EEOC

Employers are required to make accommodations for pregnant women and new moms like time off for doctor's appointments.

What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant workers

7:00am April 27, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition."

An exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood in March 2023. Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday, challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, calling the rules an illegal interpretation of a 2022 federal law.

17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion

9:11pm April 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The lawsuit comes after federal regulations were published on implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The language means workers can ask for time off to obtain and recover from an abortion.

Georgia Linders got sick with COVID in the spring of 2020 and never recovered. Her ongoing battle with long COVID has prevented her from working. She spends her days advocating for COVID longhaulers like herself and painting, one of the few activities tha

Health & Safety

Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

2:01pm July 31, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

An estimated 4 million workers in the U.S. are struggling to work due to debilitating symptoms from long COVID. The government is urging employers to provide accommodations to keep them on the job.

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Courts

EEOC sues Greensboro-based company, claiming religious discrimination

5:09pm June 28, 2022

by Paul Garber

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Greensboro-based company for religious discrimination.

Courts

NC Company Settles Age Discrimination Case Over Rest Area Jobs

8:22am October 26, 2020

by Paul Garber

A North Carolina company that maintains state-owned rest areas has settled a discrimination case with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

JPMorgan Chase will pay $5 million to hundreds, possibly thousands, of men who filed for primary caregiver leave and were denied in the last seven years.

National

A Dad Wins Fight To Increase Parental Leave For Men At JPMorgan Chase

4:59pm May 30, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Derek Rotondo filed a class-action complaint against his employer for offering more paid parental leave to women than to men. On Thursday, the bank announced it settled the case.

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Bailey Davis performs with the Saintsations cheerleaders at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 31, 2017 in New Orleans. Davis was fired from the Saintsations after posting a photo of herself wearing a one-piece body suit on her private Instagram accoun

Sports

An NFL Cheerleader Brings Her Firing Over An Instagram Photo To The EEOC

3:50pm April 15, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Bailey Davis was a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints, until she she was fired over a picture of herself wearing a body suit on her private Instagram account. Now, she's filing an EEOC complaint.

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In its report on harassment last year, the EEOC admitted, flat out, that the last three decades of sexual harassment training haven't worked.

Trainers, Lawyers Say Sexual Harassment Training Fails

4:31pm November 08, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The primary reason most harassment training fails is that both managers and workers regard it as a pro forma exercise aimed at limiting the employer's legal liability, trainers and lawyers say.

Workers pull pipes from an oil well in 2016 near Crescent, Okla. The oil industry wants to attract a new, more diverse generation of workers, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Big Oil Has A Diversity Problem

7:50am November 05, 2017

by Jeff Brady

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Retaliation cases now exceed claims of race discrimination, making up nearly half of all complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Advice For Dealing With Workplace Retaliation: Save Those Nasty Emails

8:31pm September 14, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

The number of claims for workplace retaliation filed at the EEOC have been on the rise and now make up nearly half of all complaints. Some experts in the field have faced it themselves.

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