Employer Liability Issues, Protected Class, Employees

Supreme Court Strikes Down Sixth Circuit Rule Heightening Discrimination Standard for Members of Majority Groups

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/13/2025

A recent Supreme Court decision clarified that discrimination claims brought by members of majority groups in so-called “reverse discrimination” cases cannot be subject to a heightened evidentiary burden. In Ames v. Ohio...more

Trump and DEI: What Does a Second Term Mean for Employers?

Butler Snow LLP on 1/27/2025

In the flurry of executive orders issued shortly after being sworn for a second term, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders and one presidential action dismantling all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

California Is the First State to Adopt Intersectionality of Protected Characteristics

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/5/2024

California continues to be the birthplace of ideas that complicate employment laws....more

EEOC Issues Proposed Harassment Guidance Broadening Employers’ Obligations Under Federal EEO Law

Burr & Forman on 10/5/2023

On October 2, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published in the Federal Register its notice of proposed guidance on "Enforcement Guidance of Harassment in the Workplace." The guidance...more

NYC to Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/20/2023

Q: I heard New York City is adding height and weight as protected categories. What does that mean for employers? ...more

Seattle Becomes the First U.S. Jurisdiction to Prohibit Caste Discrimination

Littler on 2/28/2023

On February 21, 2023, the City of Seattle, Washington became the first U.S. city – or any U.S. jurisdiction for that matter – to add caste to its list of categories protected against discrimination. As described below, this...more