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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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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 +

EEOC Investigates 20 Private Law Firms Questioning Their DEI-Related Employment Practices

Offit Kurman on 3/19/2025

On March 17, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas sent letters to 20 large law firms requesting information about their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) related employment practices. The letters express the EEOC’s suspicions...more

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

US Regional Employment 2020: Alabama - Chambers USA Regional Practice Guide

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/22/2020

Law and Practice - The 2020 Chambers US Regional Employment Guide features guidance on employment law across 14 states and includes a unique state comparison tool for readers. The guide provides expert legal commentary on...more

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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/24/2017

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

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — September 2016

Littler on 9/6/2016

The September edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report examines what federal agencies were up to while Congress was out of session, and discusses state and local laws that advanced in the weeks leading...more

OSHA Issues Revised Whistleblower Investigations Manual

Littler on 6/1/2015

Continuing its emphasis on its Whistleblower Protection Program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an updated Whistleblower Investigations Manual on May 21, 2015. OSHA enforces whistleblower...more

Spring Regulatory Agenda Sets Forth New Deadlines, Proposals

Littler on 5/22/2015

In keeping with past practice, federal agencies released their spring regulatory agendas on the eve of a holiday weekend. These semiannual reports list all of the federal agency regulations currently under development or...more

Wage and Hour Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court: Part 1--Integrity Staffing

Franczek P.C. on 10/29/2014

This month marked the opening of the Supreme Court’s new term. For employment law practitioners, this session will be particularly busy with seven cases analyzing a range of employment questions, from the scope of the EEOC’s...more

Mediating in a Changing Landscape: Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims

JAMS on 6/12/2014

Whistleblower and retaliation claims are on the rise. Retaliation claims now comprise 41% of the more than 93,000 discrimination charges filed in 2013, according to a February report from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

What 2013 Gifts will Employers be Enjoying well into 2014?

Baker Donelson on 1/14/2014

The holidays have come and gone. I hope everyone enjoyed them, and I hope everyone received the gifts and presents they asked for. I come from a big family—three siblings, 14 aunts and uncles, and nearly twenty cousins....more

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