Bonnie O'Daniel was a Human Resources manager (remember that!) at a workplace in Louisiana. One day in April 2016, she went shopping at a well-known national retail store and encountered a transgender woman in the dressing...more
Here's a summary of what you may have missed over the holiday break.
EEOC, court kick "Onionhead" employer while it's down....more
After a year and a half in limbo, Daniel Gade has apparently had enough.
Daniel Gade, one of President Trump's nominees for Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has voluntary withdrawn from...more
A not unexpected development.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has officially rescinded its regulations on wellness incentives under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information...more
What are you thankful for this year? Here is my list.
No. 1. Absence of drama. Admittedly, the political scene has had more than its share of drama, but from a labor and employment law standpoint, this year has been...more
Nah. They'll just agree to disagree.
Wednesday was the deadline for the U.S. Department of Justice to respond to the petition for certiorari that was filed by R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes in the big transgender...more
A preview of coming attractions!
The Trump Administration issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda this week, which includes many items of interest to employers. Here are the highlights:-...more
How quickly things change!
Late last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released preliminary numbers on sexual harassment for Fiscal Year 2018, which ended September 30. Here is what the agency says:-...more
A new lawsuit filed by the EEOC is a good guide for employers on what not to do.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in New York against a group of senior care and...more
Maybe so - but at the state level.
Earlier this summer, Victoria Lipnic, acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, reported that the EEOC had not seen a surge in charges alleging sexual harassment since...more
C'mon, Supreme Court: Settle this one!
As you know if you read this blog regularly, there are three cases involving LGBT rights under Title VII that might make it to the U.S. Supreme Court....more
But will the EEOC be allowed to defend?
This should be interesting. You probably remember the case of EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, involving the termination of a Detroit-area transgender funeral home director....more
Here is a judge an employer can love.
In our continuing series on the employment law rulings of President Trump's "short-list" candidates for Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, we turn to Judge Raymond...more
It's probably coming, but it's not here yet.
The EEOC's Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace met this week. According to the press release of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, not much...more
Grrrr.
As our readers know, President Trump nominated two Republicans last summer to join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Janet Dhillon (to be Chair) and Daniel Gade. Although both Ms. Dhillon and Dr. Gade...more
It's enough to make an "onionhead" weep.
A few years ago, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued this employer -- who allegedly discriminated against, harassed, and retaliated against a number of employees who...more
It's the attorney who won the ground-breaking "pregnancy accommodation" case.
President Trump has nominated Sharon Fast Gustafson to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That position has been...more
The Sixth Circuit decision seems overall correct, although it contains some "woke dicta," too.
Last week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in the EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris...more
Are you in the know?
Yeah, I'm sorry. I should have an in-depth, incisive legal analysis of the Sixth Circuit panel decision in EEOC v. R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. That was my plan, and I promise that I will --...more
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Not a lot to the EEOC's 2018-22 Strategic Enforcement Plan, but that might be good for employers.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2018-2022.
During the Obama...more
An injunction of the EEOC's 2012 Guidance on use of criminal background information applies only to the State of Texas . . . but all employers might be able to make use of it.
Back in 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity...more
Here are 10 questions to help you think it through.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires, in appropriate circumstances, that employers make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. A common question...more
After all, Fiscal Year 2017 ended just about the time that #MeToo began.
Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions released its charge statistics for Fiscal Year 2017, which ran from October 1, 2016 through...more
A residential care provider has settled an EEOC lawsuit alleging failure to accommodate an employee's pregnancy.
Silverado Menomenee Falls, LLC, a residential care provider, has settled a lawsuit filed by the Equal...more
Employers have until March 31. No comp data required.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that its web portal for submission of 2017 EEO-1 Reports is now open and accepting...more