Tag: Complaince

[S]lackadaisical Approach to Evidence Preservation Leads to Reversal

Do you know what spoliation means? One Massachusetts employer just learned the hard way. Employers involved in litigation or reasonably anticipated litigation have a legal obligation to preserve potentially relevant evidence until the matter is resolved. If an employer fails to do so, that failure is called spoliation. Courts can impose serious sanctions for spoliation, […]

Consider These Tips for Complying with EEOC Priorities

Employers would be well-served to review their policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that they are in line with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) current focus and priorities.  Pay Attention to EEOC’s Targets The watch words of “equity versus equality” underpin the EEOC’s targets for enforcement actions. According to official and unofficial statements made […]