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Why Comparator Analysis Matters: A Key Fourth Circuit Ruling

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 generally prohibits covered employers from taking adverse actions against employees on the basis of race, sex, and other protected categories. Employee discipline is often the subject...more

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EEOC Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination in the Workplace

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On March 20, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two key pieces of guidance: What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work and What You Should Know About DEI-Related...more

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Employee Replaced by White Male Coupled With Employer’s Poor Investigation Fuels Disparate Treatment Claim

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In Lui v. DeJoy, the Ninth Circuit held that a woman of Chinese ethnicity’s demotion, when coupled with a white male replacing her position, gave rise to an inference of discrimination. The employer’s investigation into the...more

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Black Franchisees Not Lovin’ It In Ongoing Dispute With McDonald’s Over System Practices

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Washington v. McDonald’s USA, LLC, No. 4:21-cv-00367 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 16, 2021) — Herbert Washington, once one of McDonald’s largest Black franchisee owners, filed suit in the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio...more

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Illegal or ill-mannered? Title VII meets Ms. Manners

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Is it discriminatory to discipline employees for wearing #BLM face masks? When does Supervisor Karen cross the line from rude into discrimination? And join us to count down the top eight things you should never, ever say in...more

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Maritime Autowash Will Pay $300,000 in EEOC Race and National Origin Discrimination Case

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BALTIMORE - Maritime Autowash (later known as Phase 2 Invest­ments, Inc.) will pay $300,000 in monetary relief and furnish equitable relief to settle a federal race and national origin dis­crimination lawsuit filed by the...more

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Floyd’s Equipment to Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

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Missouri Contractor Transferred and Then Fired Employee for Complaining About Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged - ST. LOUIS -- Floyd's Equipment Inc., a Sikeston, Mo. contractor, has agreed to pay $25,000 and furnish...more

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Big 5 To Pay $165,000 To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

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Sporting Goods Retailer Subjected Management Trainee to Racial Slurs and Death Threats, Federal Agency Charged - SEATTLE - Sporting goods retailer Big 5 Corporation will pay $165,000 and provide other relief to settle a...more

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EEOC Sues Metairie Dry Cleaner for Discrimination and Retaliation

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Marion's Cleaners Fired Hispanic Employee for Opposing Verbal and Physical Abuse Based on Her Race and National Origin, Agency Says - NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans-based Mariam Enterprises, doing business as Marion's Cleaners...more

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Koch Foods Settles EEOC Harassment, National Origin And Race Bias Suit

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Poultry Supplier Pays $3.75 Million to Class of Hispanic Workers - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Koch Foods, one of the largest poultry suppliers in the world, will pay $3,750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class...more

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EEOC Sues AMI Mechanical For Color and National Origin Discrimination

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Contractor Assigned Hispanic Employees to Work in More Dangerous Spaces Than Non-Hispanics, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Thornton-based AMI Mechanical, Inc. violated federal law by color and national origin...more

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EEOC Sues Maritime Autowash for Race And national Origin Discrimination and Retaliation

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Car Wash Subjected Hispanic Workers to 'Separate and Unequal' Wages and Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Maritime Autowash, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected a class of workers to a...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court “Plants the Seeds” for Increase in “Garden Variety” Emotional Distress Jury Awards

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey employers were dealt an “emotional” blow when the New Jersey Supreme Court, in Cuevas v. Wentworth Group, affirmed a trial court’s denial of an employer’s request for remittitur of the...more

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