In a decision that could significantly reshape how EEO-1 Reports for federal contractors are handled by the federal government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently ruled that certain employer EEO-1 reports...more
As the start of school quickly approaches for Georgia private K-12 schools, there’s a little more planning to do this year: getting up to speed on the state’s new gender identification requirements for interscholastic...more
8/5/2025
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Gender Identity ,
Georgia ,
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School Policies ,
School Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Transgender ,
Universities
Federal officials just issued another warning that employers may be at risk of losing federal funding – including grant funding – if their DEI or similar programs violate anti-discrimination laws. Recent guidance from the...more
8/5/2025
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
EEO ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
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Protected Class ,
Segregation ,
Title VII
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more
7/17/2025
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contingency Plans ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Gender Identity ,
NCAA ,
Risk Management ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
School Sports ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Universities ,
Women in Sports
The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more
7/9/2025
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Agricultural Workers ,
Apprenticeships ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Duty Clause ,
H-2A ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Union Organizers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The Department of Labor just gave the green light for federal contractor audits and investigations involving disability and veteran bias to resume immediately. While affirmative action obligations based on race, sex, and...more
7/8/2025
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Audits ,
Bias ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disabilities ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Inspections ,
OFCCP ,
Section 503 ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
The EEOC recently updated its workplace harassment enforcement guidance to reflect a Texas federal court ruling that found the Biden-era EEOC had overstepped its authority by requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun...more
7/2/2025
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
LGBTQ ,
Popular ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
Federal contractors should stay tuned as the Trump administration continues to make big changes impacting contract compliance. Just yesterday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published proposed...more
7/2/2025
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Comment Period ,
Disabilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Section 503 ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Back in January, President Trump unraveled key affirmative action requirements for federal contractors and barred “illegal” DEI programs. Now federal contractors have been asked to voluntarily share how they’ve adjusted their...more
Pride Month provides an opportunity for you to recognize the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community at your workplace amid an evolving and often challenging legal and political landscape. Now more than ever, this year’s Pride...more
The US Supreme Court just unanimously ruled that plaintiffs alleging workplace discrimination under Title VII are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard just because they have “majority-group” status....more
6/6/2025
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Bias ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
Federal officials on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative aimed at schools receiving federal funding, the next step in the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement posture against transgender rights, DEI,...more
5/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Qui Tam ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Students ,
Title IV ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The EEO-1 reporting portal just opened yesterday and the turn-around time is quick: this year employers only have until June 24 to submit their data. Private employers with at least 100 employees and federal contractors with...more
A federal judge in Texas just ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its authority by issuing enforcement guidance requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations. In Thursday’s order...more
5/19/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Popular ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Vacated
President Trump just issued a wave of education-related executive orders – seven, to be exact – impacting both higher education and K-12 schools. Educational institutions need to tune in and catch up, and we’ve compiled this...more
4/28/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Discipline ,
Disparate Impact ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Investment ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Skilled Laborers ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
In another major shift for workplaces, President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday with huge implications for employment discrimination claims. For decades, employers could face liability for policies and practices...more
4/25/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
According to recent administrative documents filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), this year’s collection of EEO-1 reports will begin in less than a month – and will not allow employers to categorize...more
4/24/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender Identity ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration
The federal government just took a dramatic step to reshape Title IX enforcement – one that should prompt immediate action from all colleges and universities. On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of...more
4/16/2025
/ Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Investigations ,
School Policies ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Title IX Coordinator ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Federal contractors have been grappling with big changes from the new administration – and you’ll want to pay close attention as new leadership takes shape at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). On...more
Employers just received some clarity on what type of workplace DEI programs may be risky under President Trump’s recent executive orders relating to illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The Equal Employment...more
President Trump just rescinded an executive order that mandated a higher minimum wage for workers on federal contracts. The Biden-era order initially set the wage to $15 an hour in 2022, and it was ultimately raised to $17.75...more
A federal civil rights agency just announced that it will be investigating more than 50 higher ed institutions to determine whether they violated federal law by making race-based decisions in their graduate and scholarship...more
3/19/2025
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College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Investigations ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Scholarships ,
Segregation ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities
The Supreme Court is likely to soon rule that majority-group plaintiffs must meet the same pre-trial evidentiary burden applicable to minority-group plaintiffs – and nothing more – in workplace discrimination claims under...more
3/17/2025
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Burden of Production ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidence ,
Oral Argument ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII
Starting today, the U.S. Department of Education will crack down on “overt and covert racial discrimination” in educational institutions receiving federal funding, according to a February 14 “Dear Colleague” letter issued by...more
2/28/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Students ,
Title VI ,
Universities
President Trump issued two anti-DEI executive orders at the start of his second term that shook up the workplace and left federal contractors and private employers wondering how to comply. Employers grappled with...more
2/27/2025
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Certifications ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Termination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Free Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Private Sector ,
Spending Clause ,
Trump Administration ,
Viewpoint Discrimination