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EEOC Focuses Efforts on Class Actions, Disability and the Use of Background Checks
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and all of the subsequent legislation barring discrimination in employment. As such, the EEOC is the investigative body for all charges of discrimination brought against employers. Each year the EEOC releases statistics showing the number of charges filed each year, and [...]
New Jersey State Supreme Court Limits LAD Over-Seventy Exemption
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age. An exception to this is that the LAD does allow employers to refuse to hire or promote people over the age of 70. The State Supreme Court recently drew an important distinction in the rule, however, by holding that [...]