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Federal Court Nullifies EEOC Guidance on LGBTQ+ Protections

On May 15, 2025, a federal court vacated portions of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) workplace harassment guidance, specifically, guidance on harassment based on sexual orientation and gender...more

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From Immigration Raids to DEI and Bathroom Access: How K-12 Schools Should Respond to the First Week of Trump Executive Orders

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The flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump during his first few days of his second administration will have a profound impact on K-12 school communities across the country. They not only touch on immigration...more

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Proposed EEOC Guidance Highlights Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed guidance seeking to clarify that harassment and discrimination based on LGBTQ+ status—including intentional misgendering, repeated use of...more

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The Department of Education Now Interprets Title IX to Protect LGBTQ+ Students in Response to President Biden’s Executive Order

LGBTQ+ students are now protected from discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that protects students from sex-based discrimination in public schools. As of last week, Title IX’s...more

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Texas Legislative Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-Related Bills

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In the recent 87th legislative session, the Texas Legislature contended with several bills that address or may impact areas relevant to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within Texas government, public and...more

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Does President Biden’s Executive Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Overrule OCR’s Recent Guidance?

As discussed in a prior post, OCR under the former President went to great lengths to interpret Bostock v. Clayton (which established that discrimination against someone for being transgender or homosexual was sex...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Combating Discrimination Against the LGBTQ+ Community

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Executive Summary: Within hours of his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed his Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation....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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What Constitutes Sex Discrimination? Biden Executive Order Foreshadows Significant Changes In Title IX For Institutions of Higher...

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Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation - As one of his first acts as president, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and...more

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Biden Administration Issues Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

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As one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden has issued an executive order ensuring that last year’s US Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is applied immediately and efficiently by all federal...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2019 #2

Supreme Return. The Supreme Court of the United States kicked off its 2019 term this week with a few blockbuster oral arguments. On October 9, 2019, the Court heard oral argument in three cases concerning whether gender...more

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Breaking News: OFCCP Issues New Directive Instructing Staff to Respect Contractors’ Religious Beliefs in Enforcing Executive Order...

On August 10, 2018, OFCCP Acting Director Craig Leen issued Directive 2018-03 (the “Directive”), the purpose of which is to “incorporate recent developments in the law regarding religion-exercising organizations and...more

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OFCCP Issues Directive Regarding Religious Freedom

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As we reported last week, in light of three Supreme Court cases addressing religious freedoms, OFCCP has issued a new Directive 2018-3 and a press release regarding “religion-exercising” organizations and individuals. The...more

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The Election is Over, Now What?

Now that the election is over, many clients and friends are asking what labor and employment law might look like under the soon to be President Trump. Of course, no one can predict exactly what will happen in the coming term....more

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The Potential Impact Of a Trump Presidency on Employers

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Based on promises made during the campaign, it appears employers may expect changes in the government’s approach to workplace regulation. Although we certainly do not have a crystal ball, President-elect Trump campaigned on a...more

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Out With the Old “Mad Men” Era Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors

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By Final Rule on August 15, 2016, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) updated its sex discrimination guidelines, in an effort to ensure that companies doing business with the...more

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President Obama Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Discriminating Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender...

Frustrated with Congress's failure to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and consistent with his recent Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for employees of federal contractors,...more

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New Employment Protections for LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors, U.S. Government

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Continuing to use executive authority to act in the absence of Congressional action, President Obama signed an Executive Order on July 21, 2014 that gave new protections against discrimination to lesbian, gay, bisexual and...more

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President Obama Signs Executive Order Banning LGBT Job Discrimination by Federal Contractors and Government

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What the Executive Order Does - This Executive Order amends two earlier executive orders: it amends Executive Order 11246, which prohibits discrimination by federal contractors to add sexual orientation and gender...more

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