On February 14, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Education (DOE) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in any manner...more
2/20/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration
Issues related to education in the country were not widely discussed during the most recent presidential election, yet they remain central to ongoing policy debates. On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an...more
2/10/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
IDEA ,
LGBTQ ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Women in Sports
This significant workplace retaliation case, Harris v. FedEx, underscores the critical importance of conducting thorough investigations into any allegations of discrimination or harassment by employees. Thorough documentation...more
3/6/2024
/ Allegations ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Appellate Courts ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Damage Caps ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Investigations ,
Performance Reviews ,
Punitive Damages ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect.
According to the House Committee on Education and Labor Report, “when pregnant workers do not have access to reasonable workplace accommodations,...more
In the Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General opinion published on June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court gave parameters to the definitions of certain key employment law terms. After nearly 50 years of precedent, the U.S. Supreme...more
7/7/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Beliefs ,
SCOTUS ,
Substantial Burden ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS