Category: Race Discrimination
The Power Struggle is Real: Local Minimum Wages Battle State Minimum Wages and How Dillon’s Rule Affects the Playing Field
Municipalities all across the country have dived into the employment arena in the past few years. In an April 2016 publication by the National Employment Law Project, it was reported that 51 municipalities across the country have either passed or currently have pending, proposals to raise the minimum wage...
EEOC Builds Off of "Rosebud" Momentum Seeking Extensive Pay Data
Today the EEOC announced proposed changes to the EEO-1 form that will affect federal contractors and all employers who employ over 100 individuals. The proposal (available here ) would require employers to provide wage data for employees falling into 10 job categories with the requirement that employers identify gender...
The Meaning of “Rosebud” Isn’t Just a Citizen Kane Issue Anymore: EEOC Suit Without An Aggrieved Individual Survives Motion to Dismiss
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that the EEOC does not have to identify any specifically aggrieved individual to pursue a race bias lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The case, EEOC v. Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. , alleges that...
