In a bit of a surprise move, the U.S. Supreme Court today passed on an opportunity to provide some long-awaited clarity on the interplay between sexual orientation and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In Evans v....more
12/12/2017
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Civil Rights Act ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evans v Georgia Regional Hospital ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Proposed Amendments ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
At this point, employers have become all too familiar with the new, aggressive enforcement agenda of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency’s systemic initiative to root out alleged discriminatory employment...more
11/25/2014
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pre-Employment Health Screenings ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII
Back in school, I recall reading the short story The Lady or the Tiger? It’s about a woman made to choose between two fates for her would-be husband, neither of which was particularly pleasant. What she would choose is left...more