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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 2/20/2025

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

Maine Employers Must Ignore Off-Work Marijuana Use, Cease Testing Applicants

Littler on 1/30/2018

On February 1, 2018, Maine will become the first jurisdiction in the nation to protect workers from adverse employment action based on their use of marijuana and marijuana products, provided the use occurs away from the...more

EEOC Sues Estée Lauder for Sex Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/31/2017

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

EEOC Must Reconsider its Wellness Regulations

Littler on 8/24/2017

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

June 2017: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/7/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/9/2017

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

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/30/2016

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

Employment Law This Week®: Executive Incentive Pay Rule, Race Discrimination, Pokémon Go, Commercial Non-Competes

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/1/2016

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

Employment Law This Week: Discrimination Claims, Employee Wellness Notice, Persuader Rule, Pin Ban

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/27/2016

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

All in the Family: California Court Holds Employers Have to Accommodate Disability of Employee's Family Member

Littler on 4/12/2016

A California Court of Appeal for the first time has decided that an employer has a duty to reasonably accommodate an applicant or employee who is associated with a disabled person who needs the employee’s assistance. This...more

Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds That Gender Normed Physical Fitness Tests Do Not Run Afoul Of Title VII

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 1/28/2016

As we are all aware, Title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964 prohibits, among other things, discrimination in employment on the basis of sex. This prohibition extends not only to intentionally discriminatory conduct, but...more

Ninth Circuit: The EEOC Can Subpoena Extensive Employee Information

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/3/2015

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

The Gay Marriage Decision: Support for Title VII Employment Discrimination Claims?

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 7/8/2015

Following the excitement of the same-sex marriage decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26th, the question remains how much the Opinion may impact Title VII employment discrimination claims. Based on our reading of the...more

Does Your Website or Mobile App Discriminate?

Goulston & Storrs PC on 6/25/2015

Are you confident that your business complies with federal anti-discrimination laws? If you offer goods or services to the public through the Internet, the answer may not be as simple as you think. Increasingly, lawsuits...more

Five EEOC Initiatives to Monitor on the Agency’s Silver Anniversary

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/23/2015

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) opened its doors on July 2, 1965, exactly one year after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of that act (“Title VII”) prohibits...more

The Transformation of Transgender Rights in the Workplace

Lewitt Hackman on 6/8/2015

Gender transition and transgender identity has taken center stage in the media recently. However, out of the spotlight, the rights of transgender persons may be unclear to many. Transgender persons struggle with difficult...more

Less Alarming Than It Sounds: Implications of the Religious Accommodation Decision in 'EEOC v. Abercrombie'

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/2/2015

First Glance perspective by attorney Robin Shea of the Supreme Court's recent Religious Accommodation decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie. Spoiler alert: more alarming than it sounds....more

EEOC FY 2014 Statistics Are Here: What Do They Mean for Employers?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/10/2015

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 enforcement and litigation statistical report for the private sector. Presented annually, the report always contains some nuggets...more

10-K Conundrum: 7th Circuit Holds Corporate Filings Can Lead To Employment Claims

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/22/2015

A recent Seventh Circuit decision provides a cautionary tale for employers deciding what level of detail about litigated matters to include in publicly disclosed Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. The court...more

NLRB Changes Standard for Deferral to Arbitration in Discrimination and Retaliation Cases

Littler on 12/29/2014

In a significant recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) again abandoned long-standing, accepted Board precedent. In Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., 361 NLRB No. 132 (Dec. 15, 2014), the Board...more

Volunteers Are Not “Employees” Protected From Employment Discrimination Under Title VII

Miller Canfield on 11/18/2014

Many non-profit organizations, public agencies, and other employers rely upon volunteers. But what happens when an organization decides to terminate a volunteer’s affiliation with it because of the volunteer’s religion? ...more

The New Protected Class: Unpaid Interns (Are They Worth the Trouble?)

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/16/2014

It is a constant challenge for employers to keep up with the panoply of protections afforded to actual employees by federal, state and local employment discrimination and other laws. Beware — there is a new trend afoot that...more

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