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2011

Number of Charges Filed with the EEOC Hits a Record High in 2011
Jury Awards Former AutoZone Employee nearly $425,000 for Company’s Failure to Accommodate His Disability
The DFEH Orders UPS to Pay More than $96,000 for Terminating a Disabled Employee Able to Perform the Essential Functions of Her Job
EEOC Settles Lawsuit with Hospital for Failing to Appropriately Correct Sexually Harassing Behavior in the Workplace
DFEH Orders Air Canada to Pay $325,000 and Conduct Training for Failing to Accommodate an Employee's Disability
FEHC Orders Wisconsin-based Company to Pay Largest Payment Ordered in a Discrimination Case
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class-Action Lawsuit of Sex Discrimination Against Walmart
Best Settles Lawsuit Regarding Hiring Practices
All Major Categories of Charges with the EEOC Increase in FY 2010; Retaliation Surpasses Race as the Most Frequent Allegation
The EEOC Finalized Regulations of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
The Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearings Regarding Discrimination Against Muslim-Americans
Employer May Be Liable for Actions Taken by an Unbiased Decisionmaker if those Actions were Influenced by a Biased Non-Decisionmaker
Court Finds that an Employer May Terminate a Disabled Employee for Making Violent Threats Even if Her Disability is the Underlying Reason for those Threats
Whistleblower Case Illustrates the Importance of Using an Experienced and Objective Investigator for Complex and High-Profile Investigations
The U.S. Supreme Court Finds Oral Complaints of Retaliation are Protected by the Anti-Retaliation Provision of the FLSA
Employers Must Take Effective Steps to Prevent and End Harassment Even by Nonemployees in a Workplace Where Harassment May Be More Likely and/or Inherent
Controversy Surrounding Former Managing Director of the IMF Highlights Important Learning Lessons Regarding Workplace Romance, Cultural Differences, and the Importance of Strong Employment Policies
EEOC Sues Starbucks for Allegedly Failing to Accommodate an Employee's Disability and Discriminating Against the Employee Because of Her Disability

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