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Walking a Tightrope: EEOC Guidance to Avoid Negligent Hiring by Construction Companies

Best Practices Construction Law

Clark Spoden , who focuses on business litigation, labor and employment, environmental and construction law. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) issued its long-awaited Enforcement Guidance regarding employers’ use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions. Last April, the U.S.

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Federal Courts Not in the Business of Cleaning Up Language on Construction Sites

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pdf), the United States Court of Appeals reviewed a Title VII case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Boh Brothers Construction Company on behalf of the claimant, a male construction worker who alleged that his superintendent engaged in same-sex harassment. (pdf), Boh Brothers Construction Co.

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