Kansas City Nursing Home to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Pay Discrimination Claims
Edgewood Manor OPCO, LLC, a former owner of Edgewood Manor, a skilled nursing facility in Raytown, Mo., will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to…
EEOC Launches New Data Tool to Track Employment Trends
Today, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched EEOC Explore, a new interactive data query and mapping tool that gives users access to the…
OR Nurse Placed on Leave after Posting TikTok Video Mocking COVID-19 Protocols
An oncology nurse at Salem Health has been placed on administrative leave after posting a video on social media showing disregard for COVID-19 restrictions.
COVID Spread Causing ‘Surreal’ Staffing Problems in Minnesota Nursing Homes
With new COVID-19 cases in the thousands and the spread continuing widely, large numbers of Minnesota long-term care staff are out sick or quarantining because…
EEOC Issues Revised Publications on the Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued three revised documents that address the employment of veterans with disabilities, pursuant to EEOC Chair Janet…
NH Brings Back $300-Per-Week Stipend for Long-Term Care Workers
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. Chris Sununu on Monday reactivated $300-per-week extra stipends through the end of 2020 for frontline healthcare workers in long-term settings…
EEOC Issues Fiscal Year 2020 Agency Financial Report
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to make significant progress in managing pending inventories of charges, hearings and appeals, and secured record recovery…
Biometric Technology Use during the Pandemic Can Pose Ethical Problems
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, biometric technologies that take employees’ temperature and rely on facial recognition are supporting new workplace-safety procedures.
EEOC Votes to Publish Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination for Public Comment
Today, by a vote of 3-2, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to publish a proposed update to its Compliance Manual Section on…
Aspire Health Partners to Pay $115,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Aspire Health Partners, a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit…