A Louisiana federal judge has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to remove a portion of its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to the extent that the final rule includes...more
5/28/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Judicial Authority ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Authority
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy. This EO seeks to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in various contexts, arguing that...more
On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two “technical assistance” documents clarifying the Trump Administration’s position on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed, pending appeal, the injunction previously entered by Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, which has been in place since 1965. EO 11246 prohibited federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual...more
1/23/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
OFCCP ,
Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Trump Administration