Articles Posted in Disparate Impact / Disparate Treatment

EEOC buzz: deliberate discrimination against job seekers

June 23, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Yesterday, the EEOC held a meeting to discuss what it deems a “major national problem”; namely, deliberate discrimination against job seekers based on their race, sex, age, national origin or other prohibited basis.

After the jump, I’ll summarize the meeting and offer some tips for employers to help them stay off of the EEOC’s radar.

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Third Circuit Employment Law 101: ADA Mixed-Motive Disparate Impact Claims

September 7, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

Look what just arrived in today’s mail. It’s a charge of discrimination from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Looks like Robert Rank-And-File — the guy Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc. fired from data entry — alleges that the company terminated him because he’s disabled.

I’ll show you after the jump.
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