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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings. less -

[Webinar] Summer 2025 Update: Affirmative Action for Federal Contractors - July 23rd, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

DCI Consulting on 7/9/2025

The first half of 2025 brought unprecedented changes for federal contractors seeking to comply with federal affirmative action requirements. The rescission of Executive Order 11246 via Executive Order 14173 upended decades of...more

Supreme Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” Test for Title VII Claims

Bodman on 6/30/2025

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court has formalized and affirmed the legal standard for employment discrimination claims for non-minority groups under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....more

Yes, Menstrual Cramps May Qualify as a Disability Under ADA

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/18/2025

If a qualified job candidate asks to reschedule a second-round interview due to severe menstrual cramps associated with endometriosis, is that a request for an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? If you...more

Supreme Court Rules: No Extra Hurdles for Reverse Discrimination Cases

Stevens & Lee on 6/13/2025

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that reverse discrimination claims are no longer subject to different rules. This decision alters the landscape...more

SCOTUS Just Made it Easier for Employees to Bring “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 6/13/2025

On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Sixth Circuit’s rule, which required plaintiffs of a majority group to satisfy an additional burden as part of establishing a prima facie case of Title...more

Fairness Isn't Optional: Lessons from Google's $50M Bias Case and SCOTUS on Title VII

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/12/2025

In May 2025, Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a high-profile class action brought by Black and multiracial employees who alleged systemic racial discrimination in hiring, leveling, and promotion. That same month,...more

SCOTUS Clarifies Standard for Evaluating “Reverse” Discrimination

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/10/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States resolved the split among federal circuits and held that the same standard used to evaluate claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all...more

Supreme Court Affirms Uniform Legal Standard for All Discrimination Claims

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on 6/10/2025

The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a heightened burden for plaintiffs in “majority-groups” to meet their evidentiary burden in discrimination...more

Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Employees to Prove “Reverse Discrimination”

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/9/2025

Hune 5th, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified in the case of Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, that “the standard for proving disparate treatment under Title VII does not vary based on whether or not the plaintiff is a...more

The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape of State and Federal Regulations for Using AI in Candidate Recruiting and Screening

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 6/3/2025

According to a University of Southern California study, 55% of businesses are investing in automated recruiting measures that use artificial intelligence (AI). Using AI tools in employee recruiting and screening offers a...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your June To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/30/2025

Here are the top items you should tackle in June, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more

Dads have workplace rights, too -- with a twist.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/16/2025

Dad-of-seven will go to jury on religious discrimination. This sounds like the kind of thing that might happen to a woman, but this time it (allegedly) happened to a man. A devout Catholic man (we'll call him "Dad") was...more

PIP This: The Expansion of Actionable Adverse Employment Decisions in the Wake of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 5/9/2025

Over the course of the last year, employers have faced increased claims from employees testing what constitutes an actionable adverse action under the anti-discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...more

New Executive Order Takes On Disparate Impact Discrimination: 7 Major Takeaways for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 4/25/2025

In another major shift for workplaces, President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday with huge implications for employment discrimination claims. For decades, employers could face liability for policies and practices...more

Can you take action against an employee for being a pain in the you-know-what?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/17/2025

At least one court says yes. True confession: When I was a little future lawyer, I was sometimes a pain. (So, Robin, you’re saying your personality hasn't changed in all these years?) When I was being especially “high...more

Trump fired an EEOC Commissioner. You won't BELIEVE what happened next!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/11/2025

Then again, you might. Jocelyn Samuels was initially appointed to be a Commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Trump, and then she was reappointed by President Biden. Not long after...more

Big Law’s DEI Practices Face Scrutiny by Republican AGs and the EEOC

Cozen O'Connor on 4/11/2025

A group of 12 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to multiple law firms (collectively, “law firms”) warning that the law firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices may violate state...more

Littler Lightbulb – March 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 4/10/2025

Fourth Circuit Stays Injunction Barring Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit issued an order in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Donald Trump, No. 25-1189...more

DOJ and EEOC Issue Guidance Regarding “Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination”

Mayer Brown on 4/9/2025

On March 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a joint press release announcing two technical assistance documents addressing diversity, equity, and...more

What to do about DEI? Former EEOC officials weigh in

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/9/2025

On March 19, Andrea Lucas (Republican appointee), Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, released a document titled, “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work,” offering...more

Navigating DEI in a Shifting Legal Landscape

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/4/2025

Workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs face more scrutiny than ever in light of President Trump’s recent executive orders regarding DEI policies and programs across the public and private sectors, recent...more

Seventh Circuit Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration, Holds Arbitration Agreement Applies to Title VII Claim

Carlton Fields on 4/1/2025

In Retzios v. Epic Systems Corp., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered an appeal brought by the plaintiff, a former employee of Epic, who was fired after she refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The...more

“Unlawful DEI” Explained (Or Not) By New EEOC Guidance

Genova Burns LLC on 3/31/2025

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration executed Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The Order instructed the federal government to combat “illegal...more

AI Screening Systems Face Fresh Scrutiny: 6 Key Takeaways From Claims Filed Against Hiring Technology Company

Fisher Phillips on 3/28/2025

A Deaf, Indigenous woman claims an employer’s use of a popular automated video interview platform unfairly blocked her promotion due to AI-driven biases related to her disability and race. The ACLU filed charges on March 19...more

DEI Under Scrutiny: What Employers Must Know About New EEOC and DOJ Guidance

Jackson Walker on 3/27/2025

Following multiple executive orders from President Donald Trump concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), employers have been eagerly awaiting agency guidance to clarify the scope and implications of what is...more

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