Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, 2020, the EEOC announced in a press release that it will resume issuing charge closure documents, or “Notices of Right to Sue.” The Commission had previously suspended issuing closure documents...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 11, 2020, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance Q&A webpage to address several new questions submitted by employers and their counsel regarding the application of the Americans With...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported here, on May 29, 2020, EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon advised agency officials of a new, six-month pilot program changing the Commission’s practices in settling workplace bias claims before pursuing...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more
1/28/2020
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, in Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-CV-02606-HSG, 2020 WL 227567 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2020), Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more
1/20/2020
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Article III ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Commonality ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
English-Only Rules ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
FEHA ,
Food Service Workers ,
Former Employee ,
FRCP 23 ,
Harassment ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Promotions ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Managers ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Numerosity ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retaliation ,
Standing ,
Supervisors ,
Typicality