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The Burr Broadcast: EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
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DE Under 3: Title VII Actionable Adverse Employment Actions Not Limited to Only “Ultimate” Employment Decisions
Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work
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Business Better Podcast Episode: Is DEI at Risk? Considerations on the US Supreme Court Ruling Against Affirmative Action Programs
DE Under 3: New Controversial Proposed Rule Affecting Title VII
In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, labor and employment attorney Susan Desmond and maritime attorney Marcelle Mouledoux discuss the Safer Seas Act and Title VII requirements for the marine industry. They...more
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the notion that harassing conduct must occur inside the workplace to be considered actionable. The court also affirmed the notion that “the totality...more
A recent Ninth Circuit decision clarifies employers’ obligations to address hostile work environment complaints arising out of employees' off-premises social media activity. In Okonowsky v. Garland (No. 23-55404; Jul. 25,...more
“The rock and the hard place.” How often do employers find themselves here? If employers have LGBTQ employees in certain states, they are now bumping up against the “rock” of federal laws, like Title VII and Title IX, and the...more
On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “Guidance”). The Guidance sets forth the EEOC’s position on harassment that constitutes...more
On April 29, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final guidance on workplace harassment. The final guidance addresses key updates in harassment law, including the US Supreme Court’s decision...more
On April 29, 2024, the EEOC published its “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance updates and replaces the EEOC’s prior guidance documents, discusses the Supreme Court’s 2020...more
After investigating allegations of sexual harassment and taking disciplinary action, we see a surprising number of claims from the accused harassers that they were actually the victims of alleged discriminatory behavior that...more
Casino Managers Failed to Act When Bartender Reported Sexual Assault and Sexually Explicit Comments by Fellow Bartender - BALTIMORE – Golden Entertainment, Inc., the former owner and operator of Rocky Gap Casino in...more
Q: Can sexually graphic, misogynistic music played in the workplace be considered sexual harassment even if it is not directed at a particular employee and found offensive by employees of both sexes? ...more
This week, the Court addresses whether offensive music can create a hostile work environment and considers when individual photos in a database constitute a “compilation” for purposes of copyright infringement damages. ...more
Service Provider for Military Health Failed to Properly Address Sexual Harassment Allegations, Federal Agency Charged - SAN DIEGO – Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC), an Arlington, Virginia-based provider of health...more
Work does not always occur within the physical confines of a workplace. Indeed, due to the interconnectivity of today’s world, work often takes place in the digital space, where employees regularly use pictorial icons and...more
Restaurants Subjected Female Employees to Sexual Harassment and Fired Bartender When She Complained, Federal Agency Charged - WHEELING, W.V. – Route 22 Sports Bar, Inc. and Crazy Mexican Restaurant & Grill, LLC, two...more
Monolingual Hispanic Women Subjected to Unwanted Grabbing, Threats of Violence, Other Harassing Acts, Federal Agency Charges - LAS VEGAS – Focus Plumbing, LLC, Focus Electric, LLC, Focus Concrete, LLC, Focus Fire...more
In the latest legislative session Texas lawmakers enacted a number of critical changes to the state’s longstanding legal framework for workplace sexual harassment claims, as set forth in Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code....more
Company Failed to Stop the Rampant Sexual Harassment of Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA – Mediacom Communications Corp., a nationwide provider of telecommunications services, will pay $175,000 and...more
Restaurant General Manager Sexually Harassed Women, Including Teen Workers, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE – Koerner Management Group, Inc., doing business as IHOP (KMG), a Virginia based corporation that owns 12 IHOP...more
Medical Marijuana Retailer Sexually Harassed Workers, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE – Maryland Health Management, LLC, doing business as Nature’s Medicines, and AMMA Investment Group, LLC, will pay $175,000 and...more
Line Cook Subjected to Hostile Work Environment and Then Fired for Reporting Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA -- A restaurant management company operating the Locos Grill & Pub, The Derby, Tavern House,...more
Male Room Inspector Sexually Harassed Female Housekeeper, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - Two operators of a DoubleTree hotel in Jefferson City, Mo., violated federal law when they allowed a male room inspector to...more
The #Metoo movement has shed substantial light upon issues surrounding workplace sexual harassment, especially in the context of superiors harassing their subordinates. But what happens when employees are harassed at work by...more
Despite not being able to prove the alleged wrongdoings that led an Arkansas employer to terminate an employee, a federal appeals court just handed an employer a victory in a gender discrimination lawsuit because of its “good...more
Like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) forbids sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination. To be actionable, the harassment must be so severe or pervasive that it creates...more
On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221 (the “Act”), which enhances protections against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. The Act creates new laws and amends several existing...more