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Colorado Springs Area Home-Care Agency Settles Claims It Failed to Respond to Harassment of Its Caregivers and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained
DENVER – Joyvida, LLC, which operates under the name Amada Senior Care and provides personal care services in the Colorado Springs, Denver and Pueblo areas, will pay $250,000 and commit to significant changes in its business practices to end a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC filed a complaint against the company in federal district court in Colorado in 2018. The EEOC charged that Amada violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to respond appropriately after female caregivers reported they were being harassed while working for Amada clients and by retaliating against caregivers who reported such harassment.
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The Biden Administration at 100 Days. President Joe Biden recently marked his 100th day in office, and labor and employment policy changes have been at the forefront of his administration’s agenda. The enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act, passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842) in the U.S. House of Representatives, rescission of the independent contractor rule by the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) development of a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (currently in flux) are just a few examples of the policy changes that have already occurred or been undertaken. We have some brief rundowns of the most significant labor and employment actions of the last 100 days, both in Congress and at the federal agencies.
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Texas Christian Groups Want Religious Bostock Exemption
Law360 (May 25, 2021, 4:43 PM EDT) Two Christian organizations asked a Texas federal judge to back their proposed class action against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment exempt them from complying with federal LGBTQ workplace protections.
Bear Creek Bible Church and Braidwood Management Inc., which says it operates overtly as a Christian business, lodged a bid Monday for summary judgment and a permanent injunction. The duo told U.S. District Judge Reed O Connor the U.S. Supreme Court s watershed decision last summer in Bostock v. Clayton County places them in a bind by requiring them to violate their religious.