Archive for June, 2009

Workplace Dress Codes and Hot Weather

June 6, 2009 at 4:35 pm by: Georgia Employment Law Letter

Q: Now that it’s getting warm (or should I say “hot”), some employees are wearing less and less to work every day. It doesn’t really bother me, but I believe some employees may be a little uncomfortable with the skimpy attire of their coworkers.

EEOC Settles Race Discrimination Case Against Construction Company

June 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm by: Arizona Employment Law Letter

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into an agreement with Wheeler Construction in which Wheeler will pay two employees a total of $325,000 to settle a race discrimination claim. The case may reflect the EEOC’s increased attention to race discrimination claims, which, like other discrimination claims, are rising at a rapid rate.
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