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Off the Clock, On the Radar: Managing Off-Duty Conduct and Workplace Impact
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Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
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After the White House announced that it would âdeprioritizeâ disparate impact cases, many employers may have mistakenly concluded that disparate impact liability was no longer a concern under Title VII. However, recent...more
On April 23, President Trump issued an executive order, "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" (EO), intending to abolish a longstanding liability theory for workplace discrimination claims. Emphasizing the need...more
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Recent developments in federal AI policy, including the effective recission of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Labor (DOL) guidance on AI and workplace discrimination, have raised questions...more
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On July 12, 2024, in a keenly awaited decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California determined that Workday, Inc. (âWorkdayâ), a provider of AI-infused human resources (HR) software, can be held...more
Weâve been discussing the various implications of the current âreturn to workâ push. Another implication is layoff decisions and the potential for disparate impact on remote workers, who tend to disproportionally be women and...more
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving employers to wrestle with the implications of the decision for various diversity, equity, and inclusion...more
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Q. Has the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued any recent guidance regarding employersâ use of artificial intelligence (AI)? ...more
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With many economic experts predicting that the U.S. will enter a recession in the near future, employers are preparing for the possibility of significant layoffs. Before making cuts, companies â especially those with remote...more
On January 6, 2022, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois erred in denying class certification to putative subclasses of unsuccessful Black job applicants...more
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On July 21, 2020, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal circuit court that covers Oklahoma, was the first circuit court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits âsex-plus-ageâ claims. The...more
Ever since the Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Smith v. City of Jackson, plaintiff employment lawyers have struggled with how best to assert a viable claim of disparate impact age discrimination. The concept of disparate...more
A growing chorus of cities, counties, and states have passed âban-the-boxâ laws that restrict when and how employers can consider an applicantâs or employeeâs criminal history. Currently, thirteen states (California,...more
Workers Found Scrawled Racial Slurs and Noose at Apple Park Construction Site, Federal Agency Charges - CUPERTINO, Calif. - A San Jose-based electrical subcontractor at the Apple Park construction project, Air Systems Inc....more
On August 6, 2019, in Texas v. EEOC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dealt the EEOC a significant setback, largely affirming the district courtâs decision that the EEOC violated the federal Administrative...more
With recent news of a new Goldman Sachs policy requiring managers to interview two diverse candidates for any open job, there is no question that the âRooney Rule,â first adopted by the National Football League (NFL) in 2003,...more
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On November 30, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that a companyâs decentralized pay and promotion structure made the matter unfit for class and collective certification under...more
The CFPB and its Acting Director are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against minority and female workers based on allegations of lesser pay and fewer promotions than their white male...more