Recently, a federal court in the Northern District of California issued an important ruling in the closely followed Mobley v. Workday putative class action lawsuit alleging that Workday, a cloud-based software vendor...more
8/21/2025
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Third-Party Risk
Most employers understand their obligation to prevent discrimination and harassment at work, and the significant consequences that can come if such treatment is allowed to occur. But what if an employee alleges harassment not...more
8/20/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Negligence ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Third-Party Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Vicarious Liability
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” directing federal agencies to effectively end the use of “disparate impact” liability in enforcing...more
Over the course of the last year, employers have faced increased claims from employees testing what constitutes an actionable adverse action under the anti-discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...more
5/9/2025
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Performance Improvement Plans ,
Performance Reviews ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII