The EEOC just released its state by state statistics on charges filed with the Agency in 2011. InOregon, 257 total charges were filed in 2011, down from 271 in 2010. The charges filed by type of claim stayed fairly even, with the exception of a slight increase in charges for race discrimination and a larger… Continue reading EEOC Releases Statistics of Charges Filed by State
Getting Ready to Hire Kids This Summer?
First, if you are in Oregon, make sure you have your Annual Employment Certificate from the Child Labor Unit of BOLI.* Second, think about investing in BOLI’s new Child Labor Laws Reference Manual. Third, if you don’t order the Manual, be careful to learn the rules about the kinds of jobs minor employees can and… Continue reading Getting Ready to Hire Kids This Summer?
Interns – When is it OK to Work for Free?
In 2011, two unpaid interns who worked on Fox Searchlight’s movie, Black Swan, sued the studio alleging that it violated the law by failing to pay them minimum wage and overtime. Their jobs included making coffee, completing purchase orders and obtaining signatures on documents. In early 2012, an former intern at Harper’s Bazaar filed a… Continue reading Interns – When is it OK to Work for Free?
US Supreme Court Confirms Ministerial Exeption
The US Supreme Court recently confirmed the applicability of the First Amendment’s “ministerial exception,” which precludes the application of employment discrimination laws to ministers. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School v. EEOC, 132 S.Ct. 694 (2012), the Supreme Court held the ministerial exception precluded a teacher’s claim of disability discrimination against her church school employer. The… Continue reading US Supreme Court Confirms Ministerial Exeption
EEOC Enforcement Guide to Use of Arrest and Conviction Records
On April 25, 2012, the EEOC issued Enforcement Guidance to Employers on use of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions. Oregon and Federal law permit employers to do criminal background checks of applicants as part of the hiring process. Yet, because African Americans and Hispanics are arrested and incarcerated in numbers disproportionate to their representation in… Continue reading EEOC Enforcement Guide to Use of Arrest and Conviction Records