A federal judge in Texas issued a decision on May 15, 2025, striking down portions of the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on protections against employment discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation....more
6/3/2025
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
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Gender Identity ,
Labor Reform ,
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LGBTQ ,
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
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Texas ,
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Transgender ,
Vacated
The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection window opened on May 20, 2025, and the deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is June 24, 2025. Filers should note that the collection window is shorter this year, and...more
5/30/2025
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EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Within the last two months, both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the armed services have followed Trump Administration directives to narrow or eliminate protections for transgender individuals....more
5/14/2025
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Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Bans ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Military Service Members ,
Military Status ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
On February 19, the EEOC, through its acting chair Andrea Lucas, pledged rigorous enforcement of civil rights laws against companies that show bias for foreign workers, including visa holders, over US citizens. The change...more
3/17/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas