News & Analysis as of August 3, 2025

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/11/2025

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

New Jersey Guidance on AI: Employers Must Comply With State Anti-Discrimination Standards

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/20/2025

On January 9, 2025, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance stating that New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law applies to artificial intelligence. Specifically, the New...more

Anticipated Changes at the EEOC Under the Incoming Trump Administration

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 12/19/2024

The second Trump administration will undoubtedly bring changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). However, significant changes are not likely to occur immediately given that the EEOC will have a Democratic...more

Virginia’s 2024 Legislative Session Sees Few Employment Bills Passed and Record Vetoes

Littler on 6/7/2024

The 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly has come to a close, and as with its 2023 session, which saw relatively little action with regard to employment legislation, there were relatively few employment-related bills...more

States’ Increased Policing of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace Serves as Important Reminder to Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/17/2023

Employers’ burgeoning use and reliance upon artificial intelligence has paved the way for an increasing number of states to implement legislation governing its use in employment decisions. Illinois enacted first-of-its-kind...more

Tis the Season: The EEOC’s Year-End Reports Are Out Today

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/16/2017

The EEOC’s fiscal year just ended and now it is releasing news of its successes. Although this is a look back, it gives us all insight as to what is important to the Commission and, perhaps, how we can stay off its radar....more

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