On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released guidance documents warning that employers’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) policies,...more
INTRODUCTION - The year 2024 brought significant developments to a wide range of employment law areas, from anti-discrimination and retaliation law to labor issues. Federal courts across the country expanded the rights of...more
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As noted in our May 3, 2023 and August 14, 2023 client alerts, Congress enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in late 2022, expanding protections for pregnant workers. Pursuant to the Act, the Equal Employment...more
As noted in our May 3, 2023 client alert, Congress enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) in late 2022, expanding protections for pregnant workers. This statute, which went into effect on June 27, 2023, requires...more
In late 2022, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), which expands federal protections for pregnant employees and applicants by requiring covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for an...more
On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its COVID-19 workplace guidance. Most notably, the EEOC now requires that employers assess whether current pandemic circumstances and...more