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
The EEOC Means Well But….
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Sometimes, management lawyers like to scare potential clients and sometimes, they are simply concerned. But, either way, they over-state the effect EEOC has. The EEOC means well, but they simply have too many cases to perform an actual investigation. Each investigator carries 75-80 cases per investigator. Their budget was cut way back in the 1980’s…
The New ADA Regs Have Been Issued
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
The new regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act have been proposed. The EEOC promulgates those regs and seeks public comment before making them final. You can view the new regs at this website. These regs are based on the ADA Amendments Act which was passed last year. Among other changes, they list new…
DOJ Turning Back to its Previous Course
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in General
Eric Holder, the US Attorney General, is pushing the Dept. of Justice back to enforcing higher impact civil rights. So says the New York Times. The DOJ will focus more on high impact litigation, instead of the former administration’s preference for individual cases. DOJ can prosecute employment discrimination cases against state or local governments.
Finding a Plaintiff Employment Lawyer is Never Easy
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Looking for a lawyer is never easy. In the employment law business, many clients call me or other plaintiff employment lawyers at the last minute or close to the last minute. Typically, potential plaintiffs do not start calling lawyers until they receive the "right-to-sue" letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Most charging parties…