News & Analysis as of

Discrimination › Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) › Today's Popular Updates

Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +
Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's race, religion, gender, age, to name a few.  less -
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Federal Government Contractors May No Longer Have 90 Days to Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Order

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on

GSA FAR Class Deviations - Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” issued on January 21, 2025, caused immediate confusion for federal government contractors since their...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences Memo

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi disseminated an internal memo within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The memo, Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences, explained that the DOJ’s Civil Rights...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on

On January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, which has been in place since 1965. EO 11246 prohibited federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Friend or Foe? Legal Risks Arising From ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Software

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on

Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have captured significant media attention. Developers argue that the technology, which learns from data to produce new text, visual, or audio content based on a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Year Brings New Laws for Illinois Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

The New Year will usher in several new Illinois employment laws. These laws cover a myriad of topics and will require revisions to employee handbooks and general employment policies....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Artificial Intelligence in HR: A blessing and a curse

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

How could something so convenient be so risky? Artificial intelligence in Human Resources is the greatest, right? It can screen thousands of applications in nanoseconds and narrow the field just to the types of people with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Thanksgiving! 7 Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2020 Edition

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

Many of us are understandably anxious to put the year 2020 behind us and move onward and upward! But before we all sit down at the table and fill our plates and bellies to overflowing as we start the holiday season, we can...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

EEOC’s Wellness Program Rules in Doubt

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Q.  Are the EEOC’s Wellness Program rules still valid? A.  The ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act both permit an employer to seek medical information as part of a wellness program if the employee...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Estée Lauder for Sex Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Cosmetics Giant Gave Men Lesser Paid Parental Leave and Related Benefits, Federal Agency Says - PHILADELPHIA - Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup,...more

Littler

EEOC Must Reconsider its Wellness Regulations

Littler on

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the EEOC’s final regulations on the operation of voluntary wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Time Warner Cable & Charter Communications for Firing an Employee With a Disability

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Company Failed to Accommodate Employee and Terminated Her Within Days of Learning of Her Medical Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

American Dental Association to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Federal Agency Found Reasonable Cause to Believe Two Association Execs Were Discharged in Retaliation for Voicing Concerns About Potential Discrimination - CHICAGO - The American Dental Association, which is...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Disability Services Company to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

ValleyLife Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Employees With Disabilities, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX - ValleyLife, a disability support services company, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Nestlé Waters North America To Pay $300,000 To Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Water Company Denied Position to Veteran Manager Because of Her Gender, Then Eliminated Her Job Due to 'Consolidation,' Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA, Fla. -- Nestlé Waters North America, a Stamford, Conn.-based...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Despite New Administration, EEOC Maintains Position that Title VII Prohibits Gender Identity Discrimination

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: To the surprise of many, the EEOC is not retreating from the argument first made by the Obama administration that Title VII forbids employment discrimination based on gender identity. In EEOC v. R.G....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Employment Law This Week: Class Action Waiver Split, Discriminatory Practices Suit, EEOC’s Claims Data, Highly Skilled Worker Rule

Epstein Becker & Green on

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Use of Big Data Has Implications for Equal Employment Opportunity, Panel Tells EEOC

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Public Commission Meeting Hears from Experts on Growing Use of Algorithms to Make Employment Decisions - WASHINGTON - Big Data-the use of algorithms, "data scraping" of the internet, and other means of evaluating tens...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Issues Retaliation Enforcement Guidance

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final enforcement guidance on retaliation claims under the various federal civil rights laws administered by the agency. The guidance will replace...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

More Mach Mining: Court Denies The EEOC’s Motion For Reconsideration Of Discovery Order

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the remand of the high profile Mach Mining litigation that was before the Supreme Court in 2015, a district court denied the EEOC’s motion for reconsideration of a discovery order pertaining to the scope...more

FordHarrison

Chris Rock’s #OscarsSoWhite monologue: Don’t try this at work

FordHarrison on

The glitz, glamour, and celebratory nature of last night’s Academy Awards were dimmed by the ongoing controversy about the total lack of racial diversity among Oscar contenders for the last two years. In response, Chris Rock...more

Baker Donelson

UPDATE – What's On the Horizon for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs and the EEOC in 2016?

Baker Donelson on

In this December 18, 2015, article, we discussed employer-sponsored wellness programs and the EEOC's apparent apprehension of them. The article referenced the EEOC's lawsuit against plastics manufacturer Flambeau, Inc. in...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ninth Circuit Gives EEOC Broad Access to Employee Personal Information During Charge Investigation

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on

When investigating administrative charges of discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission often sends employers Requests for Information that seek details about employees similarly situated to the charging...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ninth Circuit: The EEOC Can Subpoena Extensive Employee Information

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

As our readers may recall, in November 2012, Judge G. Murray Snow of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona nixed a subpoena issued by the EEOC seeking employee pedigree information (name, address, telephone...more

Zelle LLP

Big Data in Human Resources = Big Decisions for HR Pros

Zelle LLP on

Big data, data analytics, talent analytics, HR analytics, people analytics. There are many names to describe the use of data science in human resources, and as the list grows, the promise of this technology continues to...more

Littler

EEOC Settles Background Check Litigation with BMW, But Also Faces Steep Attorneys’ Fees in Freeman Case

Littler on

After several high-profile setbacks in disparate impact discrimination lawsuits challenging criminal record screening policies, the EEOC has entered into a settlement (consent decree) in one of its few remaining cases, a...more

44 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide