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EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Filing Portal: Employers Urged to Begin Preparation

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Yesterday, the EEOC opened the Online Filing System (OFS) for the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection process. Covered employers have until June 24, 2025 to complete their submission....more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – April 2025

In this month’s instalment, our team summarises the latest UK case law and developments in employment law – and their implications for employers. In For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, the Supreme...more

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What is ‘Gender’ Under the Equality Act? Landmark Ruling – but Controversy Continues.

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Landmark Ruling on Gender – What Should Employers do Now? In a major ruling, the UK’s Supreme Court has held that ‘sex’ under the UK Equality Act means biological (birth) sex. This is regardless of whether an individual has...more

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Definition of "Woman” in the Equality Act, Guidance on Conduct Dismissals, and a News Roundup - UK HR Two Minute Monthly: April...

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Our employment law update for April covers the Supreme Court decision the correct definition of “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act and a Court of Appeal decision providing guidelines on gross misconduct dismissals....more

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The EEOC Unveils Final Version of Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace

On April 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), after nearly seven years of effort, released updated guidance concerning harassment in the workplace. The updated guidance reflects three key developments...more

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EEOC Updates Workplace Harassment Guidance

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On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a long-anticipated update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. The update comes almost 25 years after EEOC last...more

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OCR and DOJ Issue Clear Guidance that Denying Transgender Students Access to the Bathroom and Sports Team Corresponding to Their...

On June 22, 2021, the United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (“DOJ) issued a joint Fact Sheet addressed to elementary and secondary...more

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Unanswered Questions on OCR’s About-Face on Transgender Rights

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, issued a Notice of Interpretation stating that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ students and...more

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A 9-Step Compliance Plan For Ensuring Transgender Students’ Title IX Rights

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When the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion several weeks ago upholding a public school district’s policy allowing transgender students to use facilities that match their gender identity, it was just the latest...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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New Pa. Guidance Interprets Anti-Discrimination Law to Cover LGBT Individuals

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In a significant development for Pennsylvania employers, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has issued new guidance announcing that it takes the position that employment discrimination based on LGBT status is...more

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Discrimination of LGBT is Sex Discrimination: EEOC Guidance Clearly Outlines the Commission’s Position

As discussions regarding the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) employees in the workplace increase, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) offers guidance concerning...more

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Is Your Company Small? The EEOC Has A Little Fact Sheet That May Help.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a nice little “fact sheet” this week for small businesses, summarizing their obligations under the laws that the EEOC enforces. ...more

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OSHA Publishes Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

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On June 1, 2015, OSHA published a Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers. The publication provides guidance to employers on best practices for restroom access for transgender workers. The agency has estimated that...more

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