How EEOC Reached $20.5 Million Settlement, its Highest in the Last Decade

On January 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced it had reached a settlement with Jackson National Life Insurance to resolve discrimination claims at offices in Denver and Nashville. The $20.5 million settlement marks the largest EEOC settlement in the last decade and the largest ever settlement for the agency’s Denver and Phoenix office….
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Learning from Oracle vs. OFCCP: The Complexity of Compensation

At the end of last year, the United States Department of Labor and software developer Oracle America find themselves locked in a battle over allegations of discrimination and claims of government overreach.  Back in January 2017, the DOL sued technology leader Oracle America for discriminatory employment practices. According to the suit, filed by the DOL’s…
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