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Attorney General’s Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination: Implications for Federal Funding Recipients and FCA Whistleblower...

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The Office of the Attorney General in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Memorandum on July 29, 2025, titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the Guidance). The Guidance...more

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New DEI Guidance Ties Federal Funding to Compliance and Provides Roadmap for Employers: Your 6 Biggest Takeaways

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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

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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act aka the EEOC’s New Baby

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the newest member of the family of federal anti-discrimination laws, is almost one year old! Instead of inviting employers over for cake and photo ops, after one year of accepting...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court Returns Title VII to Its Roots and Lowers the Standard to Prove Discrimination

Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees on the basis of their gender, race, national origin, color or religion. Nowhere does it provide an express definition of discrimination or establish a standard a...more

White and Williams LLP

EEOC Guidance Provides Employers with a Roadmap for Effective Workplace Anti-Harassment Policies and Training

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its updated guidance on harassment in the workplace (the “Guidance”) which provides a comprehensive resource on federal workplace harassment law. The...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Second Circuit Revisits Legal Standard for Retaliation Claims

On August 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Carr v. New York City Transit Authority (No. 22-792-cv, 2023 WL 5005655) (“Carr”) revisited and clarified the appropriate legal standard for analyzing...more

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Aruba Airlines to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Terminated Financial Analyst Due to Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI – Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschhappij Nv, Inc., doing business as Aruba Airlines, will pay $75,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Plains and Copperhead Pipeline Companies Reach Settlement with EEOC for $1.75 Million

Joint Employers in Permian Basin Retaliated Against Workers Complaining of Race, National Origin and Sex Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Four national companies that jointly built and maintained...more

McAfee & Taft

For retaliation purposes, discrimination is in the eye of the beholder

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Many employers know Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 broadly provides protection against discrimination and harassment based on protected categories such as race, sex, national origin, and religion. It is also widely...more

Bowditch & Dewey

EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Caregiver Discrimination

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The EEOC recently issued guidance regarding COVID-19 caregiver discrimination. This guidance reiterates previously-issued guidance (Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

American Freight Furniture and Mattress to Pay $5 Million to Settle Nationwide EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

National Retailer Refused to Hire Women in Sales or Warehouse Jobs, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – American Freight Management Company, LLC, which does business as American Freight Furniture and Mattress, will...more

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EEOC Addresses Retaliation in Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance 

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Last week, the EEOC again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance; this time, to include more information about employer retaliation in pandemic-related employment situations. The update explains and clarifies the...more

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Restaurant to Pay $65,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Case

Owner Created Racially and Sexually Hostile Work Environment and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK – American Glory Restaurant Corp. will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Cardinal Health and AppleOne Settle EEOC Race Harassment / Retaliation Lawsuit

Health Care Services Company and Staffing Agency Fostered a Racially Charged, Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES – Global health care services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Nevada Legislative Update - June 2021

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Similar to 2019, in 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed several bills implicating employment issues for both private and public employers. High level summaries of the relevant provisions of these bills and their effective...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Total Maintenance Solutions to Pay $22,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit

Cleaning Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - LOUISVILLE – Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-area company that specializes in commercial cleaning and construction...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Amada Senior Care Resolves EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case and Will Pay $250,000 to Caregivers

Colorado Springs Area Home-Care Agency Settles Claims It Failed to Respond to Harassment of Its Caregivers and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - DENVER – Joyvida, LLC, which operates under the name Amada Senior...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Lexus of Cool Springs to Pay $60,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Tennessee Dealership Fired Service Consultant Because of Her Sex, Federal Agency Had Charged - NASHVILLE – Performance of Brentwood, L.P., doing business as Lexus of Cool Springs, a car dealership in the greater Nashville...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Del Taco, LLC Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Teenagers Were Harassed and Then Retaliated Against, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES – Del Taco, LLC., a fast-food chain, will pay $1,250,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit which the U.S. Equal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Announces Sexual Harassment Enforcement Initiative - State and Local Government Employers Face Additional Federal Scrutiny

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State and local governments – many of whom are already facing new sexual harassment regulations and enforcement actions at the state level – are now subject to additional federal scrutiny and potential enforcement pursuant to...more

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Missouri Governor Greitens Signs Bill Amending MHRA, Bringing State Law More Into Line With Federal Law

On June 30, 2017, Governor Grietens signed a bill which makes sweeping reforms to the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). The MHRA is the state of Missouri’s primary anti-discrimination statute. ...more

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Employment Law Authority - May/June 2017

THE EVOLVING DEFINITION OF SEX(UAL ORIENTATION) UNDER TITLE VII - On April 4, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its highly anticipated decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, making...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

The Missouri Human Rights Act - The Playing Field Has Been Leveled

The Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) is the state of Missouri’s primary anti-discrimination statute. The MHRA codifies for the state many of the federal anti-discrimination provisions found in the Americans with Disabilities...more

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The EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance On Retaliation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: For the first time since 1998, the EEOC has updated its enforcement guidance on retaliation claims brought under the various anti-discrimination laws the Commission is charged with enforcing. Observing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Employment Law Commentary, March 2016

The California Fair Employment And Housing Council Issues Proposed Regulations To Limit Consideration Of Criminal History In Employment Decisions - Employers take great measures to avoid hiring dangerous employees—not...more

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