial and employment histories ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court says companies can't fire people simply because they are in a relationship with other employees who complain of discrimination. The high court on Monday unanimously ruled for Eric Thompson ...

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An employer avoided liability under a federal plant closing law by offering severance packages that were widely accepted by its union employees after the company decided to cease its U.S. operations, the Seventh Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

The attorney-client privilege did not protect e-mails that an employee sent to her attorney in anticipation of a discrimination lawsuit, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming a defense verdict.

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Officials with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have released statistics showing an all-time high of 99,922 workplace discrimination filings over the course of fiscal year 2010 — the most ever in the agency’s 40-year history.

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An employer could not set-off the value of benefits it paid to an employee under her severance agreement against potential damages from her federal overtime lawsuit, the Fifth Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court will consider whether to keep alive the largest job discrimination case in U.S. history, a lawsuit against Wal-Mart that grew from a half-dozen women to a class action that could involve billions of dollars for more than a half million female workers.

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If a summary of pension plan benefits fails to notify employees of a benefit reduction, what relief can those employees seek, and must they prove detrimental reliance? These are the issues the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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In the 17th century, writer Jean de La Fontaine wrote a fable about a clever monkey who persuaded a cat to fetch chestnuts from a hot fire. The cat’s paws got burned, but the monkey got what he wanted — fresh roasted snacks.

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A total of 1,105 complaints of age discrimination in the workplace were filed in New York state in 2009, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Of those, just four involved the legal industry.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three women who formerly worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. are suing the big Wall Street firm for what they say is rampant gender discrimination that unfairly favors men in pay and promotions.

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More employees who claim that their employers have unlawfully retaliated against them are fighting back — in court. After rising steadily for years, retaliation is now the most asserted claim filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity ...

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