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

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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

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SCOTUS to clarify legal standard for “reverse” bias claims

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On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case involving the appropriate standard for plaintiffs in a “reverse” discrimination case. Marlean Ames sued the...more

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Is Your HR Department Aware of the Latest EEOC Priorities?

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Periodically, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) lets us know what to watch out for. On September 21, the EEOC released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for years 2024-2028 (“SEP”), which tells us where the...more

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Sixth Circuit rules Title VII outweighs religious defense in case of transgender employee

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While the debate is still not settled as to whether Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination applies to LGBTQ workers, at least one more federal appeals court has officially weighed in on the subject. On March 7, 2018,...more

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That is SO last week - September 2015 #2

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Last week, Ellen Pao withdrew the appeal in her sex discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins. The Pao v. Kleiner Perkins trial captivated Silicon Valley as it sought to spotlight all-male company ski trips and double...more

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Renaissance School to Pay $69,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Sex Bias Suit

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Federal Agency Alleged School Fired Employee Because It Considered Him Too Old and Preferred Females for the Job - MILWAUKEE -The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that U.S. District...more

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That is SO last week - July 2015 #2

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Last week, The New York Times’ The Upshot blog covered a topic that has been one of our top concerns for a while: how big data can discriminate. The post followed a Carnegie Mellon University study that reported, among many...more

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