The EEOC clarifies its position on COVID-vulnerable employees.
Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reissued guidance on employers' responsibilities with respect to employees who have medical conditions...more
Some good coronavirus news.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a notice today saying that it intends to delay the collection of 2019 Component 1 data until March 2021.
Employers will be required to...more
PUA, FPUC, PEUC -- TMA (Too Many Acronyms)!
I use acronyms when I have to (especially "EEOC"), but I'm not a fan.
The federal CARES Act has some very important provisions related to unemployment benefits for people who have...more
Breaking news.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidance on COVID-19 yesterday to say that employers could test employees for the virus before allowing them into the workplace, and that the testing...more
National origin, race, age, pregnancy -- and coronavirus.
Dear Readers:
No, I have not quit blogging!
As you can imagine, we at Constangy have been consumed with getting up to speed on new laws like the Families First...more
Some are old, and some are new. Some are "red," and some are "blue."
President Trump has announced his nominations for three seats on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and two seats on the National Labor...more
Everyone agrees that it's time.
Remember the spring and summer saga about the collection of EEO-1 compensation data? Yesterday, the judge who ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to collect the data issued...more
Almost all good news for employers.
DHILLON'S FIVE PRIORITIES-
Janet Dhillon, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, issued her priorities for the year 2020, and employers ought to like most of...more
Will the EEOC lose its quorum?
Victoria Lipnic (R) has announced that she will not seek a third term as a Commissioner for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her second term will expire July 1....more
"It could have been worse" edition.
This year was kind of meh from an employment law standpoint. But if Tiny Tim could be grateful despite all that he had to go through, then, by golly, I can be grateful for a mediocre year!...more
A change may be coming.
The "N" word. Referring to women in pornographic terms. Ethnic slurs.
This is "harassment" under almost all company policies, and it can violate the law, as well. At least one federal appeals court...more
Uh, no, says judge.
Last week, I posted that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to declare its EEO-1 "Category 2" pay data collection efforts to be complete....more
But it depends on what your definition of "complete" is.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a motion asking a federal judge to declare "complete" its collection of EEO-1 "Category 2" pay data....more
Didn't get your data in yesterday? You get a break.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that it will continue accepting "Category 2" EEO-1 compensation data for the foreseeable future....more
HR people, you know what I'm talking about.
Sharks, vampires, tornadoes, heights, and evil clowns are scary. But sometimes the scariest thing to a management-side lawyer is what employers themselves say. Here are 10 things...more
What a colossal waste this has been.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Notice, published in yesterday's Federal Register, proposing that it will not seek to collect employers' compensation data (aka...more
Or almost everything.
Employers, has this ever happened to you?
You have a lousy employee, whom we'll call "Igor." You've been meaning to do something about Igor for a while but just haven't gotten around to it....more
According to the DOJ.
I finally had a chance to read the brief of the Solicitor General in the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes case, in which the Supreme Court will hear arguments on October 8....more
We should know today.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly trying to get the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to reverse its position on whether "sex" discrimination in Title VII encompasses LGBT...more
The EEOC has a new General Counsel.
Yesterday, Sharon Fast Gustafson was sworn in as General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, filling a position that has been vacant since December 2016....more
No legal authority to issue its Enforcement Guidance!
In February 2018, I wrote about a federal court decision that enjoined (prohibited) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from taking any action to enforce its 2012...more
The position has been vacant since late 2016.
Yesterday the U.S. Senate confirmed Sharon Fast Gustafson as General Counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The General Counsel position has been vacant since...more
Let's get this party started.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that its web portal is now ready to accept "Component 2" compensation data from employers....more
The EEOC has a treasure trove.
Woo-hoo! The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just posted a wealth of information about submission of "Category 2" compensation data....more
Here's the timetable for EEO-1 comp data reporting.
Late last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a status report in the case of National Women's Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget. The case is...more