A longtime employee of the Secretary of State's office in Illinois claimed that two white managers targeted him for termination because he is black, and two white employees, one of whom was his supervisor, received lesser discipline even though they had engaged in the same alleged misconduct.
Is that right? Can a black employee claiming that he was treated differently because of his race compare himself to a white supervisor for purposes of proving his discrimination claim? Find out, after the jump.
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photo © 2011 Mark Ou | more info (via: Wylio)Yesterday, the EEOC held a meeting to discuss what it deems a "major national problem"; namely, deliberate discrimination against job seekers based on their race, sex, age, national origin or other prohibited basis.
After the jump, I'll summarize the meeting and offer some tips for employers to help them stay off of the EEOC's radar.
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Look what just arrived in today's mail. It's a charge of discrimination from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Looks like Robert Rank-And-File -- the guy Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc. fired from data entry -- alleges that the company terminated him because he's disabled.
I'll show you after the jump.
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Third Circuit Employment Law 101
