Federal officials just issued another warning that employers may be at risk of losing federal funding – including grant funding – if their DEI or similar programs violate anti-discrimination laws. Recent guidance from the...more
8/5/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
EEO ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Guidance ,
Protected Class ,
Segregation ,
Title VII
The EEO-1 reporting portal just opened yesterday and the turn-around time is quick: this year employers only have until June 24 to submit their data. Private employers with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with...more
A federal judge in Texas just ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its authority by issuing enforcement guidance requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations. In Thursday’s order...more
5/19/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Popular ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Vacated
Sixteen Democratic state attorneys general just issued joint guidance reaffirming their position that workplace diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) initiatives remain legal – and important to the modern workplace. The February...more
2/18/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Hiring & Firing ,
State Attorneys General ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Each week, FP Weekly members receive a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more
12/12/2022
/ Appearance Policy ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Dress Codes ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Neutral ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Zoom®
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more
12/7/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Attorney General ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failed Legislation ,
Fair Workweek ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Fines ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Penalties ,
Title VII ,
Uber ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting