Tag «EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien.»

SOCIAL MEDIA IS PART OF TODAY’S WORKPLACE BUT ITS USE MAY RAISE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CONCERNS

Experts Tell EEOC That Use of Social Media by Employers, Applicants and Employees May Implicate the Laws EEOC Enforces WASHINGTON—The use of social media has become pervasive in today’s workplace and, as a result, is having an impact on the enforcement of federal laws, a panel of experts told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

EEOC FILES SUIT AGAINST TWO EMPLOYERS FOR USE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

BMW Fired and Denied Hire to Class of Employees Who Worked Successfully for Years; Dollar General Disproportionately Excluded African Americans From Hire WASHINGTON — A BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and the largest small-box discount retailer in the United States violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal …