In a recent decision, the Fifth Circuit has suggested an odd practice. In Bunker v. Dow Chemical, No. 24-20046 (%th Cir. 8/7/2024), Ms. Bunker filed her EEOC charge, but she did not check the block at the top for “FEPA.” It is important to check that block to indicate you, as the Charging Party
The new head of Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division is Jonathan Babiak. Some readers may remember him as the former head of the appeals division at TWC. He advised employers last Spring on how to game the system regarding unemployment claims. See Houston Chronicle report. Mr. Babiak told employers at a TWC hosted conference in
Enforcement of civil rights laws fell significantly during the Bush administration, according to a GAO report, as reported in the NY Times. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office reports, for example, that the DOJ Civil Rights Division had filed 11 cases of sex or race harassment per year during the Clinton years, but only 6