The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is examining potential discriminatory implications of the use of automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI) to make employment decisions beyond the Americans...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has expressed a renewed intention to enforce federal laws prohibiting discrimination in pay amid a reported persistent “pay gap” between women and men in the United...more
3/15/2023
/ Audits ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corrective Actions ,
Data Collection ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
The recently passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), set to go into effect on June 27, 2023, will require employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to workers for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth,...more
On November 7. 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a case by a Georgia fire chief alleging she was discharged for being transgender in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the...more
12/6/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fort Bend County Texas v Davis ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Verification Requirements
On August 18, 2022, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a preliminary injunction blocking part of Florida’s House Bill (H.B.) 7, known as the Individual Freedom Act (IFA), which prohibits employers from requiring...more
8/22/2022
/ Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Governor DeSantis ,
New Legislation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Training Requirements
Using the correct pronouns and honorifics in the workplace has become an increasingly important part of maintaining an inclusive workplace. At the same time, the sensitive nature of this trend and the many variations of...more
7/12/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
New Guidance ,
NYCHRL ,
Title VII