On Monday, January 27, 2025, President Trump removed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC” or the “Commission”) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, the two confirmed in separate statements. ...more
Employment lawsuits typically involve allegations of an employer’s wrongdoing – claims that the employer or its agents intended to and did mistreat, discriminate, or retaliate against employees. However, these “bad actor”...more
5/20/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Human Capital ,
Internal Investigations ,
Professional Misconduct ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VII
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina...more
9/8/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI
Recent events and attendant social justice movements have thrust long-standing racial inequities into the spotlight and ignited a national and global conversation. That conversation has not only taken place in the streets,...more
10/27/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Race Relations ,
Title VII