NEW ‘DIGEST OF
EEO LAW’ ISSUED BY EEOC
Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions,
Special Article on Age Discrimination
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal
sector Digest of Equal Employment
Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available on
the EEOC’s website.
This edition (Fiscal Year 2017, Volume
2) features a special article entitled, “Age
Discrimination: An Overview of the Law and Recent Commission Decisions.”
This comprehensive article discusses the analysis of age discrimination claims
and recent case law – including U.S. Supreme Court decisions and Commission
decisions.
“Unlawful age discrimination has no
place in the federal sector workplace,” said Carlton M. Hadden, director of the
EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations (OFO). “It is anathema to the federal
government’s goal of being a model employer. Age-related employment decisions
are often based on myths, fears and stereotypes about the talent and ability of
older workers. This article is an excellent resource to help eliminate those false
notions.”
The article points out, “The Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years
of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The law forbids
discrimination with regard to any aspect of employment, including hiring,
firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoffs, training, fringe benefits,
and any other term or condition of employment. It is also unlawful to harass a
person because of his or her age or retaliate against a person for raising a
claim of age discrimination.”
The EEO
Digest, a quarterly publication prepared by OFO, features a wide variety of
recent Commission decisions and federal court cases of interest. The Digest also includes hyperlinks so that stakeholders can easily
access the full decisions which have been summarized. This
edition of the Digest contains
summaries of noteworthy decisions issued by the EEOC, including cases
involving: Agency
Processing, Attorneys’ Fees, Class Complaints, Compensatory Damages, Dismissals, Findings on the Merits, Hearing
Issues, Official Time, Remedies, Settlement Agreements, Stating a Claim, Summary Judgment, and
Timeliness.
The summaries are
neither intended to be exhaustive or definitive as to the selected subject
matter, nor are they to be given the legal weight of case law in citations. In
addition to the quarterly Digest,
Commission federal sector decisions are available on the EEOC's website.
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and Twitter.
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