President Trump has instructed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reinstate federal enforcement of English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers — a move that could lead to significant...more
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved a nearly $1.5 million settlement agreement in a case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a retail...more
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues its focus on challenging employment leave policies as discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
We previously reported here on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) lawsuit alleging that a group of affiliated employers engaged in age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence...more
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Phoenix District Office held a webinar on Selected Emerging and Developing Issues. The presentation emphasized EEOC’s prioritization of new and developing...more
The EEOC has recently filed an action in the Western District of Wisconsin entitled EEOC v. Baumann Farms, LLP alleging that the employer has an “English-only policy that discriminates against non-English speaking Hispanic...more
On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted 3-2 to release a proposed update to Section 12 of the EEOC Compliance Manual addressing religious discrimination. Section 12 of the...more