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Monday Dec 07, 2020
Legal Alert: EEOC Announces Record-High Recovery Against Employers In FY2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
This legal alert was published on November 17th, 2020 by J. Randall Coffey in Kansas City, and Richard Meneghello in Portland.
The federal agency charged with enforcing the nation’s main workplace discrimination laws just announced that it recovered over $535 million from employers on behalf of aggrieved workers and applicants this past fiscal year, a figure that shattered the previous record and set an all-time high. The EEOC’s November 16 financial report also touted successes in clearing old inventory of charges, increasing the percentage of resolutions achieved in favor of charging parties, and mediating thousands of charges to conclusion. The report further indicated that the EEOC filed the second-lowest number of merits lawsuits against employers in over two decades. What are the top five takeaways for employers from this latest report?
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
This newsletter article was published on November 30th, 2020 by Kristin White in Denver.
When the pandemic first began, most employees were ready to pitch in and do their part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. They adapted to remote working while attending to their children. Others understood they were deemed “essential workers” and adjusted to the new normal when coming to work, which included temperature checks, symptom sign-offs, masks, and social distancing. But after months of being team players, we are all ready for the game to end. Many of your employees are feeling “COVID fatigue” just as we see COVID-19 exposure numbers increasing once again. Here are our top five suggestions for ways to keep your employees masked and socially distanced as we play through these final and extra innings.