By Kamika Shaw* Earlier this week, the Department of Justice settled a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Florence, Kentucky. While the case is certainly a victory for the Justice Department and pregnancy discrimination activists, the outcome may have little impact on pregnancy discrimination claims generally, which are usually unsuccessful. The Justice Department brought the suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 1 of The Americans with Disabilities Act. The …
EEOC Believes Sexual Harassment Prevention Efforts Are Failing
by Carney Shegerian* The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a report revealing the inadequacy of employers’ efforts to prevent sexual harassment. The EEOC said in a statement that employer training, which has been used for over 30 years, “has been ineffective and focused on simply avoiding legal liability,” rather than preventing harassment from taking place. Anyone can be sexually harassed in the workplace, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or …
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