Employment Law Now VII-128 - Part 1 of 2: A.I. in the Workplace (An Interview w/ EEOC Commissioner Sonderling)
Construction Webinar Series: Construction Contractors: Considerations in Subcontracting Plans and OFCCP Compliance
Practical Issues for Transitioning to a Post-Pandemic Workplace
Certain Equal Employment Opportunity Data Collections to Reopen in 2021
As we previously reported, certain Massachusetts employers will now be required to annually submit Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting to the state. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the legislation into...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...more
Join Kelley Drye for an insightful webinar, "Trump Reframes the EEO Agenda: What Does It Mean for Your Business?" This session will explore the impact of the Trump administration’s new direction on DEI, gender identity,...more
Harassment prevention is still a top priority for federal agencies (which means it should be a priority for all employers). Last spring, we blogged about the EEOC’s guidance on this issue, and now the OFCCP has issued its own...more
On October 2, 2023, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its long-awaited proposed guidance regarding harassment in the workplace (the “Guidance”). In January 2017, the EEOC published...more
In June 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (“POWR”) Act, dramatically altering Colorado’s antidiscrimination law, and presenting a host of new challenges for employers....more
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions college and university affirmative action decision last month, some employers are questioning the continuing legality of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...more
The Biden administration announced the end of the COVID-19 pandemic declaration on May 11, 2023. While the news has been dominated by the end of the Title 42 declaration, employers are facing uncharted waters, as well. Many...more
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released an updated poster that employers with 15 or more employees must display in the workplace....more
While in March of 2020, I believe many individuals hoped that by July of 2022 we would no longer be concerned with COVID-19 Policies, such, unfortunately, is not the case. Yesterday, the EEOC updated its long-standing...more
With employees returning to the physical office, employers are likely going to have to deal with a number of headaches they haven’t had to address during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these headaches relates to office...more
Infectious disease experts have a saying: Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccinations do. As vaccinations are now widely available, and with the Biden Administration’s goal of 70% of adults at least initially vaccinated by July 4...more
Now that the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has begun, many employers are asking themselves if this vaccine can be required in the workplace. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated its...more
This is the fourth post in a 12-part series on how companies can show support for the black lives matter (BLM) movement by changing company policies and practices. This post focuses on implicit bias and the effect it has on...more
Haven’t updated that employee handbook in a while? Need to review it to make sure it is accurate? What policies actually need to be in a handbook? These are some of the questions that employers regularly face – or at least...more
In the first half of August 2018 alone, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed 16 lawsuits against employers—and hospitality employers should be especially wary about this surge of litigation, as...more
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, I have clients wanting to know what they can do both to improve their workplace and protect themselves. They all have good policies and regularly train supervisors and employees on them. So...more
New Procedures: Old Problems – Don’t get caught off guard! On February 26, the Media Bureau issued its first Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) audit of 2018 to randomly selected radio and television stations. There are...more