Retaliation complaints jump against employers
One aspect of discrimination laws often overlooked is a charge of retaliation- that is - a negative employment action taken against an employee based upon the employee's complaining about discrimination of that employee or another employee or the environment. This means that the person filing the charge may not be the one being discriminated against directly. In the current economic environment when employees are laid off or fired, lawsuits are mounting. In the case of retaliation, the complainant need not be one of the classic "protected class" members. I find this an interesting development in the article in this National Law Journal
http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202435116819&Employers_Under_Siege_Discrimination_Complaints_Flooding_Into_the_EEOC#
The rise in complaints for retaliation means that any employee can sue an employer alleging that he or she had made a complaint about the discriminatory nature of the employer's workplace environment.
SMH posted this entry
http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202435116819&Employers_Under_Siege_Discrimination_Complaints_Flooding_Into_the_EEOC#
The rise in complaints for retaliation means that any employee can sue an employer alleging that he or she had made a complaint about the discriminatory nature of the employer's workplace environment.
SMH posted this entry
New EEOC poster effective November 21
The EEOC has updated its poster to include all discrimination laws. The new poster is to be posted effective November 21. 10 free copies can be ordered from the web site link
http://www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html
http://www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html
FDIC guidance on prudent commercial workouts
A number of banks around the country have been taken over by the FDIC. Many of these banks have failed because of the reduction of the valuation of their commercial real estate holdings. We have been following these changes in the strength of banks countrywide. So far, New England has escaped these challenges. But, as commercial real estate values continue to drop, banks will have to reassess the values of their portfolios. Meanwhile commercial loans that have reduced values due to real estate holdings may have to undergo the commercial workout process. The FDIC just issued new guidance on guidelines for banks to engage in prudent measures in commercial workout. Here is the link to the guidance issued yesterday, October 30, 2009.
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2009/fil09061a1.pdf
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2009/fil09061a1.pdf
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