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Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: The False Claims Act
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOL Leadership, NLRB Quorum, EEOC Enforcement Priorities - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: How Will Trump’s Federal Changes Impact Employers? - Employment Law This Week®
Building Bridges – Rev. Al Sharpton’s Blueprint for Harlem’s Museum of Civil Rights
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Webinar: Is Your DEI Policy Setting You Up for a Lawsuit?
DE Under 3: Title VII Prohibits Discriminatory Job Transfers Even Without Significant Harm, U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled
DE Under 3: EEOC Consent Decree Illustrated Enforcement Stance Regarding Natural Hair Texture & Race Discrimination
The Burr Broadcast: EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
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DE Under 3: U.S. EEOC Announced Year-End Litigation Round-Up for Fiscal Year 2023
#WorkforceWednesday: The Ripple Effect of the Supreme Court’s SFFA Ruling for Diversity in the Workplace - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VII-134-Panel Discussion on Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling and the Impact on Employer DEI Programs
DE Under 3: Title VII Actionable Adverse Employment Actions Not Limited to Only “Ultimate” Employment Decisions
Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work
Employment Law Now VII-133 - Hot Summer Employment Law Developments
#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS Introduces Heightened Standard for Religious Accommodation, Rules Against Affirmative Action, Protects “Expressive” Services - Employment Law This Week®
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
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace that addressed...more
An Executive Order signed on April 23, 2025, promises to significantly limit federal enforcement tools in pursuing systemic discrimination claims. The Executive Order, titled “Restoring Equality in Opportunity and...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (“the EO”). The EO, by its own terms, seeks to “to eliminate the use of disparate-impact...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (Order) titled, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which prohibits federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
Employers bear the responsibility of preventing and correcting harassment in the workplace. While the line between on and off duty conduct has never been crystal clear, in today’s hyper-connected world of social media, the...more
After the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, on January 30 a federal district court denied dueling motions for summary judgment filed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the U.S. Postal Service, and former Postal...more
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (Order). The Order revoked several previous Executive Orders, including...more
Agency Recovers Record $700 Million for Workers, Files First Cases Enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced its report on the...more
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games begin Friday, July 26. To celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have transpired since the last time their...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 12, 2024, the court issued a mixed ruling in the closely watched Mobley v. Workday putative class action, which claims that Workday, a Human Capital Management platform, is directly liable for...more
Under both state and federal law, employers must pay their employees for the hours they work and are prohibited from discriminating against employees and job applicants. However, whether it is due to implicit bias, putting...more
According to a 2022 survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, approximately one in four organizations use automation and/or AI to support employment-related activities, such as recruitment and hiring. AI tools...more
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month. ...more
A January 13, 2023 rule proposed by nine federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, seeks to amend an assortment of regulations in order to clarify the rights and obligations of faith-based and community...more
With many economic experts predicting that the U.S. will enter a recession in the near future, employers are preparing for the possibility of significant layoffs. Before making cuts, companies – especially those with remote...more
That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more
The networks have called the Presidential election for Joe Biden. Assuming those results are certified and President Trump’s legal challenges fail, what should employers expect under the new administration? In Part I of this...more
Private employers with federal contracts will soon be prohibited from requesting criminal history information from candidates at the onset of the hiring process; instead, they will have to wait until after an offer is made....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more