On January 17, 2024, just days before the new presidential term began, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its annual performance report for the preceding Fiscal Year 2024. The Report highlights a year...more
2/3/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Reports ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two cases issued by the Seventh Circuit, Passarella and Dottenwhy v. Aspirus, Inc. and Bube and Hedrington v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc. the Court held that at the motion to dismiss stage, the fact that a...more
8/29/2024
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
In Mobley v. Workday, the EEOC filed an amicus brief supporting a class-action plaintiff's theory that a Human Resources software company could be directly liable for employment discrimination allegedly caused by the vendor's...more
5/2/2024
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Title VII ,
Vendors
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees’ use of their personal social media accounts in ways that could impact an employer’s business present challenges to employers....more
1/4/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Facebook ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
Political Speech ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the Eighth Circuit held that Title VII does not require an employer to provide an employee a reason for termination at the time of termination, and that an employer is not strictly...more
2/21/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Wrongful Termination
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mandatory vaccines and flu shots present challenges to employers attempting to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees. In this case, a hospital worker claimed that he was terminated...more
1/4/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Flu Shot Rule ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations