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Supreme Court Denies Review of Statute of Limitations for Section 1981 Discrimination Claims

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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision interpreting the limitations period for filing lawsuits under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

President Trump Issues Executive Order to Eliminate Disparate Impact Analysis

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President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” This order aims to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in all contexts, emphasizing the importance of...more

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EEOC Sends Letters to Law Firms Requesting Information on DEI Practices

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On March 17, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas sent letters to 20 law firms, requesting information about their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) related employment...more

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Recent DEI Executive Orders Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge

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On February 21, Judge Adam B. Abelson of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Trump administration from implementing major portions of two...more

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Court Limits Trump Administration's Executive Orders on DEI: Employer Impact

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Summary of Executive Orders - As we have referenced in prior alerts, the Trump administration issued two Executive Orders relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs for federal contractors, with language...more

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences Memo

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On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi disseminated an internal memo within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The memo, Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences, explained that the DOJ’s Civil Rights...more

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DOJ Signals Potential Criminal Enforcement Against Private Sector for Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity Equity...

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On February 5, 2025, upon her swearing-in, US Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued multiple policy memoranda identifying various priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump Administration. Among them is a...more

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Trump rescinds Executive Order 11246

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 in 1965. Since then, organizations doing business with the federal government had to affirmatively recruit women and minorities for employment and ensure employment...more

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President Trump’s “Rescission” Executive Order

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Among the executive orders issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025, was one titled Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (the “Order”). The Order’s stated purpose is to retract what it describes...more

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EEOC Sues Culver’s for Discriminating Against Transgender Employee and Retaliating Against Him and His Co-Workers

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Federal Agency Charges Fast Food Companies Subjected Transgender Manager to Misgendering and Deadnaming and Fired Him and Co-Workers for Complaining - CLARKSTON, Mich. – Five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants...more

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EEOC Files Three Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

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Federal Suits Charge Employers Failed to Protect their Employees from Hostile Work Environments and Retaliated Against Those Who Complained - ST. LOUIS –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed three...more

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Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

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Emerging Themes Relating to the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

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Companies are increasingly exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technologies to manage human capital, including for recruitment, hiring and performance purposes. Vendors offer...more

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Biometrics and AI in the Workplace: Boon or Bane?

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Technology has brought efficiency into the workplace, but not without legal risk. Employers are increasingly tasking technology to assist with human resource functions, security, and workplace monitoring, all of which can...more

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An Employee Has Requested A Religious Exemption To The Company Vaccine Mandate—What Now?

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For those in the Sacramento area, you may have seen large “Destiny” signs overhanging State Route 65 north of Interstate 80. A news story last month suggested that this church is the place to go for COVID-19 vaccine exemption...more

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Flattening the Curve: Are Vaccination Mandates a Viable Strategy for Hospitals?

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines hold promise to control the pandemic and help restore normal social and economic life, even as variant threats loom. ...more

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The COVID-19 Vaccine: Now Is Time for Employers to Plan for Whether They Can, and Should, Require Employees to Be Vaccinated

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A Gallup survey released earlier this month indicates that more than one in three Americans, specifically 35 percent, intend to decline to have any COVID-19 vaccine that ultimately is approved by the FDA — even if offered...more

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Vaccinate or Terminate – Mandatory Vaccination As Workplace Policy

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The discovery, testing and mass deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine are welcome developments in potentially ending the Coronavirus pandemic. A safe and widely available vaccine will also allow employees to return to the physical...more

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EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Employment Guidance

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Thursday, the EEOC issued additional guidance for employers addressing COVID-19 in the workplace. Notably, the EEOC advised that employers may not involuntarily exclude employees over the age of 65 from the workplace due to...more

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Updated: EEOC Issues ADA and Title VII Guidance for Employers on COVID-19

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This post has been updated to reflect additional guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission ("EEOC") on April 23, 2020. The EEOC has provided employers with supplemental guidance on navigating the...more

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Artificial Intelligence in the Employment Relationship: Friend or Foe?

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Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies or alien invasions. The technology has permeated everyday life from Siri and Alexa to Facebook and Google.  While marketing teams have been relying on AI...more

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Northern District Of Texas Holds EEOC Title VII Enforcement Action Falls Within Exception To The Automatic Stay

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In a recent opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) action brought against an employer for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil...more

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EEOC Sues Georgina’s Taqueria for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

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Restaurant Owner Harassed Female Workers, Terminated Sous Chef for Reporting Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS - Georgina's, LLC, dba Georgina's Taqueria, an Asian and Latin "Fusion Cuisine" restaurant...more

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End of Fiscal Year Filings Signal Business as Usual at the EEOC – For Now

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Just like the leaves turning colors, you can count on a flurry of court filings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) every September as the agency rushes to get cases on file before the end of its fiscal...more

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EEOC Sues Estée Lauder for Sex Discrimination

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Cosmetics Giant Gave Men Lesser Paid Parental Leave and Related Benefits, Federal Agency Says - PHILADELPHIA - Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup,...more

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