National Origin Discrimination
Lessons from an EEOC Wall Street harassment lawsuit
The other day, out of the blue, I got a call from Jon Jacobs, a writer for eFinancialCareers, a financial services industry job site. Jon asked me if I had heard about a case recently filed by the EEOC against Merrill Lynch.
Undeterred by my confession of ignorance, he proceeded to tell me about it [...]
More on Employers’ Immigration Obligations
Yesterday, I wrote about immigration. Today, I happened on a few related items.
First, while looking at back issues of the St. Louis Bar Journal, for which I am preparing an article, I found:
“A Brief Overview of the United States Immigration System” by immigration attorney George S. Newman (.pdf)
For those, like me, whose head [...]
Some Immigration Law Tips for Employers
Congress seems to be stuck in the process of passing much-needed immigration law reform. But employers must still comply with existing law — an obligation that can get sticky.
I ran across an article that briefly summarizes employers’ obligations — and dilemmas.
The basic obligations are:
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EEOC Investigates Potential Nationwide Test Discrimination At FedEx
In a recent press release, EEOC announced some interesting turns in an investigation of FedEx’s promotion policies. One interesting turn involves the refusal by FedEx to comply with a subpoena to provide files and therefore EEOC has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to order FedEx Corporation to explain the failure [...]





