FOCUS ON THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT -
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees -
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) expands on the protections prohibiting discrimination...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regularly collects data from employers in the EEO-1 Report. Employers that meet the reporting threshold have a legal obligation to provide the data. The data is used by...more
As Bloomberg Law recently reported, at least “[t]en shareholder proposals to disclose EEO-1 data revealing a company’s workforce race, ethnicity, and binary gender makeup—or to produce diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I)...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its ongoing COVID-19 guidance to address questions related to the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. Specifically, EEOC updated Section K of...more
New EEOC Conciliation Process Promotes Even Playing Field for Employers -
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a new proposed rule that would update the Commission’s conciliation process...more
Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion Upholding But-For Causation in Section 1981 Discrimination Cases -
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion holding that a plaintiff who sues for racial discrimination in...more
4/16/2020
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