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In the Crosshairs: Untangling the Legal Landscape on LGBTQ+ Workplace Rights Under Title VII

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The EEOC recently updated its workplace harassment enforcement guidance to reflect a Texas federal court ruling that found the Biden-era EEOC had overstepped its authority by requiring bathroom, dress, and pronoun...more

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EEOC Guidance Partially Vacated: What’s an Employer to Do?

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Savvy employers read and implemented the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. Now, portions of that Guidance relating to LGBTQ+ employee rights are defunct....more

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Understanding Transgender Workers’ Rights: A Legal Update and 3 Best Practices for Employers to Create an Inclusive Environment

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Employers should review their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and anti-discrimination policies as federal and state laws protecting transgender workers continue to take shape. Earlier this month, the Equal Employment...more

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EEOC Issues Guidance on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a technical assistance document for “Protections Against Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.” The document briefly...more

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Things Are Changing and Quickly!

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To say President Biden had a busy first day in office is an understatement. After being sworn in, President Biden wasted no time in issuing a flurry of executive orders. Many of these orders significantly impact employers and...more

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Attorney General Reverses DOJ Policy On Protection Of Transgender Employees Under Title VII

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On October 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys announcing a new Department of Justice policy that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect employees from...more

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4 More Things to Know About Transgender Rights in the Workplace

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“Bathroom Bills” Apply to All Public Facilities, Including Showers and Locker Rooms. Despite being commonly referred to as “bathroom bills,” the laws and policy statements regarding transgender individual’s bathroom...more

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OSHA Issues Guidance Regarding Transgender Employees

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As transgender issues seem to dominate the headlines, another federal agency has stepped into the debate. Last week, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued guidance strongly urging employers to give...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

What You Need to Know About Accommodating Transgender Employees

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all employers covered by the OSH Act provide employees with sanitary toilet facilities so that employees will not suffer adverse health effects if toilets...more

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OSHA’s New Guidance on Transgender Restroom Access: What Employers Need to Know

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On June 1, 2015, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued guidance on the best practices for providing restroom access to transgender workers. The guidance’s core principle is...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC Sues Two Employers for Terminating Transgendered Employees

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed two potentially landmark lawsuits against employers accused of terminating employees undergoing gender reassignment procedures. The EEOC alleges that the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

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Title VII at 50: What's New? - Employment Law Update

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This summer marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislation first introduced by President John F. Kennedy in response to the growing civil rights movement. For employers, the most important component...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision Today - August 2014

In This Issue: - Recent Developments for Federal Contractors - The Fate of Obamacare Premium Tax Credits - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity the Next Protected Class? - EEOC Ratchets Up Focus on Pregnancy...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

ENDA Prevails in the Senate, but Will it End in the House?

On November 7, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”), legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The ban would join similar...more

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