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Updated Religious Discrimination Guidance Approved by Split EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted to finalize changes to its guidance on religious discrimination in the workplace, updating that section of its compliance manual for the first time since 2008.
Michigan State Faces Bias Claims Over Plan to Cut Female Sports
Michigan State University was hit with a proposed class action in federal court Friday by female student-athletes who say the school violated Title IX when it eliminated its women’s swimming and diving teams, leaving players in limbo.
Amazon Workers to Hold Mail Union Vote Starting in February (2)
Allegiant, Worker Settle Suit Over Sensitivity to Cleaning Agent
DOL Issues H-1B Guidance for ‘Secondary Employers’ of Workers
Companies that receive H-1B visa workers for contracted work will also have to petition for labor certification with the U.S. Labor Department, along with the main sponsoring company, according to new guidance.
Foreign Student Beats U.S. in Work Program Papers Scrap
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ decision to deny a foreign student the change to correct his application for the optional practical training program was “arbitrary and capricious,” an Alabama federal court ruled.
Bar on Shortening Worker’s Time to Sue Applies Under ADA, ADEA
Recent precedent rejecting employer attempts to contractually reduce the amount of time a worker has to sue for job discrimination applies with equal force under federal laws prohibiting age and disability bias and isn’t limited to the law barring race, sex, and other forms of unequal treatment, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday.
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