Tag: EEOC guidance

EEOC Guidance on Waivers in Severance Agreements

By Indiana Employment Law Letter Oct 30, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Oct 30, 2009

by Susan W. Kline Recent economic conditions have caused a number of employers to reduce staff. In response to this trend, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency that enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has […]

EEOC Hearing Highlights Impact of Age Discrimination

By HR Hero Jul 16, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 16, 2009

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a public hearing on July 15 to review recent developments under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The panel discussed the effects of widespread layoffs, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions on older workers. The panelists testified in detail about the damaging effect […]

EEOC Guidance on Disciplining an Employee with a Disability

By New York Employment Law Letter Mar 13, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Mar 13, 2009

Have you ever tried to discipline an employee for workplace misconduct only to hear for the first time that his disability caused the misconduct? Did you then wonder how you should proceed? If that has ever happened to you, then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) recent guidance, “The Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]: Applying […]