Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against  Visalia, California -based Magnolia Health Corporation and its affiliates (Magnolia) highlights the need for healthcare industry and other U.S. employers adequacy and defensibility of their practices for offering accommodation to, hiring, screening and other employment practices with respect to persons with actual or perceived disabilities in light of the EEOC’s prioritization of… [read post]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is suing pharmaceutical giant Lilly USA, LLC, for nationwide age discrimination by intentionally not hiring older workers for pharmaceutical sales representative positions based on their age from April 2017 to 2021. [read post]

With the rapid changes in technology and a myriad of regulatory frameworks that may be applicable, employee handbooks may need to be updated much more frequently than ever – especially with respect to the rapidly evolving world of social media: Savvy employers, especially those with multi-state operations, know that employment actions are regulated at the federal, state and even local level. [read post]