Richard B. Cohen

The EEOC has settled a GINA class action it brought against three California farm suppliers. The discrimination suit charged that job applicants were required to take physical exams and fill out questionnaires which asked about medical conditions.

Because there are no state or federal laws defining or regulating workplace bullying, a new federal court decision illustrates why it may be difficult for employees to prove non-discriminatory bullying claims.

Now that the NFL report about bullying/harassment within the Dolphins' workplace has been released, the damage inflicted by bullying in the workplace is back in the spotlight. Bullying can lead to decreased job satisfaction, increased absenteeism and an overall decrease in workplace productivity, to say nothing about the personal toll bullying takes on the bullied.

The Supreme Court handed down two significant Title VII decisions this week giving pro-business groups a clear victory, and dividing predictably along partisan lines.

A “selected list” of pending and resolved lawsuits involving racial harassment allegations offers a teachable moment about the need for sensitivity training, as well as what’s offensive, harassing and illegal.