On November 2, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it settled a class action lawsuit against Lawry's Restaurants Inc. The EEOC reported that the west coast steakhouse chain agreed to settle the lawsuit, alleging gender discrimination, for more than one million dollars.
Effective Documentation Speaks Volumes...And Protects Your Hospital.
Document, document, document. Although this adage is second nature to human resources professionals, it is often not as important to front-line supervisors. Unfortunately, the key to maintaining an effective paper trail rests with those supervisors, who need to recognize what, when, and how to document. Shortcomings on these fronts can be as disastrous as having no documentation at all. Sometimes, it can even be worse. On the other hand, effective documentation can be invaluable when dealing with the EEOC or a lawsuit.
Before deciding to terminate a teacher's employment contract, a school is likely to take several steps. The school's administrator will carefully review the contract to ensure that the school complies with any provision that requires "good cause" for termination. The human resources director will scrutinize the articulated reason for termination in order to confirm that the decision does not appear to be based on unlawful discrimination or retaliation. The Head of School may even consult with
legal counsel about the termination decision.
From 1997 to 2008, race discrimination was the most frequently asserted claim by individuals filing charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Since 1997, race discrimination has been asserted in approximately 35% of all EEOC charges.
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