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Religious Accommodations Under Scrutiny

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Six months into the new Trump administration, it is clear that the EEOC is concentrating its efforts on religious discrimination in the workplace. Since President Trump’s inauguration, 25% of the new lawsuits or enforcement...more

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Executive Agencies Confirm Demise of OFCCP and Identify Private Sector Enforcement Targets

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor released their 2026 Congressional Budget Justifications (CBJ) on May 30, 2025, providing valuable information related to the EEOC’s enforcement...more

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EEOC Scrutinizes Vaccine Mandates: Continued Rise of Religious Accommodation Claims

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought workplace vaccination policies to the forefront, raising complex questions about religious accommodations. Over four years after the initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, these policies remain...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court scraps EEOC guidance on pronouns, restrooms, and dress

Don't expect the EEOC to appeal. In April 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The Enforcement Guidance addressed, among other things, harassment...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Leaders, New Focus: Navigating EEOC Updates

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Since taking office, President Trump has issued a flurry of terminations and appointments at different administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Quorum-Less EEOC and New Acting Chair: What Are the Impacts for Employers?

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The start of the second Trump Administration has brought significant changes to many areas of employment law, including to federal agencies, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is no exception. Some moves...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What a Potential EEOC Shift in Emphasis on Religious Discrimination Claims Could Mean for Employers

With the transition to the new administration in Washington taking place later this month, how could this change affect the enforcement priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? These priorities shift every...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC: Employers Can't Require Proof of Validity for Religious Accommodation Requests

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it had reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed against a Pennsylvania debt collection agency alleging failure to provide a religious...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

2023 Equal Employment Opportunity Trends in Litigation and Enforcement

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Data from 2022 portends a monumental year ahead for Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) litigation and enforcement. Plaintiffs are filing class-based-employment claims in higher numbers than ever, and class actions involving...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Thousands of COVID-Related EEOC Charges Filed; More to Come?

Employers should be prepared: while COVID may feel like it’s on the wane, COVID-related charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are on the rise. According to data published by Bloomberg from...more

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EEOC Sues Center One for Religious Discrimination

Call Center Company Refused to Accommodate Religious Beliefs and Practices of Employee, Federal Agency Charges - Pittsburgh - Center One, LLC, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based call center company with operations in Pennsylvania and...more

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Pediatrics 2000 Sued by EEOC for Firing Employee Who Requested Religious Accommodation

Healthcare Provider Fired Jehovah's Witness for Request to Skip Party, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - Pediatrics 2000, which provides pediatric health services at two locations in Manhattan, unlawfully fired an...more

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Garden Plaza of Greenbriar Cove to Pay $92,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Bias Lawsuit

Retirement Community Discriminated Against Two Employees by Demanding They Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged - CHATTANOOGA-Century Park Associates, LLC, d/b/a Garden Plaza at Greenbriar Cove (Century), operating a...more

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American Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc., to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

Medical Transportation Company Refused to Provide a Sabbath Accommodation to a Jehovah's Witness Employee, Then Fired Her, Federal Agency Charged - MEMPHIS, Tenn. - American Medical Response of Tennessee, Inc. (AMR), a...more

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Annual Report on EEOC Developments — Fiscal Year 2017

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This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...more

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Court Tosses Flu Shot Lawsuit - Employee’s Religious Discrimination Claim Falls Flat

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In our last edition of the Healthcare Update, we reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had filed a June 2016 lawsuit against that Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts, claiming that the employer...more

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Where’s the Beef Part II: Court Refuses To “Butcher” EEOC’s Religious Discrimination Claim

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Our loyal blog readers may recall a post we authored in October 2013 regarding EEOC v. JBS USA, LLC (the “Nebraska Case”), where Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska entered...more

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