On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The May 28 update replaces Section K, Vaccinations, with a new...more
6/2/2021
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After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEOC has announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection are now open. Eligible employers have...more
The news has been fraught with allegations of sexual harassment by major players in the television and movie production industries, high tech and venture capital firms, and others. High value employees alleged to have engaged...more
Indeed, the EEOC filed far more than 80 lawsuits during July, August, and September 2017 – the last quarter of its fiscal year. Approximately 50 percent of those lawsuits targeted employers for alleged individual and, more...more
Thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the landmark case of Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson that workplace harassment is an actionable form of discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....more
Proposals for equal-pay legislation that purport to address the core causes of wage disparities, including secrecy surrounding wages, and deter employers from paying unequal wages are on the rise across the country. Maryland...more
As a follow up to our recent article, Time to Check Your Leave Practices: EEOC Issues Resource Document on Employer-Provided Leave Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the EEOC has scored an $8.6 million dollar...more
In light of an increase in charges filed with the EEOC in which employees claim that their employers are unlawfully denying or restricting the use of leave as a reasonable accommodation, which is a "troubling trend" according...more
5/10/2016
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