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Dads-in-the-21st-century workplace quiz!

Happy Father's Day weekend, y'all! How much do you know about dads in the workplace in our modern era? Take our quiz and find out! Since today is Friday the 13th, I’m going to make this quiz a hard one. But, as always, the...more

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EEOC Releases Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment

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On April 29, 2024, the Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its final guidance Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “Final Guidance”)....more

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New Title IX Final Rule: What You Need to Know

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On April 19, the Department of Education (the Department) released the long-awaited Final Title IX Regulation (Final Rule or New Rule), overhauling the previous administration’s Title IX regulations that were published in...more

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EEOC Proposes Updates to Workplace Harassment Guidance: Top 5 Takeaways and Next Steps for Employers

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The EEOC recently published its long-awaited proposal to update the agency’s Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, the first update to this crucial document in over 30 years. The proposed guidance, released on...more

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North Carolina’s City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Adopt Nondiscrimination Ordinances

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Joining a host of communities in North Carolina, the Charlotte City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance to add nondiscrimination protections for sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, familial status,...more

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A Nationwide Standstill: Extending the Definition of Sex Discrimination to Include Gender Identity

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On December 31, 2016, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the implementation or enforcement of Section 1557’s provision extending the definition of sex...more

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Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez

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Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses current employment law news, trends, developments and guest analysis. This episode presents the first of two parts of a timely and...more

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Best practices for employers under the EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced its “Strategic Enforcement Plan” for years 2017 to 2021. The 2017 plan replaces the earlier version, issued in 2012, but is not a radical departure from the previous...more

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Religious Institutions Update: October 2016

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Timely Topics - The final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on May...more

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3, 2, 1, blastoff! OFCCP Final Rule on sex discrimination is about to take effect

The OFCCP’s Final Rule on sex discrimination will take effect August 15. Are you ready? On June 14, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued its Final Rule on sex discrimination. These new substantive...more

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New EEOC and OFCCP Guidance Highlight DOL Focus on Gender Discrimination

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In connection with last week's United State of Women Summit, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance on sex...more

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OFCCP Issues Final Regulations on Sex Discrimination for Government Contractors

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On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a final rule detailing the obligations of federal contractors to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex, and to take...more

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OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Regulations Bring Few New Requirements But Highlight Need for Contractors to Revisit Policies and...

On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) unveiled its final sex discrimination guidelines governing covered federal contractors. The OFCCP proposed changes to...more

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Updating Your Employee Handbook for 2016

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Employee handbooks are an important way for employers to communicate rules, expectations and benefits to employees. They also can serve as a way for the company to establish its brand and convey its history and corporate...more

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DOL Issues New Sex Discrimination Rules for Federal Contractors

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For the first time in more than four decades, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors and subcontractors....more

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